This woman's body transformation is inspirational AND realistic!

Publish Date: Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 2:27PM

There are so many diets out there telling us conflicting messages — Atkins says to cut carbs, Whole30 says to not eat dairy, and cleanses encourage ditching anything solid.

But for fitness blogger Nikki Rees, allowing herself to have a little bit of everything helped to drastically change her body.

Of course she didn't get so toned without exercising, but her main secret came from letting go of a strict diet.

In her post, Nikki admits she doesn't count calories and hasn't eliminated any one food.

Yep, that's right. She still eats things like cake, pizza, and burgers!

Nikki recommends eating what you love "now and then," and eating what you need - like fruits, veggies, and lean proteins - more often than not.

#throwbackthursday to my first whole year of fitness, Instagram, @kayla_itsines and #BBG . . A lovely longtime follower asked if I would share more of my earlier transformation pics as they are now buried so deep in the archives of my Instagram feed they can be hard to find. I know it can sometimes be off putting and intimidating seeing pictures that represent such a long commitment such as two years, so I though this was an excellent idea for a regular Thursday #tbt feature on my page. . to kick it off here's a month by month look at my first whole year and next week I'll go right back to the beginning with my week 1 vs week 5 #progresspic . . . Also tomorrow I'm ending my week of BBG resistance with #bbgstronger (but the #bbgsah edition) FULL BODY see below for thE modifications I made to make it a #strongeratHOME VERSION . . let me know if your doing it too #bbgstrongerathome #mybbg #bbgmyway Full body #bbgsah week 1 mods: . CIRCUIT 1 . •instead of cable lunge and tow ➡️ dumbbell lunge with a knee lift and standing row (will video tomorrow) . . CIRCUIT 2 . • instead of cable face pulls ➡️ bent over reverse fly . . Happy almost #friyay everyone #bbg #bbggirls #bbgprogress #bbgmoms #bbgmums #transformation #bbgtransformation #femalefitness #fitnesstransformation #loseweight #beforeandafter #fitnessjourney #fitmum #fitnessblogger #fitspo

A post shared by Nikki Rees (@activelyrees) on May 25, 2017 at 12:52pm PDT

She also makes a point to show that her weight is exactly the same in both photos. So remember: it doesn't matter what's on the scale, as long as you're happy with yourself!

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