before -> after

my physical therapist had to very gently explain to me that the reason my back hurts is because my enormous belly and thighs competing for space dont allow me to sit up straight, and im sitting pretty much all day. so here i am, on the floor, spreading my legs as wide as they can go, so my belly can hang freely between them. in my 4x compression socks. focusing on sitting comfortably, like a human skeleton evolved to if it werent impeded by feet of lard. im worried about even being able to get off the floor.

i think if i told 'before' me that i'd be having to do this in 5 years, she'd cry. 🥴🥵