Yes, weight plateaus are the worst. But anything worth having is worth spending the time on.... 75 pounds lost--you must be pretty happy with how you're looking!

I know what you mean about the heartfelt apology. When my H came back he'd sometimes mutter "sorry" with shame, but that didn't begin to address all the different kinds of pain he'd put me through. At the time, I wished he could acknowledge all of them.

By the time he was able to process his behaviour, so much time had passed that, although I did get apologies for some things, there were lots more that he couldn't remember (an effect of no longer being depressed), or that didn't seem real to him anymore (because his brain chemistry had changed). There are a few things I'd still like him to say--but they won't mean anything unless it's his choice/realization). On the whole, though, I reached a point where I didn't need all those apologies about the past, because the present felt much more important, and satisfying.