Stubborn

Posted on November 7, 2011 | 10 Comments

Today is day one of my Zero Excuse challenge .

The diet Rich wants us to follow is Paleo.

I’m not liking it one bit. There’s a reason I’ve never considered Paleo, I know it is not for me. It is too restrictive for me and I don’t do well with restrictions. Not many people do.

All I can think about are the foods I cannot have. Honestly all I want right now is a big ol bowl of pasta with tons of cheese and garlic bread on the side. And ice cream. And not ice cream I have to make with non dairy items.

Ya, I’m being a bit stubborn. Maybe even a bit whiny….Lol.

I just don’t want to spend the next few weeks thinking of things I can’t have. I don’t want to give up my mayo or ketchup and I don’t want to make it either.

I just have a feeling that I’m going to get off this Paleo diet in a few weeks and totally go overboard. I know how I am with restrictive diets, that’s why Weight Watchers worked for me.

Now I’m not going to throw in the towel yet. I’m going to follow Paleo as best as I can. But I’m not going to restrict myself only to sababtoge myself later.

I know me, I know my body. And Paleo isn’t going to make me happy. Why make myself miserable for the next few weeks?

Sorry, I’m not sorry. :)

What about you, are you stubborn?

What are your thoughts on Paleo eating? Any tips?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/pamela.a.holmes1 Pam Holmes

    As soon as I say I CAN’T have something I want it all the more. My “diet” (people get mad when you say that, but it’s a good word to describe a plan of reduced eating, even if it’s for life!) consisted of eating everything, just in smaller amounts. I lost 185 lbs., am currently 17 pounds BELOW my goal weight and so I’d say it worked!
    Good Luck with Paleo, but I know how I would do on it—BADLY!

  • http://twitter.com/pinkypie Renee S (@pinkypie)

    I’m VERY stubborn!! It’s one of my best talents.

    You are doing this Paleo thing for a reason. So you know what? Just do it. Get through it. Think of it as a challenge you WILL overpower! You like challenges don’t you? You don’t HAVE to go overboard or sabotage yourself in a few weeks… you don’t KNOW that you will unless you have borrowed my crystal ball and forgotten to give it back to me!

    Just get through it Brooke. It’s just temporary. And when you’re done you’ll say “meh. silly paleo. that wasn’t for me” and you’ll be the Strong Woman I know who will kick the ass of any self-sabotaging feelings. You got this!

  • http://www.stellarpath.net Jeremy Logsdon

    I am RIGHT there with you. My thinking is perfectly aligned with yours, and that is why I also do better when I am on WW than any other plan.

  • damaged justice

    People told me, “You can’t do that.” And because I’m so stubborn, that only made me more determined to prove them wrong!

  • http://mayorofthebux.com Danielle

    Oh my gosh! this is me to a t. I have done Paleo though and really loved it. Mainly b/c I heard it helps with PCOS and I felt so much better so it was worth it. But I also followed the 80/20 rule while on it and if I was dying for something not on plan I had a reasonable taste of it.
    Hang in there stubborn girl. Also, if you go overboard going back on your foods – you’re gonna regret that as well, so be careful.

  • Alys – mom

    I agree my wonderful daughter! I am not sure what to do! HELP!!!!!!! I like Pams idea!!!

  • http://twitter.com/iknowitsforreal Tracy Webster (@iknowitsforreal)

    Don’t worry, we’ll be right there with you!

    Paleo mayo’s apparently really easy to make. I remember seeing it before I agreed to take part in the challenge, and thinking, “Man, I wanna try that.”

    http://everydaypaleo.com/2011/06/20/homemade-paleo-mayo-cooking-demo/

    I’ve gotta try to make it sometime soon. Maybe make some GARLIC mayo or something, because I just can’t have enough garlic in my life. :)

    But yeah! I know how you feel. It’s SO restrictive, but hopefully our bodies will respond well, and we’ll start feeling better and losing weight and toning up fairly quickly.

  • http://www.tryingtotri.com Kris

    It may seem restrictive at first, but you may get to really like it! I am not doing Paleo right now, but I find that I do better when I cut almost all sugars and white carbs out of my life – no bread, cereal, pasta, sweets, muffins, etc. I went completely gluten free for about 6 weeks, and while I’m allowing myself a little again now, I find I don’t miss it at all!

  • Jilly

    Thank you for this post! i keep seeing all these blogs about how wonderful Paleo is, and it’s the only way to lose weight blah blah, but like you, I think most of the reason I overeat is because I’ve restricted myself so much, when I do a well balanced diet where I can have whatever I like within reason, I do much better. Do what works for you, I would say try Paleo before you discount it, but then don’t be afraid to say it doens’t work!

  • http://elizabethbarone.net Liz

    Restrictions don’t work for me either, for the same reason. Every time I tried to cut something out of my diet, I spent all day, every day thinking about it, and ended up caving relatively quickly. I found cutting down on how often I eat something and portion sizes in general really helped. I can still have the things I love, just not as much. Best of all, I find that I don’t want them too often, because I know I can have them at some point.

    Reverse psychology, hahaha.