Being on an anti Candida diet can be tough not just because of what you are giving up, but also for social occasions. But this diet does not mean you cannot enjoy yourself and the food that you eat. Here are some tips to help you through it.
Take it easy! If your diet is full of processed, junk and refined or sugary foods, this is going to be a tough change for you. Cutting everything out all at once is going to make you more likely to ‘fall off the wagon’ and that will make the whole thing pointless. Take it easy and cut things out gradually until you get to where you need to be to officially start the anti Candida diet. For example Week 1 cut out sugar, the next week cut out carbohydrates, the next week starchy foods and so on.
Look at the positive factors about the diet. Focus on what you can have rather than bemoaning about what you cannot. Though it seems like a lot of foods are cut out, there are still many you can enjoy.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Sometimes you may slip up, sometimes it might be an occasion where you had little alternatives, a friends birthday party and she insists you try her cake and so on. Just because you have something not on the diet once or twice is not a reason to give up the diet altogether. Just get refocused.
Be prepared. Carry snacks around with you just in case that are suitable. If you are going round a friend’s house for a coffee and nibbles, take your own nibbles.
Fill up and the good stuff before you go out. If you are going to a party where there are all those tempting finger foods, eat a big meal before you go so you are less likely to stuff yourself.
Call ahead: If going out for dinner pick restaurants you know have foods you can eat. If its a restaurant you do not know call ahead or check online. Salads are the thing to fall back on if there is nothing there you can have.
Telling others. It helps when people around you know there are some foods you can’t have but letting the world know your diet is anti candida is of course embarrassing. Just say you have decided to detox for a while and most will maybe make a few jokes but leave you to it! Or blame your doctor!
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