Plateaus... Isn't that a geography thing?

If you have ever lost weight for a significant time and then you just STOP then you know where I am going with this one. I would lose 5 lbs some months and 0 another. No matter how I ate or worked out. My body is just fun that way apparently. This month, thanks to the awesome case of strep throat I received for Thanksgiving, I was able to get past a plateau. But what fun is that? I didn't eat for 5 days. Ok well it was a little fun when I looked at the scale, but soooo not worth not eating Thanksgiving dinner. Anorexic people are insane, sorry, but they are..I love food way too much to ever just stop eating.. I don't know any secrets to get past a dieting plateau, and I have searched the web and tried all kinds of plateau advice (none worked). So I just keep pressing forwards, because even if I am not getting the results I want RIGHT NOW, I know that I am still doing what is healthy for my body. So don't give up if you have a week of zero loss, just keep trying, your body will catch up with your hard work. If it never does all I can suggest is changing it up. =)