Jigglier skin but not losing weight

Yes, happened to me, TOTALLY freaked me out. I am weight training and seeing it change*.

Also, read this
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

*ie the overall appearance, ie my muskles are firming up, which makes everything on top of them look better.

What I mean is, as I was losing, the fat was kind of 'spongey', for lack of a better word. I'm over a year in maintenance now and in addition to the muscles firming, the fat and skin seem to have mostly pulled back together. This is after a 50 lb loss (but I'd lost an additional 20 pounds some years previously).

All the good things will happen with consistency and patience

Have you thought about incorporating some other weight training? I wish I'd done it from the beginning.

(Also - yup, the body changes are weird, but ignore them for now - better for you to focus on things you can control, and try to get something out of them - time/speed on the rower, amount pressed, learning new ways of eating - & making those things fun, in a way.)

stick with it. It has only been a few weeks.

It takes most of us years or decades to get where we were/are, and it takes more than a month to get where we want to be. I know you probably know this, but you need to keep reminding yourself of this. Focus on the long game.

I think this is the source of a lot of failure in our society. We are so tuned in to instant gratification, instant results, must have it now, etc. I think we have to be really focused on realizing this is a permanent lifestyle change and not some get rick quick scheme.

stay off the scale, get a tape measure! You may not see weight in lbs go.. but inches count to!

What other kind of weight training would you suggest? I'm open...and new to all of this. Also, I drink about 100 oz or more of water per day but am finding I am no longer using the bathroom every 5 seconds...and still drink more. I am not diabetic and I am sure it is just because of the working out. Agree?

RE water - I don't have any kind of medical training so can't say from that angle, and I didn't monitor my water consumption. In retrospect, it's possible I used the loo more often, but I can't say I would think that ensuring your electrolytes, sodium, potassium etc are in balance would be important.

As for weight training, it's a relatively recent thing for me too - I hope an experienced lifter or trainer chimes in! Lots of people like NROLFW - sorry, the New Rules of Lifting for Women - http://www.thenewrulesoflifting.com/nrol-for-women - which is a great introduction. It does involve a lot of dynamic and single leg movements, which could totally work for you if you've got good balance and coordination (which seems likely, if you're doing Tabatas and Zumba

If you think you might prefer simpler movements for now, I've heard good things about Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 program (but haven't tried it myself).

http://www.amazon.com/Simplest-Effective-Training-Increase-Strength/dp/0557248299
http://www.jimwendler.com/2011/09/531-for-a-beginner/

Also, this is a great thread, for further reference:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/686963-large-collection-of-info-for-beginners?hl=large+collection+of+info+for+beginners

(and this is what i'm doing: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/anemoneprose/view/ok-this-is-what-i-m-doing-now-end-of-443692 )