Work in Progress

Week number six.
Weigh-in number six.
11.5% through the year.

When I was going to the scales on Saturday morning, I was hopeful.

I stayed the same.

I wasn't very frustrated but i was disappointed.
I didn't really expect it.
Like I said in my previous post, I wanted at the very least one pound.
And I'm not going to lie, although i was planning to use most of my points on Saturday evening, I gave myself carte blanche.

On Saturday i ate 121 points (this did include alot of alcohol and a meal out after a three hour walk)
On Sunday (today) i ate 62 points.
I'm -13 for the week so far.

But the thing is, bizarre as this sounds, I don't regret it.
I had a lovely evening Saturday.
I even turned away (some!) food when I felt bloated, although I can't say the same for the alcohol sadly. But it was enjoyable and it was worth the points.
And, although i AM going to stick to plan this week, if i gain next week - Its okay to be disappointed, frustrated and annoyed, I just need to continue to work through it.

Possible reasons why i STS:
- I've taken to having hot chocolate with skimmed milk in the evening before bed - I'm wondering if the sugar is affecting me
- I haven't slept well this week - lack of sleep doesn't help me lose weight, in fact being honest I've felt down right exhausted this week
- I haven't been drinking any where near as much water as we should have, 3/4 drinks tops.
- I had a breakfast of protein every single day, whilst it was within my dailies - maybe this had an effect
- Complete lack of exercise other than walking to work
- Fruit and veg has been hit and miss, some days over, some days under.
- And finally, i used up all my weeklies

Hmmm... I think i might go back to writing a brief reflection/summary of the day to just help me be more aware of whats going on

The things that concern me the most is the exercise and the water then this should help with the sleep.
I have a litre bottle on my desk - I'm going to aim to drink three of these a day.
The exercise.... I know I need to fit this in somewhere, this is a life change i need to make.

I get up at 0630.
I leave my house at 0715.
I'm at work from 0800 until 1630.
I get home at 1700.
I cook/eat/cook until 1900.
By then I'm exhausted, I shower, I check emails, I read, I phone my OH and then watch TV for a bit and then fall asleep anywhere between 1100 and 0100.

I have a wii, just dance, wii fit, pilates, yoga, Davina exercise DVD's.
But I just can't seem to pluck the motivation to start to work this into my day-to-day life.

I've progressed a lot in terms of what i eat, but not in terms of exercise, i think i need to start branching out.