Couple of weeks off..........maybe breaking through the wall

The last few weeks have been somewhat of a struggle. Long story short, I didn't lose a thing for a few weeks. This week, however, weighed in today...........255.
That's two pounds down from where I had been for a long, long while (at least it seemed like that).
I felt like I have been in a plateau area for a while and, quite frankly, have been pretty discouraged, so much so that I have neglected writing this blog, which I really didn't want to do. It is just so hard when you work your ass off, work out, eat the way you believe is right, deny yourself even when you want to eat the paint off the freakin walls because you're so hungry, and you look down at that damn scale and........boom, no change.
It also hurts because, let's face it, I have lost 33 pounds as of now and I am still 255. I need to lose another, what 45-55 pounds to really get to where I believe I need to be. When you're not losing anything week after week, it feels like the finish lines keeps getting pushed back.
But, seeing that scale go down to 255 this morning, that gives you the motivation to keep moving forward. Hopefully I can throw in a few 3-pounds down weeks here and really start to make progress.
What is amazing, though, is that changing routines will actually help. I firmly believe that changing my workout routine has really helped out. I am going about the same per week (4- 5 times) but I am not doing the same thing every day. Instead, I do full-body workouts on Monday and Saturday, intermittent on Wednesday and Thursday, and Sundays, mostly cardio and abs. I think, by mixing it up throughout the week, it will keep the body moving forward.
Eating habits? I've cut back at lunch. That's probably the only difference. I mean, last week I was actually pretty bad. Sunday (mother's day) I just pigged out like a freakin junkie. Went to dinner with mom and dad, ate what I wanted, drank what I wanted, then came home (it was still early) and went back out and got a 20-piece chicken mcnuggets from McDonalds. Ummm.......I felt like sh*t the next day. I hate that feeling.
Then, that Tuesday, had a big breakfast at a special breakfast meeting and a bigger-than-normal dinner. So, in other words, it wasn't a banner week yet I still lost two pounds.
I also believe, honestly, that God helped me out again this week. I had been a bad boy, doing something I shouldn't, and I think eliminating that helped me get back on track. Hey, it's what I believe and the results are there to prove it.
I had set up a vision of being down to 248 within the next two weeks. I don't know if I can make seven pounds in two weeks. If I can be about 250 in the next two weeks, I would be very happy. Just have to keep pushing forward.

Slow progress, but time to recommit to this thing

I haven't posted in two weeks (life just gets kinda crazy) but suffice it to say, there hasn't been a lot of movement. Sunday weigh-in today......257.
Two weeks, two pounds. I stayed the same last week, went down to 257 this week.
Look, two pounds is two pounds, but from April 1 through May 1, I went from 262 to 257. That's five pounds. That's not horrid, but that's not what I am looking for.
I know it's a marathon. I know it isn't about losing weight in one day, or even one month. But, after averaging 10 pounds the first two months, to go down to five pounds in April is disappointing.
Two things I need to do to get back on track. The first is, I am cleaning up a few things I have let go here the last few weeks. I have eaten a little more than I did, so time to get back to where I was before, on a strict calorie counter. Second, I am adding some more exercise. I am going to hit the gym four-five times a week, instead of three and then two at home. Need to hit the gym with more regularity. Right now, I am planning on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Of course, schedules can change. Thursdays might not be possible if work gets in the way, but I am going to try and stick to that schedule.
Finally, I am also changing up my routine working out. Instead of 20+ minutes of cardio, followed by weight training, followed by 10+ minutes of cardio, I am switching it: 10+ minutes of cardio, weight training, and 20+ minutes of cardio. Also, instead of focusing on two muscle groups, I am doing full-body exercises.
I'll have to see what that does, but by June 1 I have set the following goal: 248. I believe I can make it. That's 9 pounds. If I recommit, if I just believe, I'll be able to make it.