Many fitness personalities on Instagram present an image of perfection in their appearance, health regimen and level of discipline. But this Australian mom and fitness star wants to shatter the illusion.Anna Strode of Melbourne, who runs the popular @bubs2bikinis account, posted side-by-side photos of herself during her current pregnancy.In one photo, she poses in fitness clothing with her hair down and a serene smile on her face, and in the other, she lounges on the couch with her hair in a messy bun as she eats an ice cream bar.In the caption, she describes the photos as Instagram Pregnant Life VS Real Pregnant Life. Instagram Pregnant Life VS Real Pregnant Life... I'm all about BALANCE! Sure, you might look at my page and see images like the left and think this mama works out all the time and she must eat healthy all the time... Well I'm here to tell you NO that's not how things go and I don't believe anyone should live without a little bit of life's indulgences! The image on the right (that Rhett so glamorously snapped ) represents me a few nights a week and I think it's just as important to share as the one on the left. I'm a REAL mama, with REAL pregnancy cravings and REAL battles of accepting how my body changes throughout life's journeys. We've only got ONE life - I encourage you to find a HAPPY, HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE BALANCE A post shared by Anna Strode (@bubs2bikinis) on Mar 9, 2017 at 12:51pm PST "Im all about BALANCE! Strode wrote. Sure, you might look at my page and see images like the left and think this mama works out all the time and she must eat healthy all the time... Well Im here to tell you NO thats not how things go and I dont believe anyone should live without a little bit of lifes indulgences!The mom added that she believes its just as important to show the candid reality as it is to show the moments when shes working hard to reach her fitness goals.Im a REAL mama, with REAL pregnancy cravings and REAL battles of accepting how my body changes throughout lifes journeys, she wrote. Weve only got ONE life ' I encourage you to find a HAPPY, HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE BALANCE.Strodes post has received nearly 3,000 likes. She told The Huffington Post she felt inspired to post the side-by-side pictures after scrolling through Instagram and seeing a steady flow of perfect-looking images.A post shared by Anna Strode (@bubs2bikinis) on Mar 20, 2017 at 1:05pm PDT Naturally I find myself comparing myself to those people that seem to have these perfect lives within those pretty squares, she said. When I first started my Instagram page it was always with the intention of sharing the real me. I didnt want other mothers looking at me and thinking her life is perfect because my life isnt perfect, and Im certainly not perfect either!Strode is mom to 21-month-old identical twin boys named Lachie and Sammy, and shes due to give birth to her baby girl on the first day of July.Even though shes committed to a healthy lifestyle, the fitness personality said she wanted other moms to see that she still kicks back and treats herself like all parents do when they get the chance. And though she believes people should strive to take care of themselves and their bodies, she noted that sometimes that involves being kind to ourselves. I think the best photos are the ones that show the real us ~ no makeup, hair a mess, still in pyjamas but oh my god ~ ABSOLUTELY BURSTING WITH LOVE This picture makes me so happy because it pretty much sums up our life. Sure you can have the nice snaps where the lighting is perfect, you're all immaculately dressed and life looks 'perfect'. But I think this is a much better representation of perfect because this is #mumlife and this is LOVE and at the end of the day, that's all that matters to me '' Wishing you all a wonderful Friday and a happy weekend ahead A post shared by Anna Strode (@bubs2bikinis) on Sep 15, 2016 at 1:46pm PDT Ultimately, Strode said she wants mothers to stop being so hard on themselves.We live in a world where we are surrounded by the pressures of constantly comparing our lives to others on social media, but I want mothers to know that most of what we see as we scroll our feeds ' its not all real, she told HuffPost.Those pretty little pictures that fill our feeds dont show mamas dealing with childrens tantrums, picking up toys all day, fighting through the days on next to no sleep, crying in our hands when everything gets too much or eating the kids leftover dinners because you simply dont have the energy to prepare a healthy meal for yourself, she added.At the end of the day, she hopes her followers can enjoy the pleasures of life without feeling like theyve committed some sort of crime and beating themselves up over it.Said Strode, If youve taken care of yourself for most of the day and you feel like a Magnum bar, then have the damn Magnum! -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. 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