Doing my best

Argh! I a still at 164.4!!! This is really frustrating. I am nonetheless doing my best to drop down...

Here is my list of excuses why I haven't lost any weight in the past few weeks:

1. I fell off the food wagon a bit two weeks ago and have a hard time getting back on. I've been eating healthful food, but was craving sweets a lot.
2. I spent two full days sitting on my ass in a car, and most of the weekend driving from place to place.
3. Ever since the weather's been nice I have been spending a lot of time with friends after work, which messes up my eating and sleeping patterns a bit. On my own I eat dinner at about 6 pm and then go to bed at 10 pm so I can manage to go to the gym in the morning, but I've been eating closer to 7:30-8 pm and going to bed a little bit whenever and having a really hard time waking up.
4. I don't know why but my leg muscles are extremely achy.
5. I have been too busy in these last few weeks to go to zumba and volleyball.
6. Cringe... I have hit a plateau.

Okay, no for what needs to be done to get back on track:
1. I need to catch up on my sleep (I intend to go to bed early all week and sleep a lot this weekend if I can).
2. I need to cut back on sweets a little and cut out espressos during the day (because I take it with lots of sugar) and eat more veggies and slightly less fruit.
3. I need to keep alcohol to a minimum in this gorgeous patio weather.
4. I need to (and did today) avoid doing too much leg work in one day. I think I have strained my muscles.
5. I am playing volleyball today and a starting to play with a summer league on Wednesdays starting next week. I will try to go to zumba at least once a month.
6. I need to stay disciplined and focused on my goal because it's my own responsibility and no one else's. It's my health after all.

On that note, yesterday I ate pretty well but slacked a little. I did take a long walk at lunch, but couldn't manage going to the gym after work. I had a friend over for a BBQ again, this time we had burgers in pitas with tomatoes and avocado and lettuce and cheese mmmm. For dessert we had a big bowl of cantaloupe, mango, blackcurrants and raspberries. Our beverage of choice was POM juice with San Pellegrino and lemon. We watched the (disappointing) hockey game and American Idol :)

I went to bed a bit late in order to finish up my laundry, but I did get up for the gym this morning. I changed things up slightly, doing 40 minutes on the bike--I wanted to get to 300 calories burned according to the machine--and only arm work afterward to give my legs a break. I have volleyball tonight so my legs and bum will get a nice workout. I will continue to ease up on my legs for the rest of the week or until they feel normal again, and just stretch them often.

So even though I curse and yell at the scale in the morning like it's a sick joke, I am trying to concentrate on moving forward, not backward. I need to make it to June 15 and beyond, and I want to set the bar high for my June 15 goal. After that I still want to get to where I feel great, but I will be a little more forgiving. For now, I am fighting a battle with my own weaknesses and habits and I will prevail!