A social media influencer has been praised for sharing a candid photo revealing how she put on two stone in the space of two years.
Ashley Kehoe, from Dublin, Ireland, took to Instagram to compare before and after shots of her wearing a similar outfit, but displaying a fuller figure.
Her 91,000 Instagram followers have praised the Irish blogger for her honesty and say the snaps inspire other women to be positive about their body.
One follower wrote: "And this is why I follow you and your sisters because you always show such body positive posts and speak so plainly how you have overcome weight worries."
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Another person said: "Fantastic role model for young girls"
Ashley looks visibly gaunt in some of the earlier photos and confirmed she did not always feel great during that period.
Although she was much slimmer, much of her weight loss was due to stress and an unhealthy lifestyle.
She said: "I liked how it felt becoming smaller and smaller. With that being said, I was still my own worst enemy! Thinking I still had to loose more weight or tone up this area and that!
"It makes no difference what size dress I wear, it doesn’t make me a better person."
Though she is content with the way she is now, she says she does still have moments when her doubts get the best of her.
"On bad days when I am self critical I remind myself that even when I was at my smallest, I still wasn’t happy with my body!
"So what’s the point in getting myself down over something so trivial when I could be focusing on ore important things!
"I do believe that no matter what size or shape you may be.... you are WORTHY!! Right now, at my current weight which is almost 2 stone heavier than the picture on the left, I feel good and I feel healthier which is the most important thing.
"Just don’t be so hard on yourself if you’re body has gone through change and try to love the skin you’re in."
Her story is not unlike that of a former air hostess who ate just 240 calories each day and incredible transformation after seeing a "shocking" photo of herself on a beach.
Rebecca Wilson, 32, used to go through two packs of chewing gum every day to prevent herself from eating.
But Rebecca now weighs 10 stone and has learned to "accept herself and her body".
