We've all been there. You've been dropping pounds left and right for a while, but all of a sudden your weight hits a plateau. You can't lose anything, except your patience.

Weight loss plateaus are more than frustrating, though. They're dangerous because we sometimes get totally off track when they hit. Instead of keeping up the pace, we can lag or lose focus.

American Chronicle recently posted some helpful hints on getting past plateaus and back to your weight loss.

Writer Alien Sheng suggests exercising more and shaking up your eating regime. Check out the full article to get more tips.

And feel free to let me know how you get past plateaus. I'm sure I hit one sooner or later, too.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com