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Swelling

I eat less fastfood less often than my skinny colleagues and they have the apples to tell me i need to eat less.  Eat less?  Im eating as i normally would with this swollen abdomen and someone sees fit to tell me to "stop eating".

Granted, I've gained a few, not from eating more.

I dont like waking up in the middle of the night with strange tender lumps in my midsection. Its not my favorite, but I'm waking up, thats good.

I cant stand feeling every second of my food being digested, sometimes hearing it. But we feel it, this is also good.

Reminding myself, there's lots to be thankful and happy about.

I will swell with happens, this is the plan.

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