Ex Foodie On The Edge Of The Weight Plateau

I am stuck! Yes, I have reached a plateau...I am can see the mountain top, but I have been stuck at 205 lbs for 9 days. I weigh myself daily...it keeps me focused on my end goal! The last nine days my scale has maintained a steady 205 lbs. I know I should be happy...I know, I do and I am happy to be able to wear some of my size 14 clothes again. So please bear with me...let me just grieve for this moment....for just one post.

What happened? As a foodie I gave up all that I love! Last weekend I went to DC with Ron and I did not indulge in my favorite restaurants. I even exercised! For crying out loud I ate nothing but veggies, no rice, no bread, nada...nothing I loved. I drove past my favorite old haunts...Butterfield 9, Zola’s; I did not go to Tara Thai's, which is my all time favorite! I sacrificed! I avoided Adams Morgan, Bilbo Baggins in Old Town and B. Smiths in Union Station. Folks I suffered! I helped my friend Tanya with an estate sale, I carried boxes and worked hard. Plus, I walked the entire perimeter of Hains Point in the cold, which should given me a pound off! Why I am still at 205 lbs? Okay, I am losing inches...but that is not as gratifying as seeing the numbers drop off the scale!

I have to lose 1 lb this week or I am going to make reservations at the Palm and eat an entire side of cow with a huge baked potato! I have been eating the equivalent of grass for weeks now! That alone should have helped me drop a few extra pounds. I go to the gym 3 times a week and I work out 1 day with a cute (albeit high priced) trainer. Hell, if I don’t lose a pound this week Amen the gorgeous trainer may get bitten. He does remind me of a filet mignon with a side of steamed broccoli...tempting and healthy!

What should I do? Please help...


Signed foodie on the edge of the weight plateau