17/09/2026
Before-and-after photos can show results. 📸
Of course they can.
They can show that somebody’s shape, size or appearance changed over time. For the person sharing them, they may represent consistency, effort and something they feel genuinely proud of.
But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough:
Sometimes you reach the “after,” see that your body has changed—and it still doesn’t feel good enough.
Instead of noticing the progress that is there, you zoom in on what hasn’t changed. You compare individual body parts and decide the difference isn’t noticeable enough.
Something that was supposed to prove how far you’ve come becomes another opportunity to criticise yourself.
Before-and-after photos can also make the person viewing them examine their own body more closely. 👀
You wonder why your results don’t look the same, and the message can begin to feel like the body on the left is the problem while the body on the right is the one worthy of celebrating.
That doesn’t mean every before-and-after photo is bad.
It means two photographs cannot tell you the entire story.
They can show an appearance change, but they can’t show whether the process was healthy, sustainable or enjoyable.
They can’t show improved energy, better movement, less pain or the confidence to walk into a group alone.
They can’t show the first time somebody chooses a heavier weight, completes something they once believed they couldn’t do or returns after a difficult week without believing they’ve failed.
That is why I don’t use them to market my business.
Not because they can’t show results, but because I don’t want anybody arriving on my page to feel like disliking their current body is the price they must pay before caring for it.
At The Body Trainer, we celebrate strength, energy, confidence, consistency and finding movement you can realistically continue. 💪🏽
Your body may change along the way. It also may not change in a way a photograph can capture.
Either way, your progress still counts.
And your body is welcome here before it changes at all.
Have you ever reached your “after” and still found yourself focusing on what h