Michelle Elman les dio una valiosa lección a sus más de 47 mil seguidores en Instagram sobre la no importancia de las tallas en cuanto al peso.

Y es que junto a una imagen de su antes y después la joven dejó en evidencia que su vestido de hace cinco años le queda perfectamente bien tras subir unas cuatro tallas.

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Actualmente la británica, de 23 años, tiene una talla 20, sin embargo, el vestido número 12 que compró hace unos años le sigue quedando completamente impecable.

“Los números no importan nada”, fue parte del mensaje que Michelle quiere recordar a todas esas chicas y chicos que se sienten inseguros sobre sus tallas.

“Siempre tuve miedo de subir más de 90 kilos“, dijo la joven a Cosmopolitan.com para más tarde asegurar que tras sufrir una extraña enfermedad, dicho temor se volvió realidad.

When I found body positivity, I couldn’t find me. Where was the girl with the scars? Scars are something you don’t think about unless you have them. Scars are something that aren’t discussed, especially when you do have them. Everyone in body positivity was talking about weight and so the only marks they discussed were weight related ones – stretch marks but HOW ABOUT SCARS?! This is why I started Scarred Not Scared. Instead of complaining about a community that was meant to be inclusive, I created a space for it. Instead of feeling left out, I forced myself in. Instead of saying “what about me?”, I started saying “why not me?”. Instead of feeling snubbed and ignored, I introduced myself, said hi and made friends with people who I can now call life-long friends. When I launched my campaign in 2013, I still hesitated when I called myself Scarred. The important thing is that I said it though, even if my voice wobbled while doing so. I made my first video about it, even though I didn’t know all the answers and within a year, talking about scars became normal to me. Scarred Not Scared is my passion project, my pride and joy. Mindset For Life was my coaching business, my career, my job. You don’t have a mindset for life, you evolve, you shift, you grow. Back in 2013, I didn’t realise how much of my trauma I hadn’t yet released. Now I have and now I must evolve. To mark the occasion, I’m changing my username. I’m still ME, I’m still Michelle Elman but now, I’m @scarrednotscared And I can’t think of a better way to mark today than to be in that very same bikini that started it all, using the body I love to go swimming with one of the people in my life that I love most. See you tomorrow, for now, I’m off swimming with my bestie 😘 #SCARREDNOTSCARED

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Sin embargo, con el paso de los días Elman comenzó a aprender a querer su cuerpo tal cual era. “Me di cuenta que estaba agradecida de haber sobrevivido a tantas cirugías, teniendo la habilidad de usar mi cuerpo como regalo”, comentó.

HOW DO YOU TOUCH YOURSELF? (Get your mind out of the gutter 🙄 I’m being serious! 💪🏽) When is the last time you gave yourself a hug? When is the last time you put your hand on your heart and just breathed? When is the last time you touched your stomach gently and in a kind way? When you grow up in a culture of self-hatred, it seems normal to pull and squish your stomach. I mean, how many movies have you watched where this happens while the girl complains about her weight? Instead of pulling at your stomach, have you tried just rubbing it in a loving way? Or resting your hand on your stomach in a peaceful way? Squishing your stomach to me is the same as that annoying aunt who used to painfully pinch your cheeks and tell you how cute you are in a really patronising way so I refuse to squish my stomach, not only because it hurts my scars but because my body deserves better than that. If you watch my YouTube videos you will notice that I put my hand on my heart a lot. It’s a really loving way to reassure yourself. It’s a subtle to show compassion to yourself and centre yourself. For a moment today, give it a try. Or try rubbing your arms from shoulder to elbow. It’s a really important part of self care that isn’t spoken about enough. Its a part of self care because soothing touch triggers the mammalian caregiver system so you can LITERALLY take care of yourself better. It’s also great if you get anxious or nervous. So go give yourself a hug today! You deserve it ❤ #ScarredNotScared • (And yes another #OneTakeBeauty because unfiltered one take love is the best kind of love) 👙: @curvykate

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Así es como lo demuestra con una foto de su antes y después en Instagram con un importante mensaje de confianza.

“¿Realmente vas a dejar que la talla de tu vestido maneje tu día? ¿Realmente dejarás que un aumento en el número cambie tu ánimo? El mismo vestido. Aún confortable. Todavía bella. (De hecho creo que me veo mejor y más feliz ahora)“, fue parte de su mensaje.

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NUMBERS DON’T MEAN ANYTHING. I found a dress in my cupboard the other day that I had since I was in sixth form. The dress is a size 14. I bought it 5 years ago when I was a size 12. Now, I’m a size 20. And yet, I still fit it. Which just proves that NUMBERS DON’T MEAN ANYTHING. So are you really going to let a change a dress size dictate your day? Are you really going to let an increase in a number affect your mood? Same dress. Still comfortable. Still beautiful. (In fact, I think I look better and happier now!) A higher dress size doesn’t mean: – you are less beautiful – you are less worthy – you are less lovable – you are a worse human – you are a bad person – you are a different person AND it doesn’t even mean you have a bigger body. You could go up a dress size by simply changing stores… (or countries). You can change dress sizes because of the time of the day or simply due to whether you are on your period or not. If you look at your cupboard and you find it harder and harder to find something to wear because of a change in clothing size, I have a great solution for you… throw out all clothes that don’t fit. Looking at your wardrobe shouldn’t be something that makes you feel insecure and sad so make sure everything in your wardrobe fits! Numbers don’t matter. Not the number on the back of your jeans, on the scale or even the number in your bank account. You are not a number. #OneTakeBeauty #BodyPositivity EDIT: For anyone saying I’m lying about my size. Check my stories

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