'Body builder to body lover' hopes to inspire others

KALISPELL, Montana -- An incredible story of body positivity has been shared more than 100,000 times on Facebook. A former body builder revealed how not obsessing over her six pack made her so much happier.

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Body builder to body lover is how Jolene Jones, 26, began her Facebook post with a typical before and after photo.

The first was from 2015 as a competitive body builder and the after was from just two weeks ago, after she purposefully gave up her grueling gym regimen.

"I felt like I needed to love myself a little more and I wanted to encourage others to love themselves, also," said Jones.

Her body acceptance message went viral and received thousands of positive comments, many applauding her beauty and bravery.

She started body building five years ago after peers told her she had too much cellulite.

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