Thank you so much for your relies

Thank you Nat for showing your chart & as usual your sweet encouragment.I have been checking my inches but they havnt changed in over 2 weeks as the scale hasnt changed in a week thought it was two weeks but checked journal my last loss was last thursday 1/2 a pnd.So guess im fretting I just get so worried that my Calories are to high.I think Im bloated again dont no why I took your advice & now Im drinking over 128 oz a day I notice the Water gives me more energy.I also started the Atkins diet atvantage pills this week.I guess somtimes we here stories of people like this guy in our church he says hes lost 27 pnds in 6 weeks But every time I see him eat at the fellowship meatings hes eating extremly high carb & hes on atkins his wife just told me last night my husband can have sara lee cheese cake on his diet Im like Oh really what diets he on oh the atkins diet yea right I told her hes pulling her leg theres no way Sara lees cheesecakes are LC I wish..I havnt cheated at all & here I am only 17 pnds lost at 8 weeks but one thing for sure defferance hes only doing it to loose weight... for me this is a New way of life so guess I shouldnt worry how slow it goes its for life & in time it'll come off. I love this WOL I feel better then I have in years..Well enough rambling for now THANK YOU ALL....