Losing Weight...Or Not

So I've gained aproximately 55 pounds in the last 7 years. Many people, maybe they're just being kind, say, "You don't look like you weigh 200 pounds." But I do and I really don't like it. I've never been the kind of person who went on diets or worried incessantly about my weight. Maybe that's why it kind of crept up on me until I finally faced reality and decided I had to do something.

Someone I know told me about the South Beach Diet and how succesful it has been for her. She lost over 50 pounds in six months. I read the book and decided, ok, I can do this. The first two weeks you eat lean meat, low-fat cheese, and low-carb veggies. Then you start adding back some select complex carbs until you are at your goal weight. After that you can add back a few other things.

After a week of only eating those few things I stepped on the scale thinking I would see at least a little decrease. Imagine my shock when the stupid needle hadn't budged even a pound. Still stubbornly stuck at 200. Well, I'll give it another week. If it still doesn't move I'm throwing the diet book away and eating a Twix bar.