Woman exposes Instagram fakery by showing difference ‘two mins of editing’ makes

Not everything is always as it seems on social media – and one woman has proven it.

A fitness pro said it's possible to change your image within minutes if you know how to work editing apps. Isabelle Morris, AKA Fitness for Lazy Girls to her 90,000 Instagram followers, is known for sharing fitness advice online.

She often posts body positive content as she wants women to know they can look amazing without restricting what they eat all the time. As well as this, she wants them to stop comparing themselves to others they see online.

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The fitness babe shared two snaps of herself side-by-side – one was unedited and the other was what she looked like "after two minutes of Facetune", which is one of the popular editing apps.

After a few simple clicks she was able to make her tummy totally flat, and her natural curves disappeared. As well as this, the tool allowed her to make her bum look a little plumper.

Isabelle shared the post to remind people that it isn't wise to compare yourself to pictures you see online. This is because they don't always show a true reflection of what people look like.

Writing on Instagram, Isabelle said: "In case you needed a little reminder today – stop comparing yourself to everything you see online. And, yes, of course some people look just like the photo on the right in real life – that's not the point of this post.

"The point is that editing photos (and videos!) is far more prevalent than you think, and half the time, you wouldn't even notice! Social media is a highlight reel of edited, posed, filtered, perfected photos.

"There's no use comparing your everyday self to someone else's highlights. Focus on you, and stop comparing yourself to others. Half the time, they don't even look like that either. You are doing great."

More than 700 people have liked the post since she shared it. Her followers thanked her for drawing attention to how misleading social media can be, and loved how authentic her content is.

One person replied: "This is so true and many newer to fitness have to no idea how edited most pictures are."

Replying to a previous post, someone added: "The prevalence of photo editing, filtering, and posing on social media is much more widespread than we may realize. It's easy to be deceived by the seemingly perfect and flawless images that flood our feeds.

"However, it's essential to remember that social media is often a curated highlight reel, showcasing only the edited, perfected moments of people's lives."

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