Hi sarahwr,
Thanks for the welcome back.
I cannot really comment on increase on abdominal fat. I am coeliac and have been so since being a baby. The problem is that, in my day, in the UK, the medics thought it was something you grew out of. A distinctive sign is a pot belly; in my early twenties I was 133 lbs and had a pot belly. As a result, I have poor abdominal muscles. However, while I have put on a small ammount of weight , over the last year, I feel that it has all been down to my boobs.
In the last few days, my right boob has felt less tender than the left; it has always been the laggard and the knot has been less pronounced. Two days ago, I started taking another 500mg a day and already it is waking up.
I live a life, where privacy and time for myself, is near impossible. This morning, I had a rare break and did my toe nails, some waxing and dressed properly. I had to put trousers on this afternoon but caught out before I could change my top; a distinctly femanine T shirt. I thought sod it and have worn it all day. I am going to have to come out soon; if I could only afford electrolosys. My life is such that I struggle to find time to shave. The biggest obsticale, to coming out, is the time it will take, twice every day, to shave and make up.