Stuck

Two posts in one day technically, crazy I know but like I said the other day, there are several posts floating around in my head and I have a chance again to get one out.

I have been SO CLOSE to being under 200 pounds for so long now but I just can't seem to cross that line. It's starting to get VERY frustrating. I had originally hoped to cross that milestone for my birthday. A few weeks before the big day I had gotten down to 207 but I new there was no way for me to lose the last 7 pounds in time. I was ok with that because at least I was close. Well, here we are two months later and I am still just close. I know that a lot of it is due to a normal plateau since I lost about 30 pounds in 4 months but it is still frustrating. I have been trying to break the plateau but I haven't been as on point with my food lately as I should so I am maintaining more than losing now. I have fluctuated a little these past few months but it has never gone up more than 2 or 3 pounds and then I will stick there, lose a little, stay there, go up a little and the cycle repeats. A couple weeks ago I finally got down to 202.5. I was so happy and sure that I was finally going to make it. Nope, a few days later I was back at 204 and I haven't seen anything lower since then.

Unfortunately, because I have been frustrated I have let my eating slip a little more. It hasn't been horrible but I have been eating more carbs and less protein than I should. I had gotten really good about making sure dinner each night was mostly protein and veggies and if there were carbs, it was a small gold potato. Lately, I have not been getting nearly enough protein in my diet which I know isn't helping me build muscle with Insanity. The good thing though is that I recognize the problem and I know how to fix it. Even though eating a Krispy Kreme donut yesterday wasn't the most help to my plan, it also isn't the only reason I'm stuck so there is no reason to beat myself up over it. I need to make sure I am still allowing myself a little indulgence here and there to help me stay on track. I think I was so focused on hitting my goal for my birthday, I cut out the cheats I allowed myself before and I felt so deprived that I over did it after the big day.

As I enter into month two of Insanity, I am trying to refocus on my nutrition because I know it will be a big part in how successful this month is. Also, now that the end is somewhat in sight for it, I am starting to focus and plan more for what I will start to do with my running. I had a plan already set up but I found a new one through RunKeeper that I really like. It's their beginner HM plan, which I know I'm not a beginner, but I like the layout of it and the miles that it covers. It's a little different than Galloway but not by a lot. The  main thing is that you run one more day a week by having back to back runs on the weekends. I like that because I know that it will help me prepare for the two back to back races I have coming up with Tink and Princess. It's a 16 week program and if I start it the end of this month, it ends on the weekend I will be running the RnR San Antonio. Plus the training run on ToT weekend is 10 miles so it works out perfectly.(This reminds me that I owe you a post about all the races I have lined up starting this fall.)

I'm hoping that as I start to seriously focus on these things I will find my groove with food again. Once I get settled back in, I know that I will finally hit the milestone I have been waiting so long to reach.