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Leading up to January 2008, I ballooned from 155ish pounds to 190. I joined Weight Watchers for the first time and successfully lost 20 pounds. And then I got stuck at 170 pounds for two months. And then I got laid off from my job. And then I got a new job. And then I gained 10 of those 20 pounds back.

In April 2009, I decided I needed to get back on track. I didn’t sign up for WW again, but I did hit the pavement and I started eating more mindfully.

In that time, I went from running 0 miles to running 12. Soon to be 13. 1. I have run 5 races, and I’ve already signed up for numbers 6, 7, and 8. And those are just in October.

Clearly, my brain and my body likes to run. But as I run farther and faster than I have ever run before, my weight loss has stalled.

65 days ago, I posted about a great accomplishment: I got under 170 pounds. 168.8, to be exact. And 65 days later, I still weigh 168.8 pounds.

I workout between 4 and 6 days a week. Generally, my eating is okay. I may not make the best decisions all of the time, but I eat better than when I weighed 155 pounds. I’ve gotten so desperate that I haven’t had an alcoholic beverage in two weeks in hopes that it may have been holding me back.

Nothing.

I have plateaued. I am scared. And I don’t know what to do.