Strong Women

“You look like you’ve lost weight.” Those magical words, they bring hope, fear and unraveling all in one. I look at myself in the mirror from the front, I turn, look from the side. I noticed the flatness between my pants and my shirt. “Hmmm… maybe he’s right!” Maybe, just maybe! Maybe this is the day!” The day I’ve been waiting for-since my beautiful boy began to grow inside me. He took control of my body, my physiology turned against me to provide nourishment to this new life. My body hungered like never before. I found myself sitting at my monthly check-ups hearing the nurse’s voice like a sound underwater, “you need to stop…