Its here...the dreaded plateau

Can I break through?? I'm not sure. The week I started to work out was when this all began. It is about to be three weeks that I stay the exact same weight even though I started working out and stayed within my calories. When I say the same weight, I mean the same weight. There is no difference in my weight that is shown on the scale. It may be that I might be building muscle, or maybe I’m doing something wrong. I don’t really know, but what I do know is that I see and feel a difference. I won’t let this plateau make me give up. Hopefully it is only temporary. I have been reading online that when you come to this point you should lower your calorie intake by 200. I honestly cannot do that because that would put me under 1200 calories and I know that is not healthy. Another suggestion that I read was to increase the amount of time I work out. I will start doing that this week and add in an extra 15 to 30 minutes. Hopefully in about two weeks I see a little more change. I’m not going to lie and say that this plateau isn’t affecting me negatively, because it is. I have had those moments where I want to give up, but then I think all my hard work will be for nothing so I don’t quit. 22 pounds in two months is a great achievement and it’s something I should be proud of, which I am. Hopefully the little changes I make to my daily routine will help. Mostly what helps me keep going are the not scale victories that I encounter. This can be when I pick a fruit instead of a cookie or drink water instead of juice. Knowing that whose little changes will be something that help me with this lifestyle change is what keeps me going. After all it’s not a short term diet it’s a lifestyle change. Hopefully I will soon break through.