Wearing a T-shirt that read ‘Proud’ and holding her book, she at first joked she had ‘lost all of the midlife weight that was lumped on in the last three years’.
‘I haven’t,’ she whispered before pointing to the title of her book.
Before urging fans to make sure to pre-order it, she said, “But can I just say I am actually really quite proud of the fact that I have dismantled quite a lot of shame about my weight gain? It is not that I do not think bigger is beautiful, but it is because it is not quite me and I feel really uncomfortable and it is one of the things I talk about in there.”
She explained more in the caption of the post, writing: ‘I have found it incredibly hard not to feel shame from gaining weight over the last three years.
It does not represent me and who I am at my core, not because I am trying to achieve an idealised aesthetic.
‘But life happens. Illness happens. And it’s a great way to keep focusing on the greatest healer – self-compassion. If I lose it or not I know I am loved. Peace out.’
Miranda was met with plenty of support from her followers.
‘Weight gain is horrendously misunderstood, and people can be terribly judgemental. Learning to accept yourself is a really good place to start. eagerly anticipating reading the book! Tracey commented.
‘I’m in my 40s, and the last three years have been a nightmare for weight gain, no matter what I do. THANK YOU for being real on here’, CG shared.
‘You have achieved all of these amazing things in life because of who you are, not because of what clothes size you are. You have a whole lot of love around you,’ JulieAnne added.
Miranda has previously written four books, starting with the semi-autobiographical Is It Just Me? In 2012.
