Overcoming a Fat Loss Plateau

I've been at a plateau with my weight loss since January. I had put on a few pounds over Christmas and manage to lose it again fairly quickly but then I got stuck again but I didn't really notice it until this weekend just gone because I kept making excuses for myself - my brothers birthday, night out with friends, being sick with a cold, etc etc.

Anyway, I looked back over my log and was shocked to see just how long I have been going up and down just one or two pounds and not really making any solid progress. In reality this plateau has not just been since Christmas - it goes back to November! I find it really hard to diet in the winter time.

Here is what I am doing: I'm making a commitment to myself to take the following steps for one week only and then I'll re-evaluate:

1) I will stick to my diet 100%. So far I've been cheating and I know it
2) I'll do my cardio every weekday morning
3) I'll swap 3 weight training sessions at home (which I often skip) for 5 at lunchtimes

That's two more weight training sessions than I'd usually do but it also has the added advantage that I'm far less likely to skip it because I don't like being stuck in the office all day so I look forward to going to the gym at lunch. As for the diet, I've been cheating so much! I wrote a diary of my cheating for a few days and I was going over by as much as 200-300 calories on some days on all those little things that you don't count!

Lastly, and this may seem a bit odd, but I've decided that reaching my bodyfat goal is the single most important goal in my life right now. I've written out a statement in big letters saying exactly what my goal is, the date for its achievement, and exactly what I'm commited to do in order to achieve it. I printed it out, laminated it and stuck it on my fridge! Furthermore I'm going to read it out loud every day lol!