This Instagram Fitness Star Just Shattered Everything You Believe About Your Weight

This Instagram Fitness Star Just Shattered Everything You Believe About Your Weight

My Sweat Life blogger Kelsey Wells has spent a year and a half doing Kayla Itsines's BBG program, and she has the results to show for it. But if you think that she's hung up about how much she weighs, you're so wrong.

In an Instagram post today, Kelsey shared three different photos of herself at three different weights: 145 pounds, 122 pounds, and 140 pounds. In the most recent shot, at 140 pounds, she looks much more fit, with more muscle definition, than she does at 122 pounds, though in both photos, she looks equally slim.

SCREW THE SCALE || I figured it was time for a friendly, yet firm reminder.�� YOU GUYS. PLEASEEEEEE STOP GETTING HUNG UP ON THE NUMBER ON THE STUPUD SCALE! PLEASE STOP THINKING YOUR WEIGHT EQUALS YOUR PROGRESS AND FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING PLEASE STOP LETTING YOR WEIGHT HAVE ANY AFFECT WHATSOEVER ON YOUR SELF ESTEEM, like I used to. To any of you who are where I once was, please listen to me. I am 5' 7" and weigh 140 lbs. When I first started #bbg I was 8 weeks post partum and 145 lbs. I weighed 130 before getting pregnant, so based on nothing besides my own warped perception, I decided my "goal weight" should be 122 and to fit into my skinniest jeans. Well after a few months of BBG and breastfeeding, I HIT IT and I fit into those size 0 jeans. Well guess what? I HAVE GAINED 18 POUNDS SINCE THEN. EIGHT FREAKING TEEN. Also, I have gone up two pant sizes and as a matter of fact I ripped those skinny jeans wide open just the other week trying to pull them up over my knees.�� My point?? According to my old self and flawed standards, I would be failing miserably. THANK GOODNESS I finally learned to start measuring my progress by things that matter -- strength, ability, endurance, health, and HAPPINESS. Take progress photos and videos. Record how many push-ups you can do, ect. And if you can, your BFP -- there is only a 5 lb difference between my starting and current weight, but my body composition has changed COMPLETELY. I have never had more muscle and less body fat than I do now. I have never been healthier than I am now. I have never been more comfortable in my own skin than I am now. And if I didn't say #screwthescale long ago, I would have gave up on my journey. So to the little teeny tiny voice in the back of my head that still said "��wtf is this- not 140!?����" last week when I stepped on the scale, I say SCREW. YOU. And I think you should probably say the same to your scale too. #byefelicia ������⚖ . . #bbgprogress #transformationtuesday #fit #fitness #workout #fitmom #fitchick #fitfam #fitnesstransformation #beforeandafter #sweat #mysweatlife #girlswithmuscle #girlgains #strongnotskinny

"I figured it was time for a friendly, yet firm reminder," she wrote in the post. "YOU GUYS. PLEASEEEEEE STOP GETTING HUNG UP ON THE NUMBER ON THE STUPUD SCALE! PLEASE STOP THINKING YOUR WEIGHT EQUALS YOUR PROGRESS AND FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING PLEASE STOP LETTING YOR WEIGHT HAVE ANY AFFECT WHATSOEVER ON YOUR SELF ESTEEM, like I used to."

NYC HERE I COME!!���� Today has been absolutely insane, starting with a cancelled flight, an hour delay, then a missed connection. BUT I am finally on my way! YOU GUYS I CANNOT EVEN WAIT FOR THE SWEAT WORLD TOUR!!!!! I will be at both NYC and LA and I seriously cannot even freaking wait to get my sweat on with so many of you!!������ WHOS COMING!?! I just want to hug and squeeze all your faces and just LAAAAAAA! So happy rn. || I did manage to squeeze in a quick workout this morning, but I also just managed to eat SIX packets of those complimentary little Biscoff cookies so I mean.. Whatevs!������I need water and sleep and real food right about now haha. If you haven't yet though #getoutandsweat !! Cause ITS MONDAY AND YOURE GONNA KILL THIS WEEK. Also I have a snapchat! Which I often forget about. BUT it's mysweatlife and you definitely want to be following along this week cause I mean I'm pretty sure @caseylynnhoward and @eliannealexander_bbg (among other amazing fit goddess babes) will making some cameos and it will probably be epic because THEY'RE EPIC. || #happymonday loves!!! . . . . . #BBG #bbgbabes #bbggirls #bbgsisters #bbgcommunity #sweatwithkayla #happy #healthy #fit #fitness #fitfam #fitchick #fitmom #bbgmums #bbgmoms #girlswithmuscles #workout

She continued her impassioned plea by giving a testimonial about her own experience. Kelsey shares that she is currently 140 pounds at 5-foot-7 tall. That's only 5 pounds less than when she started the BBG program — and that was just 8 weeks after she had given birth.

"I weighed 130 before getting pregnant, so based on nothing besides my own warped perception, I decided my 'goal weight' should be 122 and to fit into my skinniest jeans," Kelsey wrote.

HEYY YO WHASSUP!?! This little snug and I spent the whole morning at the pool and it was marvelous. Did I get to lay in the sun (or really even sit down��)? Absolutely not. But did I get a whole lot of extra cardio in?? Absolutely!���� You guys this kid can literally run faster than me.�� It's all good though cause he also loves to dance and it's the best thing I've ever seen and I mean LOOK AT THAT FACE!!�� I'm obsessed. || Now he's recharging his batteries and I'm just willing myself to get off my sofa and be productive. When he wakes it's gym time- LISS + HIIT goin down! Many of you asked when I posted my workout sched the other day what I do for HIIT- I am working on putting together a blog post of my faves, but today I'll be doing a little "booty burner HIIT" routine I made up awhile ago. It's a mix of incline sprints and squat jumps to give that �� a little something extra.�� I already posted this one, so just click the link in my profile and search "HIIT" if you wanna join me!��LOVE YOUUUU! Let's #getoutandsweat !������ . . . . . . #mysweatlife #sweatwithkayla #bbgmoms #bbgmums #bbg #bbggirls #bbgsisters #bbgbabes #bbgfam #bbgcomminity #bbglife #fitchick #fitspiration #fitspo #fitmom #fitness #fit #workout #girlswithmuscles #happytuesday #summer #postbabybody #mombod

A post shared by KELSEY WELLS (@kelseywells) on May 31, 2016 at 11:17am PDT

She got to her goal weight after a few months, but has since gained 18 pounds and gone from being a size 0 to a size 4.

"THANK GOODNESS I finally learned to start measuring my progress by things that matter — strength, ability, endurance, health, and HAPPINESS," she wrote. "I have never had more muscle and less body fat than I do now. I have never been healthier than I am now. I have never been more comfortable in my own skin than I am now. And if I didn't say #screwthescale long ago, I would have gave up on my journey."

"So to the little teeny tiny voice in the back of my head that still said '��wtf is this- not 140!?����' last week when I stepped on the scale, I say SCREW. YOU," Kelsey wrote. "And I think you should probably say the same to your scale too."

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