I am losing weights around my waist as my stomach heals. It has been a week since I came back from the hospital, and everyday, my stomach shrinks a little. Now I realize, perhaps my tummy was bloated huge was because of the busted lining, so my stomach was retaining water. Now it is gradually healing, and my stomach is releasing the water, and my tummy is going back down. I'm so glad the medication the doctor prescribed for me is helping me to heal. I'm only eating less than half of what I used to eat, but am not even feeling hungry. Guess I'll have to strike off those junk food and candies off my list, as they say, I'm on the borderline of being diabetic. I told them that's not true, the sugar shows up because I had been eating candies and chocolate - bags of it, and big bags of chips as well. I knew I would be getting in trouble someday, but I didn't care. The cravings had preceded my need to be healthy. That was what landed me in the hospital. Oh well, lessons learned. Please be careful what you eat, my friends. Always take care of yourselves!

Sandie