Breaking Barriers in Weight Loss

Posted by Suzanne Lilly

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I considered naming this post, "Diet is a Four Letter Word," or "Get Thee Off My Hips," or even, "Smashing the Scale." While those titles accurately convey my feelings as I check my weight this morning, I thought they sounded a bit violent. But still. Watching my bathroom scale drop from the top of a tall building and smash into a thousand tiny pieces would be so satisfying right now.

You see, my DH and I started a new diet together. It's a plant based diet, and promises fabulous health,  miraculous weight loss, and a return of youthful vigor from days of yore.

My DH has lost fifteen pounds.

He's ecstatic, doing the Tom Cruise on Oprah Winfrey's Couch Dance, because each time he weighs in, the scale edges down a little closer to his goal. He's crowing and strutting and turning sideways in front of mirrors. When he steps on the scale, he sees this:

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I'm very happy for him. He looks and feels fabulous. I shared his jubilation when I lost a couple of pounds, too. Now when I step on the scale, this is what I see:

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My scale has stopped going down. It must be broken, because it's edging back up. I haven't cheated. I've been faithful. I just finished my umpteenth bowl of watermelon on this "eating plan" aka weight loss diet, because watermelon is filling and almost no calories. I've lost count of the salads I've munched on, and I've become a vegan recipe hoarder.

I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do, and the scale is refusing to cooperate. But I'm going to hang in there. I don't want anymore clothing shopping trauma. I'm sticking with this thing and I'm going to break through the barrier of stagnant weight loss.

Even if it means tossing that *&%$ scale off the roof.

Do you know any great diet secrets to share?