[heidrun]

You are totally right about that the lack of sleep is causing the plateau. In fact I have begun to lose weight WHEN I made sure to get enough sleep, and from now on I will continue to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep.

I think the problem of not getting enough sleep was not that I was going to bed late. The problem was that I woke up after 4-5 hours of sleep and was so wide awake that I couldnt sleep anymore. Its summer time in Iceland now, and because we are so near the north pole it is actually daylight 24 hours. I think this whole nation has a kind of seasonal manic-depression. In winter when there are max 3-5 hours of daylight (and if its raining or cloudy we dont get proper daylight, just a twilightzone that turns into night) then EVERYBODY sleeps a lot more then in other seasons. We kind of hybernate like bears, just cuddle up in the darkness and sleep. Then in summer when there is daylight all the time people get very active and dont sleep as much as in winter. I know even people that sleep only 1-3 hours a night the whole summer but dont feel tired. I always get kind of hyper in the summer, and one thing I always struggle with is getting enough sleep. Just imagine if you had to sleep when the sun is actually shining outside at midnight.

Now the days are getting shorter and we actually get at least twilight instead of sunshine at midnight. And yes I am going to sleep more, dont want to hit a plateau again soon.