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I've been loosely following the paleo diet for probably 3 or 4 months now but I'm coming across some consistent problems (lets call them enemies) that I'm having trouble slaying. I was hoping for some feedback from anyone willing to weigh in. Before I get into my opposition, I want to give a quick background, I started at 297 lbs., currently I'm 220. I love junk food and I hate the feeling I have after eating it. I also really enjoy the paleo diet as well. I want to enlist in the Marines and this is my main motivation for losing weight. I recently joined a local MMA gym and plan to utilize that to the fullest extent but understand I can't outrun my fork. So lets get to some monster slaying. My biggest enemy is my cheat day. I'm super lax about when it is exactly and once I start my cheat day, it often becomes a cheat weekend. When I find myself indulging too much I become ashamed of myself but also try and understand that I make mistakes. Now what I don't just brush off is the consistency in these mistakes I am making. Even though I've seen great progress it isn't enough for me. I don't find it unpleasant to restrict my diet such as six days of paleo and then one cheat day, it is the variable of the cheat day that I have trouble controlling. My second nemesis standing in my way is the actual paleo diet itself. Not to seem contradictory to what I just said but the simplicity of the diet is my biggest downfall. I subscribe to the Tim Ferris way of doing things i.e. (80/20, six day diet then one cheat day, no liquid calories, same meals over and over, etc.). With that in mind, the one thing I really want to do is make a cheap meal plan that is the same three or four meals a day with maybe some sort of small snack that I can fill in the time between my meals that is also paleo. Well that's all I have so start swinging your swords fellow rebels. I really look forward to what you have to say. Thanks for reading.