Hi Skim! Took me a while, but I finally found your diary.
To hear you talk about those muffins, one might think you ate a whole dozen of them. It couldn't have been that bad! Weight fluctuation happens to everyone, and I know I had problems with clothing weight when I was getting started. The difference between pants and shorts was bigger than I would have thought. If you want consistent numbers, just do your weigh-in in your bra and panties. Be sure you do it first thing in the morning before you eat/drink anything, too. And try not to weigh yourself more than once a week. I know it might sound silly but I can tell you from personal experience that I dropped two
pounds from Thu to Sun (Sun being my normal weigh-in day) last week. I was so discouraged on Thu, and then Sun hit and I was like... holy cow! I've sworn off mid-week weighing now.
Anyway, just wanted to stop in and say hi and lend a little encouragement. Keep up the good work and have faith in yourself. You can do it!