No one is comfortable in their own skin 100% of the time. Constantly labelling people and piling expectations associated with these labels on them is harmful to everyone...including those doing the labelling.

What we should be worrying about is if people are ok, not what they look like.

So here I am. I may not be magazine ready, my nana undies and bedtime nursing bra are certainly not going to be rocking a runway anytime soon, my hair is greasy, I have no makeup on, my body is squishy and plentiful, I'm not even sure I'm totally ok.

But I am strong. My body is healthy.

Hell, I am badass as fuck!

Screw what society wants from me. This is what's on offer.

Join me if you will #badassundies”

Responding to the overwhelming support for her post, Mel explains to NBC that while she initially felt disheartened by the PT's comments, she remembered to be thankful for her “amazing body”.

“I looked in the mirror and started getting down on myself before snapping out of it and remembering that my body is amazing,” she says. “It allows me to do amazing things.”

Image: Facebook/Mel Rymill

“Screw what society wants from me” New mum tackles post-birth body shaming with powerful #‎badassundies‬ selfie