How I increased the pace of my weight loss without cutting c

Fellow MFPers,

I started trying to lose weight in July 2011. Since then, I had lost an average of 1.4 lbs a week. But there was a lot of losing and gaining the same amount over and over again. I felt that if I were a little more regimented about my life, I could prevent most of the ups and downs, and lose a little more every week. So, for the last 3 weeks, I have been trying the following plan, and have succesfully increased my weight loss to 1.7lbs/week:

1. Getting 8 hours of sleep every night. No exceptions.
2. Drinking 8+ glasses of water everyday. No exceptions.
3. Sticking to calorie limit (1400-1600 calories, approximately 100g of carbs, 100-140g of protein, minimum 25g of fiber). I worked with my dietician to come up with these numbers for my particular physical needs. My BMR is 1600. I did not cut my calories (I was eating in this range before these 3 weeks).
4. Doing 60 minutes of cardio 5 times a week (Zumba, walking, elliptical, stationary bike etc.) No exceptions.
5. Strength training for lower body and abdoments 3 times a week. I injured my wrist recently, so no strength training for my upper body.
6. Doing 10 minutes of yoga everyday. Unfortulately, after a couple of weeks of this, I got really bored and stopped doing yoga.
7. Taking at least 5000 steps a day to keep my NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) up. I wear a pedometer, and if the number at the end of the day is lower than 5K, then I hop on my treadmill in front of the TV and walk until I reach 5Kl). No exceptions.
8. Taking multi-vitamins and fish oil every day. No exceptions.

I am sharing this in the hope that someone will find this list helpful. Please remember that not everyone responds to the same activities similarly. So this may or may not help you (and you should always consult your doctor if you want to change something up). But this really helped me increase my fat loss, and I wanted to share.

Best of luck to every one of you, and Happy New Year!!