re-adjusting

I've been holding steady at my current weight for the past few weeks. I haven't gained any weight, but I'm also not losing much. Plateaus are a fact of weight loss, there will be periods where the weight won't fall off like it had done previously. I'm just disappointed that it happened only 30 pounds into my weight loss regime.

I've also noticed a few of my old habits trying to sneak back into my life, and I'm stopping them in their tracks today. For the past few days, I've been staying up later, which is a no-no, and I've been eating a bowl of cereal every night before bed, another no-no. Those habitual problems are down the drain. Eating before bed makes it harder to sleep because instead of resting, your body is digesting the food and then of course your metabolism is down while you're sleeping, so nothing is being burned off, it's just being left on your body all night.

This leads to my detrimental habits of sleeping for ten+ hours, not feeling rested, rolling out of bed and running into work, eating haphazardly. This isn't going to happen. The thirty pounds are staying off, and seventy more are going to follow.

I'm excited, looking forward to a happier and healthier me that is down the road. I look at pictures of girls and I realize that I will eventually look how I want, and I will feel confident and be able to smile and glow like they do. I'm not looking at them and wanting to have their body, oh no, I'm looking at them and I want their confidence! I want someone to be able to take a picture of me, and I can smile and not worry about looking like a walrus in the picture. I can't wait for that day to get here, and I know it's within my grasp.

There's a lot of work ahead, but I've made it this far. I'm not turning back now. This plateau is not going to trip me up. I'm running right past it and continuing up!

My plans to get over the plateau:
Work out BEFORE work and on my dinner break at work. I've been skipping my workout before work, and I think that early boost to my metabolism is very important and greatly enhanced my weight loss, so I have to get back on it.

I'm not eating before bed, and starting my day with a quick breakfast such as toast or yogurt or fruit. Eating breakfast is very important. It doesn't have to be anything heavy, just a quick bite to break the fast from sleeping. I've been skipping breakfast, so I have to start eating breakfast again.

Other than those things, I'm going to stick to the path I'm on, and just do harder workouts, since my normal workouts aren't working me as well.

Onward and upward! :D