This Fitness Blogger's Post Perfectly Describes How Women Body Shame Themselves

Louise Aubery is a French fitness blogger who's garnered a huge Instagram following thanks to her body-positive posts. Recently, she took to social media to show a side of her no one's seen before, sharing an eye-opening post about how easy it is to criticize herself. We think a lot of women will be able to relate.

Using two side-by-side comparisons of the same picture, Aubery explains how she sees herself compared to how others see her. She points out that even though others might notice her smile, her long legs, and her toned butt, all she sees is "cellulite," "back fat," and a "big nose." (

"Whenever I see a picture of me, the first things [that] catch my eyes are my FLAWS," she writes alongside the post. "I always see what is wrong." "Too close". "My nose appears too big." "My legs look too white." "I look terrible." This is usually what follows when someone shows me a picture they took of me."

But Aubery has noticed that she doesn't use the same negative and critical approach while looking at pictures of other people. "I really do not look at people's flaws first when I look at a picture of them," she says. "On the contrary, I tend to focus on their assets. . . So why not do the same with yourself?" (

By calling herself out, she hopes to encourage other women to be more aware of their body-shaming thoughts, which might help them be more kind to themselves in the future. "We really need to learn not to be so harsh on ourselves. It is not healthy," Aubery concludes. "I am going to work on it, and I hope you will too."