I have always been one to give up as soon as weight loss got hard. It has happened so many times that I will start out strong and then give up.
Well, after losing 26 pounds I plateaued. Stuck at 222 for 2 1/2 weeks. I know that's not a long time as far as plateaus go, but I have never stuck through one before. I give up when I plateau, that's just how I've always been.
But not this time. I kept with my healthy eating, I kept exercising, and on Wednesday I weighed in at 218! Down FOUR pounds for a grand total of 30 pounds lost so far. I am so proud of myself! I didn't give up. I'm more proud of that than the 30 pounds I've lost. I didn't give up when it got hard and frustrating and I'm really proud of that. That's definitely a success story.
Congratulations and THANK YOU for reminding me of how frusterated I was the last time a plateaued. This thread was just the kind of thing I needed to remind myself to work through it!! This is a HUGE successes, because situations like these get us to the goal at the end!!
Kudos to you Gray Eyed Girl!
Not only did you push past the plateau but you managed to frame it as success!!! You should be super proud of yourself!
I don't know about you, but I usually reserve the word success for the big dramatic stories and never to myself. This is a huge success! Thanks for sharing the inspiration and motivation!
Thank you, I'm just very excited. And I do think that it IS a success, because a plateau has been the thing to derail me every single time I've ever tried to lose weight. This time it didn't, and I'm really proud of that.
Gray eyed girl - I'm sooo with you! The other time I treid to lose weight (about 7 yrs ago), as soon as the weight stopped dropping off, I thought I must be doomed to be fat. My body wants to be fat and I gave up. I think I'm plateauing now - I've only lost .5 lbs in 3 weeks but I am still sticking with it because I have so much further to go and I will do it this time! Your story is an inspiration and I will keep you in my thoughts as I persist. Congrats on your success!!!
I have a fear that every time I lose a pound, it will be the last pound that I ever do. I know it's silly, but I still can't believe that I'm really losing weight. I haven't really hit a plateau yet, more than say a couple weeks worth, but I am scared of what will happen when I do. Congrats on working through yours!
My first (small) success story
You should be super proud of yourself! 
but I am still sticking with it because I have so much further to go and I will do it this time! Your story is an inspiration and I will keep you in my thoughts as I persist. Congrats on your success!!! 
