I have to say that exercise has gotten exponentially easier. I wake up expecting to put in an hour or more of cardio. I rarely have to push myself to get going. Last month was much more challenging in that regard.
But for whatever reason, I am struggling with food control. My portions are pretty good for the most part, and I'm not snacking like a crazy fool. My trouble is sweets and simple carbs. I have eaten dessert for the last 6 days. Friday I ate three brownies. What is up with that?
Maybe I need to go cold turkey. Just cut it all out. Paleo. Allow myself two cheat days, one full and one just dessert. Do this for a month. I know paleo works. If I eat paleo, I can lose weight even without exercise, not that I would do that now, but that is a testiment to it's effectiveness.
On second thought, cold turkey will probably doom me to failure. Too extreme. I will aim instead for two paleo meals per day this week and no more than three desserts. Week two will be two desserts. Week three 5 full days of paleo, two modified, and two desserts. Week four will be 6 full days, one cheat, and one dessert.
I feel like I'm not getting the most out of my exericise endeavors because I am not eating as well as I should for optimal weight loss. But at the same time, I know from past experience that if my expectations for eating are too high, too "perfect," I will fail. And failure equals weight gain. It's difficult to know where to find the moderation line. It could be that for me 75% paleo is more realistic than 100%. Success is measured in perseverance not only pounds lost. Who was more successful in the long run? The tortoise or the hare?
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