Day three: Leaning

Today I was standing near a counter and doing some normal task on the countertop. I usually lean against the counter, my belly resting against its edge. This had been my normal posture. But then the thought occurred to me, "One day I will be thin and I bet thin people's bellies don't touch the counter when they lean into it." So I stood up, sucked up, and finished my task without touching my belly to the counter.

And then I made a connection.

Just this morning I was looking in the mirror at my face and I started to imagine myself different, smaller, thin. At first I couldn't. Then that's all I wanted to do. I started to like myself as I imagined my new look. I fully recognize that my life and how I have understood it is going to change. Starting to visualize it is just the first step.

Day three was actually September 10, 2014.

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