25lbs is a huge accomplishment. Don’t be down on yourself. If you make your goal of another 10-15 by the end of the year great, but if you don’t that’s ok too. Progress is what counts not the number.

You have no idea how much you have helped me in the past year. It is a constant struggle for me. I have to re-learn how to properly eat. That being so stuffed it hurts is not normal. You helped me to take that first step, and for that I will always be eternally grateful. You can do this CeCe!

One of my Weight Watcher leaders said something that’s so common sense and yet so damn hard to take to heart: This weight didn’t come on over night, and it’s not going to get lost over night.

If only it were that easy, right?

A few things you need to ask yourself CeCe…. Are you finding yourself in a rut as far as what you’re eating? If you’re eating the same things over and over, your body may have acclimated itself to your menu choices. Same thing with exercise. Can you push through a wall somewhere? Instead of Zumba, try yoga. Instead of swimming, try spinning. If you can, eat royally during the day. Eat like a queen for breakfast, a princess for lunch, and a pauper for dinner. Etc. etc. etc., yada yada yada.

And now I’m off to practice what I preach.

I second the comment about switching what you’re eating and trying a different kind of exercise than what you’ve been doing. Sometimes your body can become accustomed to what you’ve been doing if you’re essentially doing the same thing all the time. Sometimes, all you need is to switch things up a bit and it will give your weight loss efforts a boost.

I lost about 50 pounds with Weight Watchers a few years ago, and shaking things up always proved to be a good thing when my weight loss stalled.

The ladies are right on all counts.

Switch it up and you might see something change on your scale.

But I’d caution strict watching of the scale. How you feel, how your clothes fit, and remind yourself that building muscle weighs more.

But only you know if you’ve relaxed your eating/exercising plans.

As one of the 2 readers who acknowledged you inspired, just keep on walking through those dark moments.

I know what you mean and I feel I’m sort of in a similar situation right now. Last year I lost 50 lbs and while I’m very proud of myself for this, I still wish to lose another 15-20 lbs, but I haven’t been able to accomplish that this year. I keep playing with 5 lbs back and forth, but I haven’t been able to go back down and it’s one of the most frustrating feelings. Someone told me that I probably just need to switch my exercise program because now my body is used to the one I’ve been doing for so long, but I’m having a really hard time motivating myself to do anything else. Especially now that it’s cold and winter’s coming fast (Canada, eh, hello snowy winter!). I know how you feel girl, you’re not alone! But we can’t give up, not yet!!!

I had the exact same expectations for my 2011 weight loss. I started in February and I lost 30 pounds really quickly. Then I had a friend visit and I fell off the wagon and I haven’t been back on it consistently since June. I’ll go a week and then have a splurge. Right now I’m at a 25 pound loss and I REALLY want to lose at least 10 more before January.

But if I don’t that’s ok…because at least I didn’t gain 25 pounds this year like I did last year.

Good luck getting motivated.