'You don't have to become a whale when pregnant'

A controversial Instagram sensation Loni Jane Anthony said that she is a “living proof that you don’t have to become a whale when you’re pregnant,” the Daily Mail reported.

The Australian social media personality says her diet has kept her in “good shape.” She first came under fire six months into her pregnancy, when she claimed she would continue her plant-based diet ― involving eating 20 bananas a day ― throughout motherhood.

“I put on 17 kilos when I was pregnant, but that was pretty much all baby and fluid. In the first two days after giving birth, 10 kilos dropped off me. I’m back into a bit of yoga and cycling now, too.

“You don’t have to put on heaps of weight and never bounce back. You can stay really healthy,” she told News.com.au.

The new mother, who claims her favorite drink is a watermelon, beetroot and lemon juice, was quick to post pictures on Instagram of her taut stomach to prove just how pleased she is with her arguably risky decision.

The 25-year-old, who lives on the Gold Coast, gave birth to baby boy Rowdy Nash, on March 2.

Loni recently revealed, on her Tumblr page, that she plans to raise her son as a vegan.

But she conceded that as “he gets older he can then make his own decisions with that.”