Thanks for your feedback.
What surprised me was that i have not eaten anything any different from what i had been eating - same old same old.

I wonder if it is the amount rather than the what.

Also surprising was that i have been hungry constantly, yet wasn't hungry before - eating exactly the same foods.

I believe that if i stick to what i have been eating, it will eventually show results. Ups and downs are part of life - including weight fluctuations - nothing is a straight line.

Thanks again