Thanks for the replies.

HollyBolly - I don't even know what to say because I am appalled that people just come out and ask if you are pregnant - I would think that people know better than to do this... and what that woman said about joining a gym - how rude. It does worry me that this extra middle meat is here to stay - I do hope that one day it won't matter

Grub17 - I know what you mean about being tired after surgery and during the TWW. For me, that's only part of what holds me back from exercising - the other part is the fear that the exercise will somehow reduce the odds of the embryo sticking. I KNOW that this is very unlikely and that there is no scientific proof of a moderate amount of exercise impacting sticky-ness....but I just can't get it out of my head (I worried after this embryo transfer because I thought that the embryo fell out when I stood up - despite being assured that this is not possible). I do think you are right that it actually does you good - both mind & body. I did walk on a treadmill on an incline during the TWW but I was too scared to do anything else...and then just about the time I got my BFP I was so tired (and still scared) that I just wrote the gym off for the time being. I did make myself go today even though I'm still not feeling 100% physically and it did feel really good to be doing something.