So I had a bad day last week. Was feeling a bit lonely, but hey...it's understandable isn't it? The tenderness surrounding my abdomen is starting to heal. I'm still not sleeping as well as I would like since I have a hard time finding a comfortable position. That's where I'm very thankful about being able to stay home right now and enjoy the healing time off. My fluids and foods are going great and I'm anxious for Friday to introduce scrambled eggs. :D
I've lost 3.5 lbs since Friday and I'm really feeling the weight loss everywhere on my body. I started watching a show called 'How to look Good Naked' on W. It was very inspiring to know how many people feel uncomfortable in their own skins and how they portray themselves when looking in a mirror. (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-to-look-good-naked)
Funny how I shared alot of their fears and anguishes over the human body. Body image is a very big part of our lives. How the public, news and media describe the 'perfect' body could actually be completely different from what the actual brain translates to your eyes. Instead of dwelling on the 'perfect' human body criteria, we really need to focus on the realistic 'perfect' body...which is the average human...you and I.
Alot of men and women haven't even seen their entire naked body in a mirror for years. They've gone as far as to hide it from their loved one for many years as well. They've either got rid of the mirrors in the house or ensure to have the mirrors fog up before they undress to have a shower. We need to embrace the bodies that we've been given before we can accept the new bodies we will have due to this surgery. I've recently started to look at myself in a full mirror and instead of making negative remarks, I've been trying to point out the beauty of my body. Perhaps the soft skin or even the curves that are actually attractive to Geoff. It's always difficult to compliment your own body, however we do not hesitate to point out features on someonelse's.
The beauty of it all, is that you have control over what you say about yourself, so why be mean? No matter how small you make the compliment to yourself, it is still one step ahead. It will make receiving compliments from other's much easier to accept with a smile.
