Please do note that we are not trying to discourage you, we are trying to help you realize what south beach is about. I would have to agree your diet sounds more like the atkins diet.,(which IMO, would definitely take 5lbs off in three weeks) BUT, It also requires more veggies than you are eating and more full fat dairy... I think maybe you should research a bit more about which diet is more suited for you. right now you are not doing south beach, or atkins... you are just doing severe low calorie which isn't good for your metabolism. IMO, this is why you haven't lost weight. your body is probably in starvation mode...

mleajanko, our Beachies have given you a lot of great advice.

Here are some other things to think about:

• When you lose weight quickly, you are much, much more likely to regain it. What you lose often involves some muscle, but what you gain is usually fat. That means that your metabolism slows down. Over time, this makes it harder and harder to lose weight.
• When you eat less than 1200 calories a day, your body is very likely to assume you are starving and cling to every ounce of fat for as long as it possibly can. If you want to lose weight, you need to aim for more than 1200 calories a day.
• When you have a small amount of weight to lose, it takes a lot of time and concentrated work to lose it. I've watched people lose over a hundred pounds in less than a year, and then take 3-6 months to lose the last five, working really hard and not cheating the whole time. This isn't meant to discourage you, but to let you know that not losing anything in Phase 1 (the whole 2 weeks) isn't unexpected if you only have five pounds to lose. The idea is to get rid of cravings. If that happens, it makes it easier to stick to a healthy eating plan (for life!) and that will, eventually, lead to weight loss.

Hope you can take some of this to heart and think about why you think you need to lose five pounds so quickly. It's not good for your health, now or later. :hug: