It does get easier and I tend not to think about it so much now. I've even started pre-logging my day and when I pack my lunch for work. That way I know what my macros are, if I need to up my protein or fat for dinner, or lower my carbs, etc. I adjust at the end of the day if I deviate from whatever has been planned. Doing this has actually made it much more 'mindless' for me instead of constantly logging every little thing all day long.

For exercise, I have a basic idea of what I'm going to do and on what day for the week. I like to switch it up a lot so I don't get bored.

And last, for cooking....I'm not a big fan of being in the kitchen all the time. I bought a pile of tupperware containers and we will spend some time making favorites that we've found so far since starting Primal almost a month ago. Tonight we will be grilling 12 chicken thighs to keep in the fridge, and I will also do a huge batch of taco meat to have on hand. We eat it with all sorts of things. Eggs, grilled / sauteed veggies, put a pile on a huge salad, etc. We do pork carnitas for this type of thing too. We always have hard boiled eggs in the fridge too. A big batch of Coconut Curry Chicken is easy to make and portion out for a few days.

These are all things that are easy to grab and go.....dice up some chicken and throw it in a salad with guacamole....have with leftover sweet potato, garlic green beans, roasted broccoli, etc. etc.

We will cook up a bunch of stuff every 3-4 days so it's not every single night. Now we are in the process of seeking out primal/paleo baking recipes. LOL I'm not much of a baker, but I find that I'm missing that kind of stuff at the moment, so thought we'd give it a shot. If a recipe is a fail, then it's a fail. No biggie. I just tried some paleo carrot cake muffins and they are awesome!! I gave a bunch away and will be making more this week and enough to freeze for later. Have a few more recipes I want to try too.

It really doesn't have to be complicated. Spend a decent amount of time on it here and there, then you are free to get on with your days in between

Being prepared and having great food at your fingertips really makes all the difference for us.

I believe that it will get easier if you're mindful. I had a similar convo with my hubby who'd commented that all we talk about is food and "dieting," which made me realize that I am much more than what I put in my body. There are so many things that I'd rather focus my energy on, but we're all work in our own progress. I try to focus on my hobbies (gold prospecting, spiritualism, beadwork, etc), which provides much more richness to my life. I now look at food as fuel to my body and its common sense (to me & Paleo/Primal folk) what those foods should be, it then becomes second nature.

Thanks to the OP & the responses, I was feeling the same.

I too was guilty of speaking about my food and exercise all the time, but once I realized that no one was listening I quickly stopped. I now let my results speak for themselves.

Not being able to freely talk about it has made me settle (it's kind of weird) but now I'm just in my own little bubble and everything is pretty easy. I think once you can get into a routine with your exercise and you can find a few go to dishes and foods you really love, it will get easier. I still pre-plan my days personally and I've been paleo since July, but it keeps my mind at ease to know that I'm tracking. If you find that tracking is more stressful that it's worth, try going a few days without and see if that helps.