Plateau?

The worse thing about changing your lifestyle: when the "change" becomes "normal" and stops working. I went three days, perfectly perfect (as far as diet is concerned) and didn't lose a pound.

I figured I had plateaued.

Off to Google I was. One way to fix a plateau was to eat only fruits and vegetables because they keep the digestive system running on fewer calories. Bad thing was, that's what I've been doing. I guess that's how I lost a good 40 pounds without hitting this problem. Another suggestion was to eat normally (1200 to 1500 calories).

The only problem with this was that, even though you know you have to do it, the guilt still gets to you. Not to mention the fact that your stomach isn't used to food like it used to be. What was supposed to be a one-day speed bump turned into a two-day disaster. Day one, I ate normally, but unwillingly vomited most of it out. My stomach was torn apart. I figured that didn't count as a normal day.

Day two went a LOT better, though I think I skipped dinner out of habit.

The past two days, I've been sticking to my usual diet of 300 calories a day.

Even though I've been good, I'm terrified to look at the scale. I don't want to know the damage those two days did. After the days, weeks of dieting, I'm not about to find out exactly how many days were wasted. Maybe tomorrow I'll look at the scale.... Maybe not. Maybe the next day.

On the plus side, I made my bracelet. Stay focused, stay strong.

STAY STRONG, STARVE ON

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Calories:

• Lunch: 2 cups almond milk = 120 calories, 5 grapes = 17 calories

• Dinner: 1 cup Acai juice = 100 calories, 15 grapes = 51

Total: 288