Hey Mag,

    I feel your pain. I've been at a standstill for months. It's frustrating and yet really, what are the options? I was working with a trainer doing strength training so my head knew that I was building muscles (which I KNOW boosts my metabolism and muscles weight more than fat but I was STILL frustrated), keeping a food journal, upping my activity...all that stuff. Nothing. It got so that when I weighed in (I do Weight Watchers), I was getting really pissed off. I decided to not weigh in for 6 weeks...just to continue going to the meetings and staying mindful. I wish I could tell you that when I stepped on that scale at the 7 week mark that I had a loss, but nope. It did come though, later than I would have liked, but a loss did come. Now, I have to say also, that in the meantime while the scale was not budging was when my clothing sizes were dropping away so I knew SOMETHING was happening...it just wasn't at the scale. My best advice is to be patient with yourself, try new things, take an honest look at your intake and activity levels and see how your clothes are fitting.

My activity for the day: Moving boxes and 60 minutes of power yoga (and she kicked our asses tonight...my mat was so slippery with sweat that I slid halfway off during child pose [rest time])!!! It's all good...very, very GOOD!

Michelle