Slimmin- The reason I ask about taking a break....and I know it sounds odd... but I have seen a few folks who work out heavily have quite a whoosh when they take a break....sometimes from an injury or whatever. Way back when I was doing BFL...I was 7 wks into the program with NO loss but kept plugging away. Then I hurt my back rather badly...was laid up for a couple of weeks. I lost 6# in a month.... my fastest loss ever. About that same time Nat also took a break...maybe between challenges (?)....and experienced a loss. I can't explain it, but there it is. I can certainly understand the fear of never getting back to it! After I hurt my back I never got back into a regular routine either. But most of that was fear of hurting my back again