Being On A Diet Without Dieting

JUST FOR TODAY:  If you have dietary guidelines that you need to adhere to, such as a "gluten-free diet," use your intuition to guide you.

You may have been diagnosed with celiac disease, or have an intolerance to gluten (a protein found in wheat and some other grains).  If this is the case, then you have been advised to avoid all foods which contain wheat and gluten.  Goodbye pasta, bread, pizza, cookies, cake.  Hello deprivation.  But wait – there are gluten-free versions of all of those foods.  Yes, you can have your cake and eat it, too!  Do you want to?  Try the gluten-free foods and decide how you like them.  Make it a choice to have gluten-free substitutes – or not.  Whether you are gluten intolerant, lactose (milk sugar) intolerant, diabetic, or have any other issue that requires you to modify your food intake, use your intuition to guide you within the parameters of what is recommended for you.  Don't feel deprived – do make choices that satisfy you.

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado