08/06/2026
"But you looked good before"
When a woman shares a physical transformation some people feel the need to bowl in and say that her body was acceptable before.
Well, of course it was, no one said it wasn't.
The point wasn’t that there was something "wrong" with my body in my before pic.
I thought everyone would understand, the point was that after cancer, mastectomy and multiple surgeries, I wanted to feel athletic again. I wanted to feel strong, energised and properly back in my body and, yep, I wanted to look athletic again too. I happen to like looking and feeling athletic.
Fitness is my work, a huge part of my identity and how I feel good in myself.
Wanting that after everything my body has been through is not something I should have to apologise for or defend.