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I went to the gym first thing this morning.
Then this afternoon I had a candy bar for a snack, then this evening my housemates were having burgers and there were lots of left over desserts . . . so I chose to use today instead of tomorrow as my no calorie counting day.
I had a panic attack this evening.  I was thinking about my younger siblings.  I realized they do not 'look up' to me anymore - we are at eye-level.  All except the two youngest.  Suddenly I saw images of 6, 7, 8 year old faces from years gone by gazing up at me, chin lifted in the air.  My babies.  No, not mine.  Almost mine.  I am their sister, not their mother.  And now I see them 2-3 times a month, not every single day.  I miss them.