I need help getting back on track :(

Merci444

It all started with me wanting to give myself a "treat" so I got some coconut vanilla ice cream, it was sooo good, but I beliecve it's been since then that I have craved salt and sugar and have been making poor food choices. I have even been bad about recording what I am eating.

I just had some of my daughter's potato chips and I feel like looking for a snack

I am at a good weight and I want to lose 6 or 7 more. I'm afraid it will start to creep back up again.

caribougal

Hi. Sounds like you need a mental reset. You're feeling guilty, and eating Paleo shouldn't be about guilt. Easy to say, I know, and I've totally been where you are!

You're at a good weight, and this is a lifelong journey. A couple of days of "off-roading" isn't going to make you gain, but you do want to feel like you're in control, not the chips!

Make a mental declaration that you're back on track, and don't look back. Stack the odds in your favor by preparing some healthy snacks to have on hand when those cravings come. Want sugar? Eat a couple olives. Want salt? Eat a couple olives.

Merci444

Thanks, caribougal, I actually forgot to reach for the olives. I ran out and for some reason didn't replenish them.

You're right about it being a lifelong journey, thanks for the reminder.I did have a healthy dinner (fish taco salad) and then I got through picking up Krispy Kreme for the bf and so my daughter could get a pumpkin spice donut That was HARD.

idauria

I'm right there with you. I've been sick since last week and using it as an excuse to eat crap like chips and popcorn and chex mix. It's crazy how just a little but of that stuff kicks the cravings back up into high gear. I'm at a decent weight too and trying hard to stay on the paleo path, especially with the holidays coming around. It's going to be so hard to resist all the goodies.

aemoomoo

I'm in the exact same boat. I've been eating like CRAP all week. Just can't seem to say no to things lately.

thecapaccino

I think it is because its winter.

I am generally good with willpower. Now, I just dont have the energy to WILL anything away.

pfff!

primalkiwi

I know that feeling all too well - just a little treat turns into a 3 week slip up for me.
Part of it (for me anyway) is realising that the crap food is an addiction and just like an alcoholic or any other addict I can't just have a 'little taste' without backsliding. I'm taking this weekend to ease back into primal again. Just make a choice at each meal - I looked at the bread in the fridge this morning (not mine!), then the eggs, then back at the bread - toast would have been so easy and good but I had to remind myself that it's going to make me feel horrible.
Try connecting feelings to food - i.e remembering how good you feel when eating primal and feeling awful when eating SAD. I'm trying to train myself to think this way :-)