Ok. 

Since moving my activities and diet have changed somewhat.   Mostly, for the better.

Our apt has stairs in it instead of just up to it.  I move around our house more, I walk places just as often, and I work out on the wii fit (mostly aerobics but also some yoga and strength training) about 45 minutes a day (about half an hour of workout time once you factor out all the menu-picking stuff).  

My diet has gotten considerably better in terms of what I eat, especially in lack of candy on a daily basis, and I do not eat in greater quantities.  yes, I've been keeping track.

I have not gained any weight.   I haven't lost more than a pound or two, but thanks to the wii fit I can confidentally say I am not putting on any pounds.

In fact, according to my friend's magic happy scale with the electric current thing, my body fat measurement is actually on the low end of normal.


So.

I need to figure out why over the past few months my body has been ballooning to epic-for-me proportions.  It's puffing up all over the place... I've gained two inches in my waist and hips each, and three and a half inches in my bust line (my boobs are also rather sore most of the time).  Almost all of my clothes are uncomfortably tight and I really feel like I look awful.  I don't even fit into the bras I wore when nursing, which means this is the biggest my boobs have ever been. (for the record, i hate having very large boobs and would really like my b+ cups back)

the worst part is that I have no reason for this.  i haven't gained any weight.   i'm not pregnant (took the test even to rule it out), i haven't changed birth control (have the same IUD I've had for three years), i'm eating less crap because fresh produce is so much cheaper out here, and while i don't walk around a ginormous office and sit on a balance ball daily anymore, i do walk all over and work out and go on hikes regularly.

does anyone have any idea as to what could be happening?  or ideas to combat it?  i don't currently have insurance so a physical is out of the question.   right now, drinking lots of water while cutting down on salt and dairy (makes me gassy) is a tentative plan, hoping that it's water bloating, although i've tried taking diuretics and they haven't really done much.    

i'm so annoyed and confused.  why i am so puffy if i'm not actually getting fatter? any suggestions/advice are welcomed.