Plateaus Still Happen and They Still Suck

Just a quick update to my PLATEAUS SUCK post from a few months ago. I am stuck again but that’s not going to make me give up. I am LIVING MY LIFE! My life does not revolve around a number on the scale. Even though I am less than 20lbs from my original goal weight I am not stressing about my weight in numbers. Instead I am measuring my progress through my abilities.

Since losing 100lbs I am ABLE to:

Run 2 miles without walking (on a good day)

Jump

Cross my legs

Reach all of my body parts

Change my tennis shoes in the driver’s side of my car

Flip a fricken tractor tire

Hold a plank for 2+ minutes

Squat, kneel, bend

Stand on my HANDS

Climb stairs carrying 30lbs of dog food without getting winded

Ride roller coasters

Whitewater kayak

DO anything with adult-sized weight restrictions

See my muscles and feel my bones

LIVE! I CAN LIVE, LIVE, LIVE!

This is all that matters to me. Sure sometimes I get caught up in the number…SOMETIMES. Sometimes I get frustrated with the “look” of my body. But every day I am GRATEFUL for what my body can DO! IT CAN LIVE!

Focus on living and the number on the scale will become obsolete.

And just in case you were wondering…here is a visual of all of my weight loss plateaus over the last year…