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Cleanse your home of all food
products containing gluten
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Do not think you will have the will
power – there comes a day when you ‘fall off the wagon’ and it’s so hard to go
back when the temptations are in your home. I speak from experience!
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Do not look for substitutes in the
early days for common western foods like bread, biscuits, pasta etc. Look to
change your style of eating
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By achieving this if or when you do
introduce gluten free alternatives into your diet you are not relying on them
heavily. Not only are they high in fat but also can be costly.
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Prepare
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One of my favourite quotes is ‘fail
to prepare, you prepare to fail’. It’s the same for your new eating regime. You
don’t have to necessarily set out and follow a strict food plan but if you are
anything like me my food cravings change every 5 minutes. However a few
homemade frozen meals would be handy for those busy days.
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Get some team support
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Rather than look as this eating
regime as a ‘phase’ or ‘diet’ look at it as an improvement in your eating
habits. I see families everyday who cook 3 different meals because of the
different eaters in their home (and they are not in a specialised diet!) and I
say to them as I say to you, everyone should be singing from the same song
sheet. You are not serving up weird, tasteless food (rather the opposite
actually), so ask everyone to at least try your new ways. What they do outside
of the home is up to them but some support is essential. They may surprise
themselves and like it!
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Know what to cook
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We often have the best intentions in
the world when embarking on a new eating regime but after a week of all the
same foods; we run out of ideas and slowly skulk back into our old habits.
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