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As I am on my surgery eve I think about what I've learned by starving.
For two weeks I've been taking in far fewer calories than I burn. My sense of smell is heightened, I'm lightheaded, fatigued, and because my hormones are flooding I am sad and introspective.
I think,"What a luxury it is to choose to starve."
Through this process I think of people who have no choice and here my body has grown due to my careless disregard of abundance.
How amazingly blessed I've been.