271.6 Pounds. Up 1.0 pounds today. Down 3.4 pounds this week. Failure.

Yesterday was a failure. It could have been worse, in fact, I've had a lot of days worse than that, but I still consider it a failure. 

Yesterday I failed because I didn't keep my eye on the ball. I wasn't committed to sticking with my plan. I failed in all three areas of my plan and so gaining 1 pound on the scale this morning was not a surprise, it was expected. 

The one part of my plan I don't feel bad about not following was sleep. I got to bed late and I got up early this morning, and I didn't sleep well during the night. This all culminated in my getting about 5 hours of sleep. Failing to follow the 2 other parts of my plan are on me. I ate after 5 p.m. and I ate too much. Also, I didn't exercise. 

Here it is a Saturday and I'm thinking about exercise. I am really feeling the need to get into biking, and more than just on my indoor recumbent bike. The weather in Minnesota has been really rainy the past month, but it looks like that is about to change, so this is my time to think about getting on the bike and getting the exercise that I need. I'd like to find others to bike with, and I need to get a new bike, so we'll see how that all goes. I think I'll address that in my next Monday Motivation article. 

Today is going to be a difficult day. It is a Saturday and I don't have a routine to keep me busy. That means that I am likely to eat too much if I'm not careful. We have friends that are staying with us and we will be making some wonderful food. I need to keep from eating like a pig tonight. Between the rainy weather and having friends with us, I don't know that I'll be getting any exercise. If nothing else, I hope to get 8 hours of sleep tonight. We'll see what happens, and we'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning!