Fitness star takes snaps seconds apart to show 'what you see online isn't full picture'

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fitness influencer wants her followers to stop obsessing over their looks.Bree Lenehan gave her 539,000 fans a “healthy dose of reality” by reminding them that pictures they see on social media aren’t always as flawless as they seem.She shared snaps taken seconds apart to show how much you can manipulate your body by altering your pose.In the first image, the Australian gym bunny hikes her leggings up and flexes her muscles.Meanwhile, the second photo shows her relaxing her body and smiling widely towards the camera.Bree captioned the side-by-side pictures: “It’s extremely 'human' to want the approval of others, to want them to think you’re beautiful, to want them to tell you everything you’d like to hear… But the only approval you need is your own.”Bree continued: “Let’s try something… What words do you most want someone to say to you?“Maybe it’s….“Go on, write it down.

Write down all the things you need to hear and wish someone would say to you.”Bree recommends reading these affirmations back to yourself to build your confidence.It will give you the break you need from scrolling through airbrushed snaps on Instagram.The influencer added: “Please be kinder to yourself as you go into this week and remember that not everything you see online is the full picture.“Remember that social media is full of the posts people want you to see, it doesn’t always show the realness & vulnerability.“You, in your realest & most vulnerable form, are already enough!”Bree’s post garnered 30,000 likes and many thanked her for lifting their spirits.One commenter said: “You are gorgeous and so inspiring thank you for doing this.“For putting yourself out there – you don’t know how much this helps.”Another wrote: “You will never understand how.