Tammy Hembrow’s insane transformation criticised

One of Australia’s biggest influencer’s has been subject to harsh criticism after boasting about her slender post-pregnancy figure.

Australian influencer Tammy Hembrow has come under fire for flaunting her six pack and slender figure to promote her new fitness app just 10 months after giving birth.

The 29-year-old gave birth to her third child, Posy, in June last year and on Thursday shared an image of herself at nine months pregnant next to herself at 10 months post-partum.

In the recent photo, she stood on an angle and held her oversized shirt up to show her tiny waist and chiselled ab muscles.

She claimed her post-baby physique was down to using the eating and fitness programs in her TammyFit app in conjunction with pilates which wasn’t on the app yet.

Hembrow claimed she ate “a lot” including mostly “whole healthy foods” during the week and “treats” on the weekends.

While she made sure to include a disclaimer stating she was “not saying you should aim to look like this” and “feeling strong is the goal”, many of her followers were not impressed.

She was accused of promoting an unrealistic standard for new mums.

Followers of Tammy Hembrow were disappointed by her comparison photos. Picture: Instagram/tammyhembrow

“I’m in no way hating at all cause I think your fire … but I just can’t help but think this is the wrong message to send to new mums who think they must get back to looking like this or to work out straight away. Your body is still healing mentally and physically,” follower responded.

Another comment that received more than 300 likes simply read: “It is also OK if you do not look like this after having a baby”.

Others felt it was the access Hembrow had to expensive luxuries that made it easier for her to maintain a fit physique.

“If you have a chef, personal trainer, nutritionist and are wealthy, it’s super easy to get to this. Anyone seeing this feeling like it’s unrealistic don’t worry, we are all on our own pace in this journey, we will get there,” a fellow mum wrote in a comment.

Another mum expressed feeling like it was “impossible” to “stay lean” while breastfeeding.

“How do you stay lean while breastfeeding? I feel like it’s impossible because of the high prolactin levels causing us to store fat,” she wrote.

Someone else went so far as to accuse Hembrow of deceiving her followers.

“You either had to go into calorie deficit (which you said you didn’t), take the trending weight loss medication or get liposuction done,” they wrote.

Some followers said it seemed she lost too much weight, too quickly. Picture: Instagram/tammyhembrow

Several others commented to remind women they shouldn’t feel compelled to try and look like Hembrow.

“Ladies, that’s not the standard, feel beautiful and confident in your own skin,” one wrote.

While there were many messages of caution, some commended Hembrow and encouraged her to continue on her journey.

“I’m forever grateful for the inspiring and positive messages through Tammy and her community, I don’t see her saying this is what you should look like, she is just sharing her story,” a fan wrote.

“You are amazing Tammy! A reflection on how powerful the female body is and how strong YOU are mentally! Keep motivating us babe,” another said.