Elizabeth – New posting method
Even though writing down a daily food menu is a wise idea, I find myself getting more and more behind in keeping up with it. I would like to use my posts as a method of self-reflection instead of just listing everything that I am doing or not doing.
I am not getting past this plateau that I have hit. I have stayed about the same weight now for over a month. I have tried not to get frustrated, but I know the reasons why this is happening. First of all, I haven’t been exercising as intensely as before. I’m lucky if I even get 3 days a week in. Our daugher has sleep only two nights through in the past 2 months. This makes it hard to function normally…it’s hard to even think about exercise.
This no-sleep thing has started a cycle with me. I feel like I need some kind of boost to help me through the day. I feel like I have become addicted again to Diet Dr. Pepper. This is really frustrating for me because I have caffeine headaches when I don’t give in. In addition, I want to prepare my body to get pregnant again this summer, and soft drinks (especially diet drinks) are not good for this.
Ideally, I would like to lose an additional 30 pounds before I get pregnant. I won’t be to my goal weight, but at least my body will be healthier for a baby. I think the only thing that is going to save me during the summer months is the fact that school is out. I won’t have any problem getting up to exercise early, and then if needed, take a nap later with my daughter.
For the meantime, I need to do my best to get as much exercise in as I can. What I am doing right now is at least keeping me at my current weight. If I can push through to lose a margin of a pound each week, I’ll be happy. I just need to be gentle with myself and not worry about it. When I worry about it, I find that my body retains weight even more.