losing steam really fast.

God plateaus suck! Feel free to add me to your fl for support

Don't lose hope..you've come this far. Maybe you should reduce the lifting for awhile and focus on the cardio. Also it's harder to burn calories the smaller you get. How are you feeling in general? If you feel better then you did before you lost the weight that's as important as the total amount of weight you lose. If you don't and you're feeling fatigued or unwell then a trip to the doctor might be in order. There could be something else going on that's caused you to stop losing weight.

I know what it's like to feel like you don't have support around you. Unfortunately our friends and family can be our worst enemies when it comes to change and self evolvement. It can make others uncomfortable to see us improve ourselves because they are unhappy with themselves. This is very toxic to those of us who eat for comfort or because we dont feel loved. You have inside of you everything you need to accomplish your goal....don't forget that.

Please don't give up!!! You have come SO FAR & you are doing great!!!! I am kind of in a plateau right now too...if I had a 6 month plateau I would be so discouraged too. I am lucky to have great support & I know it is that MUCH harder without it. I tried for over a year to lose weight on my own & finally I joined a gym where they had group personal training. It is fun to work out with a group (good way to make friends who like to work out too) & it makes you accountable, plus it is less expensive. That was the only thing that has helped me. Part of the training included a nutritionist & she helped me see how poorly I was eating. Since you are already on mfp, I imagine you are on top of the nutrition part. I find that if I include a "splurge" day in my week, it helps me not feel deprived & it gives me a break from always being so regimented. I need to be regimented for the most part, but it does help to have a break. If you are so tired and fatigued, maybe you should have a rest day built in...even if the "rest" is talking a walk instead of hitting it hard at the gym. If that shakiness continues, I would go see a doctor...you could be anemic... Also, please remember that the same amount of weight in muscle is much denser than the same amount of fat, so even though the scale won't show it, you actually look smaller. That took me years to finally understand. A lot of people on here say eat more & the weight will melt off, but I am still too chicken to try that At any rate, you are doing AWESOME & don't let anyone or anything stand in your way...YOU are SO WORTH IT!!!

Try logging your food.

Believe in yourself and you'll fly high...
It doesn't matter what people say...
It doesn't matter how long it takes...
It only matters how true you are ...
Be true to yourself and follow your heart..

You are doing an awesome job!! You can do it!!

I think you need to change your exercise routine. Add more intense cardio. Your muscles are used to elliptical by now and don't burn as many calories any more. You need to challenge them with something else. Try Turbo Jam or, my favorite, Janet Jenkins Bikini Boot Camp - killer. Also there are a lot of kickboxing tapes - try those. And please keep logging the calories on weekends, even if you go way over. I do most of the weekends but still log them all. When I see how much I went over it makes me want to try to be better next week. I know it sound lame but it works for me.

Would you rather stay on the plateau, or gain back what you have lost?

Remember, it took you a long time to get to this point; it is going to take a while to lose the weight.

Hang in there.

It looks like you've already lost a lot of weight, so maybe you've lost most of the "easy" weight. The last few pounds are much harder to lose that the first, for a few reasons. Now that you're lighter when you do cardio such as running/swimming/zumba you're moving less weight and therefore burning less calories. Also as you lift weights your body becomes more efficient at performing the excercises, and then burns less calories. Changing your routine by either increasing intensity using something like HIIT or an Insanity workout could help you break the plateau, and if your weight lifting has also plateau'd (how are your gains in that area?) then it might be time to either take a break or considering a deload.
The worst thing about plateau's is they never feel like they'll end but the best advice is to consider your diet first (how many calories are you eating, how much fat, how many carbs, etc.) especially making sure that you're getting enough water and not UNDEReating. If everything seems like its fine with your diet THEN think about changing your exercise routine or even taking a break for a week, just to give your body a chance to reset.

If you have been exercising a lot, and not eating enough, the tiredness and shakes is what will result, obviously. Your body can only cope with so much and will react to not being treated properly, whether that be overeating, overexercising or undereating. I suggest you make sure you are netting at least 1200 calories a day from healthy, nutritious foods, and cut down your exercise a bit for a while. I have heard that others have actually broken their plateaus by having a week long exercise break.

track what ur eating... go see a doc & make sure all's ok in your body, since you've lost a significant amount of weight. make sure you eat back exercise calories bc your body may be going into starvation mode if ur not eating enough... feel free to add me