Karen, I did quit dairy for just over two weeks and gained a pound, so thought, "okay, this isn't working." This week, as I've lost, I ate cheese, cream, and even some cottage cheese as part of a casserole recipe. So I don't think it's the dairy (I also kept off it for three weeks last summer and didn't lose a thing then, either, so I suspected it wasn't dairy for me then, but thought I'd try quitting again to see what happened). Unless it's a delayed woosh from that...but that seems unlikely, doesn't it?

I have to say, though, I'm impressed you remembered! With so many people on the board, that you can recall anyone's particulars is amazing!

Determining causation in these cases is so hard...and I feel like I've been a bad scientist in shifting too many factors ("bad scientist, bad!" lol)