My Body Rejects Weight Loss

So, I spent the last week finally deciding to take the plunge and get serious about losing weight. I decided that I would start by giving up fried foods and sweets. I would also not eat anything after dinner. I would also try and get to the gym as many times as I could.

Well, I went a whole week without any fried foods or sweets (except two brownies that I ate at work). I did have taco bell once during that period, but I had beans, cheese and rice, and no beef. I also made it to the gym twice and even played a game of 2-on-2 with my son against another father/son team. (We won't talk about the final score, but I had fun playing anyway). And, I did not eat anything after dinner, which was a big change for me.

So, I fully expected to jump on the scale on Sunday (my normal weigh-in day) and see at least some sort of loss. But, of course, my body does not understand losing weight. It only understands piling it on, and on, and on. It makes no sense to me. Less calories in and burning calories by exercise should result in weight loss. I even reduced my sodium intake, thinking maybe I was retaining water. But that didn't help, obviously. I ended up gaining 2 lbs!!!!!

It makes me mad just thinking about it. I was hungry for an entire week with the opposite results I was expecting. It is enough to make you just give up...

What's the point?