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Allison, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you for taking my call. You're welcome.

I was calling to see if you might have to be able to give me some advice

i've been on a weight loss journey for the last year and i've hit a plateau and um i'm struggling

how to move forward and continue to make progress i've been struggling for a long time and i'm

it is extremely typical for bodies to hit a set point plateau and stay there.

Short periods of time, middle periods of time, lots of time.

That's normal.

But would you say that at this point you're healthier than you were two years ago?

Yes.

Would you say, would you say, would you say that you look better than you did two years ago?

Yes.

Well, that requires a celebration, not a downward-facing mouth.

This may taper off, this may stay this way.

This may be as good as it gets, but it's certainly better than it was.

And the body and hormones and metabolism do strange things.

Some people can lose things fast, and some people taper.

I have a friend who is working diligently on this.

I mean diligently.

And has plateaued.

But he looks better and feels better than he ever did.

So sometimes we need to settle for better, not perfect.

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