Muse we all have the bloating and those feelings - pursuing exercise or not. You must remember Are you near that TOM? Could you be in the middle of TOM? (i.e. ovulating?) If you kept up that Journal of yours and we saw what you'd been eating we might be better able to give you more concrete answers *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*

I wouldn't obssess overly - muscles get swollen and they retain water. I've lived through it, honest. If you insist on doing the scale thing then be sure you record the ups as well as the downs - in a few weeks you'll see the patter. Up, up, way down, back up, down, up, up, up, down... The fat loss happens this way for most of us, it is even more pronounced when you participate in intense exercise.

Hang tight
Nat