Losing inches but not lbs?

I am noticing that my waist is shrinking but I am not losing much weight. I lost 10 lbs in the 1st 2 weeks but then minimal 0-1 then next few weeks. However, I am not entirely discouraged because my waist is shrinking (down 2 inches off my belly). People are noticing and that is exciting to talk about the diet.

I am hitting the high fiber mark daily and taking a probiotic, and having a big salad almost daily which helps I think. I am struggling to drink the water. It was suggested I sip thru out the day instead of guzzle it but I find that hard to do.

Down a Pant Size - Woo Hoo

This morning I decided to try on an older pair of pants as my jeans have been loose lately.  They fit well, not even tight.  Woo Hoo.  I am not noticing a weight loss (from the scale) but this shows that at least I'm losing inches.  I haven't fit into these in over 2 years.  WooHoo.

Sucrose vs Sucralose

I found a great explanation of the difference that I thought I would share...

Sucrose is sugar.  Sucralose (Splenda) is chlorinated sugar; a chlorocarbon.

The term 'Chlorocarbon' is used for any chemical compound that contains both atoms of Carbon, and Chlorine. Cholocarbons are typically poisons.
Sucralose is a molecule of sugar which is chemically manipulated to surrender three hydroxyl groups (hydrogen + oxygen) and replace them with three chlorine atoms.

Recall what Jorge says about Chlorine to better understand the problems associated with Sucralose.

Resources:

NIH Site: Sucrose

NIH Site: Sucralose

NIH Site: Erythritol

Daily Log - Day 29 - 11/23

Ok - My morning meal today is 6/2 + 10g Fiber.

I had 2 scrambled Eggs, with 3 slices of Canadian Bacon, and a dash of sharp cheddar cheese.  That was all good protein and all 0/0.  I had 2 slices of Weight Watchers Multi-Grain Bread (0/1) + 4g Fiber.  And 1/2 Cup of Fiber One Honey Clusters (0/1) + 6g Fiber.  Also had my vits which are 3/0.  I may try to find some small vits I can swallow since I don't want to use up my sugars on these.

By the way, I had 8-oz water before breakfast and 8-oz during, so by 10 am I have had 16-oz water.  Also had my Pro-biotics for the day.

Lunch Meal - 8-oz water before meal (24 for the day so far).  Made a left over burrito: 0/2 + 21g Fiber.  Puts my day so far at 6/4 + 31g Fiber.

Be Careful about Comments

Be Careful about your Comments.  Talk about emotional eating.  Water drinking is tough for me and I was so proud of the fact that I was doing so good with water drinking until someone commented on my blog to be cautious about drinking too much water too fast.  That one comment sent me in a tailspin.  I knew in my mind that it is ok for me to do what I'm doing, but for some reason I let that comment affect me.  Maybe it's because I'm not seeing the results I hoped to see by now - I don't know.

I checked in with the BFC team and while they recommended drinking 8-oz at a time instead of 16-oz at a time, they said this is not a cause for alarm.  I am still only doing about 64-oz a day.

I'm not discouraging comments but please just be aware that your comment can have an effect.