This plateau is killing me...

The good news is that I'm sub 235. That was a milestone for me. And I really did not ever think I would be at this weight. That bad news is that I'm still in the same general area. For the past month, I've been fluctuating between 233-225 and it's been kinda frustrating. Thanks to the support and the info that I read about all the time, I know it's common, and it take patience to bust through the plateau.

Through the research that I have done over the Internet about weight loss, and all aspects of it, I knew this was expected. To sum it up, everyone always reaches a plateau because after initial weight loss, the body wants to stay at a certain weight, because it's trying to balance out energy input and output. So it recalibrates at a certain weight. So knowing that, I knew that my current regimen that I was doing with my caloric intake was not going to cut it anymore. I could blame it on being the holiday season, and actually could be proud that I didn't gain anything significant over the season. But I was doing so good and to stop was kinda frustrating. But I also knew the whole time in the back of my head that I was on a plateau. I had a hypothesis. The body fat percentage I have now, I believe is the one I've had most of my life, especially in my youth. When I started to play more sports, I leaned out, and even though I was still overweight, I had a solid frame. I played running back in high school because I was big and had good speed. I feel that I'm at the body fat that I was in high school, but I was about 210-215. I'm currently at 230. So this is the body fat I think my body remembers and wants to stay at. So for me to lose weight, especially the final 25-30 pounds, I'm gonna have to work a little harder. This means that I have to be a bit more disciplined in my workout regimen and my intake. So last week, I made a change to lower my intake to 1400-1600 calories instead of my 1600-1900. And just that little change got me down to 228.5. So I'm optimistic about the results that I will see. My birthday is coming up, and have a goal to get to 223-225 by then. So if you're on your journey, and you experience this, this is when your mind comes into play. You have a few choices...you can give up, say you can't do it, and go back to your old self...you can say you're satisfied with your current weight and live and workout to stay at maintenance, or you can just fight through it and say you're determined to change your body, and work a little hard and be more focused on your weight loss. All I have to say is that you've come this far, and you feel much better, so why not go ahead and continue. And all it will take it just a few months of work. Then when you get to your ideal weight, you can live a maintenance lifestyle, but be more fit.