この世に「完璧なカラダ」なんて存在しない…と頭ではわかっているものの、SNSでナイスボディの女性たちを見ると、つい自分と比べてコンプレックスを感じてしまうもの。

そこで紹介したいのが、プレゼンター兼モデルで、ライフスタイルブロガーでもあるチェッシー・キングさん（24歳）。コスモポリタン イギリス版によると、彼女は「SNSに投稿されている一見完璧な画像は、巧みな撮影トリックによるもの」というメッセージを発信しているそう。

普段は自身のSNSで、セクシーなショットやフィットネスについてのアドバイスを投稿することも多いチェッシーさん。そんな彼女は先日、ばっちりキメたビキニ写真の隣りに自然な状態の1枚を並べ、カメラアングルや光の加減で見た目が劇的に変化することを実証。彼女いわく、多少の調整を加えることで、SNSでお馴染みの「非の打ちどころのない写真」が完成するのだそう。

"I want to look good for summer" "I want my bikini body back" SURE... but whyyyyy don't you want to look good for winter too? For Father Christmas? 🎅🏼❄️ How about FEELING good for life? FEELING like a superwoman the whole year round? Yes '8 week transformations' are amazing to get you going & if you're learning from them AMAZING... but if you just stop there after the 8 weeks, your body isn't going to stay like that forever AND you may have changed your body but not your mindset. I can change my body in 2 seconds, from the left photo to the right & in both, I feel good. I know I train consistently, I know I fuel myself well, I know it's okay to let my belly out when I'm sitting down next to the pool. SO... long term/life plan: • Educate yourself, that doesn't mean doing a personal training course, that means learning about yourself, how to train & how to eat. • Do your own research, your own body is your best friend, explore it • Find a class you love & look forward to, find a PT that works you hard but looks after you, find a friend that gives you that little boost of motivation when you need it... find things that work for YOU! So tonight, do one thing for me & let your belly release, embrace it, give it a little jiggle 💛

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私は適度に運動をして、バランスよく食べているし、プールサイドで座ったときにお腹にお肉が乗ってもOKってことも知ってるわ。

実は人気インスタグラマーのチェッシーさんでさえ、自分のカラダに自信が持てなかった過去があるそう。だからこそ彼女は「世間で目にしたものを自分の目標に設定すべきではない」と強調します。

そして他にも、「完璧ショットの裏側」を続々と投稿中。

💃🏼|🙅🏼 Left photo: Favourited out of the 8 taken & posted. Right photo: Immediately deleted & forgotten about. Both photos unedited & seconds between them. I do so many of these but this one is my scariest & most exposing so far. I was going through my recently deleted folder ready to 'delete all' but saw the right photo & recovered it. I felt this sense of guilt that I'd deleted it & posted the left one. A year ago I would've been left feeling so unhappy by how I look on the right & deleted it forever like it never happened but it was a huge reminder for me today that Instagram can be such a 'perfection trap'. I'm clearly super happy in the right one after @brontekingg had cracked a hilarious joke, I don't hate it but the lighting isn't 'flattering' nor is the way I'm holding my body or the angle of it but it's ME. Both of the photos are me 🙋🏼 I am proud of how I feel about my body looking at these photos. I feel like I look healthy in both & look after myself but also live without controlling myself like I have done in the past. So your Monday Motivation all the way from Singapore: People post the best photo out of a bunch taken... I know it's said a lot these days but it helps me a huge amount too. If you see a photo of yourself in 'bad' lighting or an 'unflattering angle' just remind yourself how beautiful you are & that you're ALLOWED to look like that. We were not made to be Barbie dolls who LOOK insanely good 24/7, we were made to be humans who FEEL insanely good 24/7 💛

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左の写真を撮った数秒後の姿が右の写真。1年前の自分だったら、右の写真を見て自己嫌悪に陥っていたはず。でも、今の自分ならありのままの姿を受け入れられる。SNSに投稿されている写真なんて、ボツになった何十枚もの写真の中のベストショットというのが現実よ。

We've all seen hundreds of these but they really do help me 1. Be honest with you & 2. Feel body confident in myself 💃🏼 I'll let you into a little secret... @mathewlcarter was snapping away like the amazing boyfriend he is & I stopped half way through to say I really felt uncomfortable. He asked why & I said I just feel like my legs look chunky. You see so many girls on their tiptoes 'posing' & I'm guilty of it too. It makes your legs look leaner & longer... but in reality, yes I am nearly 6 foot & I'm lucky to have long legs, but they are still the part of my body I feel conscious of. I know some of these 2 photo 'posing' 'natural' posts are done wrongly & they actually make you feel worse about your body, but a lot are done in the right way & really help me. Even though I preach body confidence & 'embracing the wobble' I still have moments where I feel like I want to hide my legs... but what's different is how I deal with it. I give myself a little prep talk & shake off that negativity & remind myself what they do for me! They carry me round every day & are strong mother f🍿🍿kers. I then just stopped 'posing' & smiled the biggest smile I possible could & it completely changed my mood. It's okay to find your 'pose' you feel comfortable in in photos, the tiptoe, the hip to the side, the one leg in front of the other... but it's even better to feel comfortable just standing flat foot on the ground, smiling like the grinch 🙋🏼 Rashie - @une_piece @seen_group 🍉

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自分を勇気づけてくれる言葉。1.自分に対して正直であること　2.自分のカラダに自信を持つこと。"見映えのいいポーズ"を見つけるのも良いことだけど、ただそこに立って笑うだけで心地よく感じられるなら、その方がもっと素敵。

Transformations take months of hard work & dedication, lighting changes take 10 seconds & can completely change the look of your body... 🍉🍉 Please please don't look at every 'bikini transformation' on Instagram & think 'why hasn't my body changed that dramatically after working out & eating so well the past few months?' It could look like a huge change & a lot of people who do post transformations HAVE worked super hard BUT you have to remember that lighting, posing & a few other factors can really have an impact on how the body looks. It's like bronzer & highlighter on your face, tan on your body... lighting can also act as the same form of flattery 💡 even my @womensbest shaker (that I take everywhere with me) looks better in the left photo! The left photo is natural lighting with the curtains open which highlights any sort of definition I have. The right photo is with the curtains closed & just an artificial light that blurs & fills out any 'ab cracks'. Do NOT give up if you don't look like the girl that has 12 abs in every photo on their profile... just go test it for yourself & look at how lighting makes your body look completely different. You've got this, keeeeep on going you incredible bunch 💛 For anyone that even thinks 'this was taken at a different time bla bla bla' take a look at my story please 👀 #womensbest

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カラダを変身させるには何カ月にも及ぶハードな運動と覚悟が必要。でも写真だと、たかが照明の違いでこれほどまでの差が出るのよ。だからどうか、スタイルのいい人の投稿を見て「どうして運動もして、食事も気をつけているのに、私はこんな風になれないの？」なんて思わないでね。

You know what I LOVE about people sharing these photos on Instagram, they make ME feel normal & even more okay with not being perfect 🙋🏼 I know social media has bad press with links to depression in young people BUT if you're following the right people, it can also remind you that you're not alone. The people that actually take their responsibility seriously & help educate you are the ones that should be taking over your newsfeed 💛 Some comparison photos are done very badly, with hope they come across 'real' but hopefully you're starting to filter out your Instagram just to make it purely positive. Like everything in life, you can choose whether social media makes you feel good or bad. There are so many wonderful people trying to share their stories & support you through social media, I've shared some of my faaavs on my story 👀 Andddd whilst I'm talking about stories, I absolutely love being able to show you ME, from smiley jumpy chess to sweaty mess to the times I need YOUR support... They're like my own mini vlogs 🎥 Workouts are always better when your @nikewomen @jdwomen shortshorts match your @womensbest BCAAs & shaker 🦄 #womensbest

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こういう写真をInstagramでシェアしてくれる人たちが好き。だって、こういう写真のおかげで、私のカラダは普通なんだと思えるから。マスコミはSNSがうつの原因になっているなんて報じてるけど、きちんとした人をフォローすれば、自分は独りじゃないって気付ける。自分の責任と真面目に向き合い、あなたに正しい知識を与えたいと思っている人たちこそ、あなたがフォローすべき人物よ。

さらに、画像編集アプリを使用したビフォー・アフターショットもアップ。

"I wish I had smaller legs" "I wish I had bigger boobs" "I wish a flatter tummy" Put your hand up if you've thought at least one of the above? 🙋🏼🙋🏼🙋🏼(3 times because I've said them all). Well guess what, you CAN have all 3, without any hard work, any sense of achievement, all in the space of a few seconds & an editing app 🙄 I've pumped up my melons & peach, slimmed down my legs & pulled in my tummy to show you how easy it is to do. YOU DON'T NEED big boobies or a huge bottom or a sucked in tummy to be amazing, it's all about you as a person. It's what's going on in that head of yours & the energy that oozes out of you that matters. No matter how 'confident' I feel in my body, there's always a teeny tiny voice in my head that comes through. If I looked at the photo on the left a year ago I would've seen chunky thighs & would've wished to look like the photo on the right BUT now I see strong, powerful thighs that can deadlift 90kg+. The body shape on the right is definitely achievable with hard work for some people but for others, like me, it's unachievable. We just gatta accept that one of our legs is bigger than some people's legs put together! A really important thing for me is that when people see me in real life, they see exactly what they say on here. If I edited my photos like the right, people would see me face to face & be like HELLLLL SHE DOUBLED IN SIZE (& got a boobiejob) So before you go 'wishing' you were that girl on instagram looking like the right photo, think about a few things... 1. She's probably worked very hard for that hot bod. 2. Everybody is a different shape, some people, no matter how many times they workout a week & eat well won't be able to get those proportions! 3. The photo could've been played with a little. Smoothed, edited, 'touched up'... Disclaimer: My whole body is made out of popcorn & my thighs are clearly the hungriest part of me 🍿👀

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自分のカラダのアラ探しを始めたら、キリがないはず。それに画像編集アプリを使えば、そんなお悩みを一瞬で吹き飛ばすことができるわ。でもね、素晴らしい人であるために必要なのは人間性であって、大きな胸やお尻は関係ないのよ。

26万人以上ものフォロワーたちに対して、常に正直でありたいというチェッシーさん。私たちはついつい"他人に見てほしい画像"を投稿しがちだけど、本当に大切なのは自分が心地よくあること、そして、自分自身を受け入れること。チェッシーさんのメッセージは、幻想でしかない"完璧さ"に一喜一憂する私たちに、改めてその重要性を教えてくれているよう。

※この翻訳は、抄訳です。

Translation: Rubicon Solutions, Inc.

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