My jeans are getting tight from the bloating, too. I found myself only wearing the looser ones and as soon as I realized I was letting myself slip back into the larger size I realized it was time to go, "Whoa!" It may only be "bloating", but it is the first big step on the slippery slope to "growing out" of one size up to the next. Then it really is easy to just give up. Maamel...your DH is right. I sure don't want to go back to where I was a year ago!