When you mean give up, do you mean the primal/paleo diet or just with weight management in general? I have to be on a strict diet similar to primal and it is very hard because I am permanently disabled with severe illnesses. I don't have a lot of support in real life so I can't really ask someone to help me make meals or to cook for me. Keeping recipes and meals simple, using kitchen tools that help save time and labor (such as a food processor), and keeping a pros and benefits list has helped me stay on track most of the time.

Also, think about WHY you keep failing. Is there something mentally getting in your way? You might need to get your head straight (figuratively speaking) first and then the rest will follow much easier.

Personally, I try to change my mindframe for "I need to do..." to "I will do..."

I also try to plan as much of my eating as possible. I'll make a big crockpot of Paleo chili, stew, whatever and then freeze portions. I can usually get about 10, which is two weeks worth of work lunches. I'll also bring a 1.5oz bag of nuts (that I measure from a bigger bag into snack bags) and a few pieces of fruit in case I get hungry before or after lunch. Then dinner is protein and some veggies. The less you have to think, the less of an option you give yourself the more likely you are succeed. I sometimes just pre-log my food for the entire day.

When I get into trouble is when I get lazy and don't have food options ready at hand. That happens to everyone, so don't fret it and don't let it cascade. Just say "hey, I *kitten* up today and that's OK. Tomorrow morning I'm back in the saddle." And then do it.

I'd also purge your house of anything that might be a temptation and, if necessary, avoid restaurants until you get your new habits locked in. That usually takes a few months. For me this part also meant limiting time spent with friends who I knew would push me to do things that were outside of the plan and counter to my goals. Find friends with the habits and body that you want and emulate them.

Good luck, you can do this without surgery

joybedford wrote: »

Hi I know how you feel I too had great success with paleo but my husband isn't very supportive and criticised me regularly. I have lots of health problems which I know are helped by paleo but it's just getting back into it. Personally I find breakfast really difficult I just don't like eating cooked things for breakfast. I need to get back into this though my weight is creeping up and my health has deteriorated rapidly in the past 4 months. I have gone from running half marathons and lifting weights regularly to struggling to walk the dog. I hate what I have become and this is affecting my mental health too. Good luck to us both.

Probably you are not very hungry in the morning, you may consider just to skip breakfast, at least occasionally.
That being said, in summer my favorite breakfast is melon and prosciutto (even if the latter is not really paleo because very high in sodium).
Banana pancakes in the weekend
Some ideas:
http://paleo.com.au/80-paleo-breakfast-ideas/

Remember that even with weight loss surgery your food choices have to change to sustain the weight loss that comes from the surgery. Many people convince themselves (me included) that they can eat whatever they want because they can't eat much of it. At first this is true, but it becomes easier to eat foods after a while, and the weight creeps back on. The only successful weight loss surgery outcomes are when people change their food choices!

Good luck to you!