20 Jun Former Body Builder Showcases 25-Pound Weight Gain And We Are Shook

One of the best campaigns to rise from social media is the body positivity movement. While social media might have a reputation for warping people’s confidence and self-esteem with unrealistic #Fitspo goals, many are using it to encourage people to love the skin that they are in.

After all, no two bodies are the same, and angles and lighting play a big role in dictating what a person looks like on social media. What’s more is that becoming obsessed with your appearance can come at a price, even if it leaves you with the body and Instagram profile of your dreams.

This is something which 27-year-old Jolene Jones from Kalispell, Montana, learned the hard way when she became a professional bodybuilder. While she was left looking physically immaculate, her mental health and social life suffered as a result of her dedication to the gym.

Her story has opened up a discussion about how working out too much can be bad for you. Check out the video below to learn more: [[jwplayerwidget||http://content.jwplatform.com/videos/8ZlJpJCH-Q0L14jDU.mp4||8ZlJpJCH]]

Jones entered her first bodybuilding competition back in 2015, and she had to lose 21 pounds for the competition, US Weekly reports.

After the competition, she gained 20 pounds, but then her coach encouraged her to lose 30 to make up for it before returning to the bodybuilding stage. Rather than put her body through needless strain again, Jones decided that enough was enough and threw in the towel.

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