Georgie Thomas is an Instagram influencer who built her following by chronicling her journey toward body confidence. A recent post took a look at something fans dealing with their own body acceptance issues may not have realized: how a person's body can look dramatically bigger or smaller, depending on a slight change in camera angle.

In the post, from December 2, Thomas shared two back-to-back photos taken during the same beach trip. 

“Taken only minutes a part. Here’s the normal with the good. Goes to show how different you can look from one pic to the next,” she wrote in her caption. “Stop being so harsh on yourself, when you’re scrolling and looking at others and when you’re taking your own pics.”

“We have been so consumed by social media that we think we have to look absolutely perfect," the Australia-based influencer continued. "I want you to know, your imperfections are what make you you [sic] perfect. Times are changing and I’m here for it.”

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Taken only minutes a part. Here’s the normal with the good. Goes to show how different you can look from one pic to the next. Stop being so harsh on yourself, when you’re scrolling and looking at others and when you’re taking your own pics. We have been so consumed by social media that we think we have to look absolutely perfect. I want you to know, your imperfections are what make you you perfect. Times are changing and I’m here for it. #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodyimage #iweigh

A post shared by G E O R G I E T H O M A S (@georgiethomas) on Dec 2, 2019 at 2:41am PST

This isn’t the first time Thomas has shared photos and videos to capture the un-reality of social media. In another recent shot, she posed in a bikini and added a lengthy caption about how badly she wishes she appreciated her body in the past. 

"I remember being the skinniest I have ever been grabbing the bottom of my stomach saying I wish it would disappear," she wrote. "I was so obsessive I got to the point I thought it would never change and I was that bad I was wanting to get surgery to change it."

Thomas explained that her distorted thinking had robbed her of her happiness, and she offered pointers to other women who experience similar thoughts. 

"Stop comparing yourself to people you see on social media, social media is not real life, you have no idea what other people’s life is really like," she wrote. "You are so much more than your body. There is so much more to life than your appearance and if only you saw yourself for how others see you."

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I remember being the skinniest I have ever been grabbing the bottom of my stomach saying I wish it would disappear. I was so obsessive I got to the point I thought it would never change and I was that bad I was wanting to get surgery to change it. I remember my parents calling me a “f*cking d*ckhead” for saying that. How right they were. ⁣ ⁣ I wish I could have slapped my younger self and installed this: ⁣ ⁣ • Stop comparing yourself to people you see on social media, social media is not real life, you have no idea what other people’s life is really like.⁣ ⁣ • You don’t have to change for anyone. If you feel like you have to change to find a romantic partner, they aren’t the right one and they aren’t worth it.⁣ ⁣ • Stop saying no to events or having a good time because you’re scared to enjoy yourself and don’t want to feel the guilt the next day. ⁣ ⁣ • You are so much more than your body. There is so much more to life than your appearance and if only you saw yourself for how others see you. ⁣ ⁣ As you get older you start to realise what’s important in life. You start to realise there is more than instagram life. You start to realise that enjoying events in life is what is important because time with ones you love is way more important than trying to change your body. You start to realise you have so much more to offer, you start to realise someone will love you exactly how you are right now. You start to realise you are beautiful just as you are. ⁣ ⁣ I know what it’s like to be in the rut of wishing you were someone else, there is nothing positive that comes out of that. You are you and that’s what makes you special. You have things to offer in life that no one else can, no one else can be you and that is your power. ⁣ ⁣ It’s not going to change overnight but I know you can get through this because I have been there. I am with you every step of the way and in January, I am releasing something that’s going to help you daily to help you rewrite your story and start making the most of life again. You’ve got this girl, head up. ⁣ ⁣ #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodyimage ⁣

A post shared by G E O R G I E T H O M A S (@georgiethomas) on Nov 25, 2019 at 1:35pm PST

It's clear that her posts are resonating with her 15,000+ followers. Both posts received hundreds of likes as well as dozens of comments. Thomas's messages are making a major impact on her followers—and these messages are the kinds we want to see more of. 

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