Dear Body

Over at Tales from the Scales, Jan has written a letter from her mind to her body. And it's inspiring reading. So inspiring, in fact, that I've decided to take up the challenge. So, here we go:

Dear Body,

I come to you to make an apology. I would be grateful if you would allow me to make amends to you. In order to medicate my feelings, I've been forcing you to eat what you neither need nor want and this has resulted in your carrying around a whole lot of excess weight.

I would like to learn to give you the nurishment you need without stuffing you full of chemicals and extra calories. I would like to help you lose the extra weight and just carry what you need to be healthy. I am attending a slimming club with you so that we can work on this together.

I really admire you for staying healthy even while I was abusing you and I promise to learn new coping skills so that I do not hurt you in this way again.

With love.

Me.