what should i eat to break a plateau?

I would add weight lifting instead of changing your eating.

How much water do you drink every day. If you find yourself reaching that plateau time, reach for some water and drink as much as you can stand during the day. I've worked myself up to between 14-16 cups per day. Also if you plateau, you might want to switch up your work out a bit. If you're doing zumba try some other form of exercise(running or walking, bike riding, whatever). Also I don't know how many calories you take in per day but try to increase them for a day or so. Just wanted to throw those ideas out there.

This could be as simple as the weather change. Your body knows that winter is coming and will try harder to conserve its fat stores. There are LOTS of variables that could have affected it. Did you get less sleep in the past few weeks? Have you been under more stress, maybe from the upcoming holidays? Have a harder than usual TOM? All of those things can release hormones that inhibit weight loss. Just keep on doing what has worked for you in the past, and have faith! It should continue working even if it slows down a bit due to those other factors. Personally, any week that I lose *anything,* I count that as a win! It's better than the alternative!

If you really do hit a plateau (which I define as "not losing anything for 3 or more weeks straight") you could try lowering your overall calories, adjusting your carb/fat/protein ratios, or as you said, varying your workout. People have had success with all of those strategies.

Good luck!

I read an article about counting calories on a weekly basis rather than daily. Example: If your alloted calories are 1500 you might eat 1800 one day, 1300 the next, 1500 the next . . . It suppose to keep your body guessing like changing your work out it does. I haven't tried it, but I thought it made sense, and I'm thinking about giving it a try.

I have been on my weight lost journey for almost 4 months now and every week I've always lost around 1 1/2-2 lbs a week.the last 2 weeks though I struggled to lose 2 lbs. I am 219 at 5' 3" so i still have some more weight to lose. I worried that I'm about to hit a plateau. When i workout I hit the treadmill for about 70- 90 minutes and figured my body got use to it so i started zumba but nothing yet. I heard about zig zagging calories and thought about trying that, but would I eat?

It's difficult to fully analyze your situation, because you might not be having a problem. Make sure you're eating an adequate amount of protein, carbohydrates, and fats. You'll want to make sure you're getting an adequate amount of fiber in your diet too. How often are you sneaking food without logging it? Are you drinking alcoholic beverages? Some people suggested that you lift weights, which is a good idea. When you're first starting the weight-loss process, it happens pretty fast. As time goes by, it becomes harder to lose weight.

make sure you are eating enough. I added more fat to my diet because I was under every day on my fat intake. I was going into starvation mode. As soon as I got my fat intake where it was suppose to be the weight came off again.

You eat a lot of garbage and processed food --- I bet if you turn on your sodium you will be shocked.
My guess is you're retaining a ton of water. You don't get enough protein either.
1200 is probably far too low but I mentioned that earlier.

There's no possible way to accurately count calories consuming processed foods....too many variables built in, and personally, still losing 2 lbs in 2 weeks is nothing to complain about imo.