Anyway, you nailed the reasons for your plateau… sounds like there is a bit of stress in your life leading to the resumption of the old habit friends. It happens. We formed the less desirable habits over years, it’s all too easy to revert to them under stress. Take it a step at a time if you need to to get back on track.

Getting the exercise in will be tough at first… but will help with stress and sleep once you are in the habit! And yeah, sometimes you have to “walk away from the blog” and put your exercise and sleep first, LOL! Mind you, then, like me, you might feel guilty for posting less! But it’s like anything else… all in moderation!

Your post reminds me of the book I’m reading, “In Defense of Food”. The author talks about how all these diets have achieved the opposite of what they were intended to do. People are swayed back and forth depending on “new studies”, and new super nutrient, etc. But all we really need is go back to the basics: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” I usually stick to common sense with my eating, and (as my ancestors woul say) not eating stuff whose original source I don’t recognize on the food itself (e.g. processed food). The more I cook food from scratch for myself, the easier it is for me to manage my health…at least I think so.

Kryptonite - ha! nice analogy.

@Christine: I do a pretty good Sean Connery impression. I could record it and you can somehow wire it to the scale if you like.

I have to watch all the things you watch as well. Especially the bread. Bread is my kryptonite. Sleep is a distant memory with my little baby daughter in the house as well.

But yeah…take it one day at a time. That’s the key.

@Paul: Paul, my brother. Paul, my brother. Thank you my brother. Thank you for existing.

morning is best