Daily Inspiration - Love Your New Face

Love your new face.

As you lose weight, your rounded face changes. The double chins fall away and your baby face begins to mature into an adult face, with perhaps a bit of sagging skin. The person you see in the mirror is unfamiliar to you, but he or she is the mature and vibrant you. It may take you awhile to see your new face and body as they really are, rather than the distorted interpretation you may see now.

You will see yourself more accurately the further out from surgery you get. Give yourself a couple of years. It takes time.

Action for the day: What you say to yourself about yourself will affect how you think and feel. Write down a positive affirmation about how you look and say it to yourself every morning as you look in the mirror. Notice how this changes your thoughts and feelings about yourself.

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