"A Habit of Waste" Question Response

"A Habit of Waste" is ultimately a story about a woman's conflicting relationship with her body. What might you point to that supports this reading of the story? How do we see this issue throughout the story? Does the protagonist change or come to some realization about her body by the end of the story? What do you think the story is trying to communicate about body image or our relationship to our bodies?
        There was a simplicity to this story that caught me off guard from about the second page. The story takes off from the first line in a very in media res fashion and it isn't until the mention of "MediPerfection" that I even remember that I'm reading science fiction. However, by the time I get to the mention of "downloading her brain" I have shifted back to the science fiction perspective, and am quite honestly ready to get hit over the head by this new world, new time, new perspective--just like in all the other sci-fi piece that i feel like I have to dig myself out of just to understand the perspective of the characters. Instead, after this short and abrupt suggestion of a futuristic context, the rest of the story feels entirely familiar. Not necessarily from the perspective of "I am exactly like this protagonist," and definitely not from the perspective of "I aspire to be this protagonist" but she seems to embody a perspective that we've all seen played out, and maybe even one that every person can identify with for a single moment, or maybe just a really bad day. The Cynthia's character takes off as superficial, insecure and jealous, basically embodying the clear opposite of what we know should be one's perspective on body image. However, through a very clear-cut transformational experience, Cynthia (whose name is mentioned rarely, possibly to enforce an "everywoman" quality of the message), begins to see herself in a new way, and treat her body in a different way as well. 
        Doubtless, there are many ways to view Mr Morris's influence on Cynthia and the transformation that takes place because of it, but the first definition of this change that comes to my mind is a movement towards a more natural, healthy way of life, from one that is regimented, stale and, because of these qualities, seemingly unhealthy. The story itself seems to redefine the word healthy, and even the world life, in a way that points out that maybe words such as these are more complex than we assume, and defined subjectively by one's values. It is safe to say that on a caloric level, and as far as the socially designated norms and goals of consumption go, Cynthia was probably healthier at the beginning of her journey. But psychologically and emotionally, Cynthia grew exponentially by making the decision to eat more naturally, robustly, flavorfully and let her happiness be a factor in her body awareness and treatment. In this story, Hopkins suggests that happiness, ostensibly the end goal of such situations as the one Cynthia starts with, is likely displaced and misunderstood by such social expectations. Instead, at least in Cynthia's case, being happy means accepting what comes naturally to her, and doing things for herself rather than to herself. The simplicity and clear applicability of this message does not make it especially original, but also presents the point as something that we should never let ourselves forget.