The dreaded plateau

I'm being a bit presumptive. I only gained half a pound this week, and we're only half way through the week. So there's no reason to assume that I will plateau. I could easily have a loss this week. But I've been doing the usual, weighing myself each morning. And there's no movement as yet. Yeah, I shouldn't panic and I'm continuing to follow my 1200 calorie a day limit, but I can't help getting ahead of myself.

Of course, it's far too early to be thinking along these lines. If I'd stayed the same or gained for three or four weeks in a row, then I could try a new strategy. But there's no harm in assessing what I'm eating at the minute. I definitely haven't had the same amount of home cooked, proper meals in the evening. If TMM has been working, I've thrown together a plate of food,which while within calorie allowance, hasn't been great, nutritionally speaking, high in additives and salt normally. With that in mind, even though The Main Man was working late last night, I cooked a well balanced meal last night. Quinoa with pork, onions, mushrooms and green pepper. And the obligatory garlic. Mmmm. I know it doesn't look particularly appealing, looks a tad anemic actually, but it tasted bloody great :-) Is it just me though? Am I the only one who thinks that quinoa is the culinary equivalent of pubes in your food? The wee husks that separate from the seed as they cook look very pubey, short, curly and get stuck between your teeth :-) Still, it tastes good, and it's an interesting alternative to rice or pasta. 

Food of late, as I said, has been a little less healthy than when I first started losing weight again, five m onths ago (165 days ago, according to my "streak" on mfp) I've been at the DFM again. (Boo hiss!) Diet cola has long been a huge weakness of mine, hence TMM's name for it, Dark Fizzy Master. I've eaten a lot of cracker bread and low fat cheese with gherkins. I've made loads less veg soups.And my water intake has dropped, proportional to the increase in DFM.

There's plenty I could be doing better. I could certainly be using more sleep too. Blah!!! Talk about a work in progress. I wish I could get my "Run, Fat Bitch! Run" mindset back. That's a great book by Ruth Field. It's funny and a motivational kick up the bum. She espouses three super simple rules.

1. Run
2 .Drink water
3. Eat less crap

(I love that rule one has one word, rule two has two words and rule three has three words. I don't know it that was intentional, or if I've even remembered it correctly, but it appeals to my sense of symmetry. Teehee) 

The book is on my Kindle. I might reread it to try to boot myself up the bum.

All that said, I'm feeling positive today. I'm wearing my new Star Trek tee shirt, and it makes my norks look jolly splendid. :-D

My food is planned, and I'm meeting an old school friend after work. It's gonna be a good day. Toodles!