In a Rut

The title says it all. The scale does too. I fell off the paleo bandwagon a little while back and have no desire to get back on. That is actually not my issue. I just don't like it. I liked what I was doing before the paleo challenge. Eating lots of fruits and vegetables, lean meats, fish, healthy fats, and whole grains. I love my grains and my cheese, both of which are no-nos in the paleo universe. I know my CrossFit coaches are gonna be mad but it's just not for me. I've also come across a few studies that claim that the paleo lifestyle could even be harmful for people with blood pressure and cholesterol problems like me. Now I just have to get back on the path I was on before, but lately I've been having a few "cheat days" that have strung themselves together. The scale doesn't lie. I screwed up...

So now I'm trying to get that original mindset that put me on the weight loss journey to begin with. I need to ramp up my workouts from twice a week to 3 times a week, as well. I got complacent with my diet when I started actually doing the CrossFit WODs. I treated it as a "one-or-the-other" situation: diet OR exercise. This lapse of judgement has proved costly. I'm gaining weight back. I need that double whammy I'd get from working out AND eating right. I already knew that before I started but simply got lazy. 

Consider this my public apology to myself. It's times like this that are the reason I promised not to give up when I screw up. Normally I'd throw all the progress I've made down the drain and go back to my old ways. I used to see things like this as a wall rather than a hurdle. I tripped over the hurdle but the race goes on.