You sound like me! There's nothing that gets me motivated like some good, old-fashioned, vanity. I love for people I haven't seen in a while to see me and go, "Holy cow...." That unspoken "competition" within myself always gives me a good kick in the butt I need to bust that plateau. I know I'm going to sound like a broken record, but hitting the weights helped me get past my last plateau. Not so much on the scales, but in my clothes. They looked so much better on me after about 2-3 weeks. YOU CAN DO THIS!!! :-)