Add me, I am in this (although I struggle with it!) for life due to intolerances and allergies! I am not perfect but who is?

Hang in there girl, I bet there is someone out there who can help you figure this out!

I have fallen off the Primal wagon again myself and climbed back on lately. The sugar or chips would always derail me. This time, I have done a lot of reading about the effects of sugar on your body and have really bought into just how terrible processed foods of any kind and sugar are for me. This time, I was able to pass up donuts in the breakroom because I could actually visualize what the sugar would do to my body. You've had so much success feeling better so you might want to really concentrate on how bad you feel when you eat sugar and even if you don't feel it, what sugar is doing to your body when you aren't looking. As for wine, I just refuse to believe in life with out a glass of wine or 2 Friday and Sat night although I do try to stay away from it during the week. Love to be your friend. Good luck and don't give up!

I know all about diet fatigue!! I've been doing the Paleo lifestyle for about 6 months & I'm sooo tired of having to cook! Staying away from grains, sugar, potatoes & dairy has really been so good for me, but keeping to whole fresh, unprocessed foods means cooking & I was never a fan. I've noticed my two demons (bread & sugar) are sneaking back into my meals & I definitely want to stay away from them. I've lost 110 lbs in the last year & I want to keep losing. I also don't want to lose the other benefits I've gained from going Paleo- I feel so much healthier, have more energy & don't have any nasty gastric issues!! (As much as I love yogurt & dairy, it did NOT love me!!) We need to stay strong, keep focused & remind ourselves why we chose this lifestyle to start with!! Good luck!!

I think that part of making it a lifestyle is figuring out how to make it sustainable. So, if you go thru a phase where you cannot stand to cook or hate all the foods that you've been eating you need a fall back. Mine is rotisserie chicken from the grocer. I know it's not the best. I have one place that is organic chicken so that's my go to. But, still I know it has too much salt. Still, it is better than falling completely off. And, a chicken will get me and my family thru at least the next 24 hours. Maybe longer if I can make myself put the carcus in the pressure cooker for some bone broth.

Bags of prepped veggies (kale, salad greens, green beans, brussel sprouts) are a waste of money but help me when I'm lazy. Even if I do use the dressing in there (or cut it in half or whatever trick I use to make it better!) it's better than most alternatives that I can think of at that point

Although I normally stay away, this might be a place for a paleo treat

Breakfast can be a real problem for me. Then, I'll add back in oatmeal for a couple of weeks. Better than mcdonalds biscuit which is probably what's going to happen if I just go with it. Or greek yogurt. Then, I can go back to my usual leftovers or eggs or whey protein smoothie and I've got a better outlook

And, doesn't hurt to either go to the library and get some new cookbooks or splurge and buy one. Then, make yourself fix something compeltely new.

I think one of the above posters is right when she says sometimes instant bagged food is the way forwards in this situation. Those bagged, chopped veggies are twice the price but 3m in the mircowave and you are done!

My other suggestion is to either pull two weeks of primal recipes you know and love to eat and not log those two weeks (so you don't have to think about it), or go the other way and try and inspire yourself with some brand new exciting looking meals