Sticking to a candida elimination diet can be hard, so hard that many candida sufferers just say the heck with it and decide to “just live with it.”

Did I just say “just live with it?” Feeling defeated is one thing but living in complete misery the rest of your life is…is…well I can’t quite put a finger on it. 

Having candida can be a very mounting problem but if you learn the right infomation and you learn how to treat yourself properly and esp. how your body reponses to food, then it’s an easy process.

Below are 16 tips that well help you stick to the candida elimination diet and get you started in the right direction.

1. The first thing to keep mind is this, change is always difficult and it’s a process. It will take time to completely embrace, absorb and incorporate all the aspects of the candida diet into your life. It won’t happen overnight. If it feels too overwhelming to tackle it all at once, take it one step at a time. The most important food that should be removed is white refined sugar, so that is where one should always start. After you conquer that battle, then move on to simple carbohydrates and then complex carbohydrates etc., etc., until you arrive at the place you need to be.
2. Don’t allow occasional slips to become a reason to completely abandon your candida diet for days or weeks or go on a binge.  It is inevitable that you will cheat and fall of the wagon sometimes.  Criticizing, punishing or berating yourself will only lead to more self-defeating behaviors. Be kind, loving and forgiving of yourself, however their is a fine line between being accepting of yourself and giving yourself permission to be destructive. You need to find that balance and maintain it.
3. The price you pay NOW will not outweigh the PLEASURE you will experience feeling better. Once you begin to see results from the candida elimination diet and start to feel better, you’ll become more motivated to abide by your restrictions.  Your set backs will become less and less frequent.
4. Remind yourself that you have something to look forward to.  Keep in mind that your diet will not always be this restrictive. As you make progress with eliminating your yeast overgrowth you’ll be able to add more tasteful things back into your diet.
5. Change your mind set.  Instead of seeing yourself as a poor soul who is being denied the delicious treat of sugar, see yourself as being a wise sage who’s acuired knowledge of a invaluable piece of information and doing something good for yourself. Refined white sugar is an addictive drug; it is a poison to your body. It is detrimental to your health in many ways. Rise above this and don’t allow yourself to be part of it.
6. The way you learned to eat, your relationship with food and it’s place in your life were unhealthy. You must unlearn these bad eating habits and create different feeling’s about eating healthier and feeling better. 
7. The human body was not designed to eat refined white sugar and junk food.  Retrain your mind to understand that you are better off for learning about Candida and being forced to eat healthier.  Your health will benefit in so many ways in addition to eliminating yeast.
8. Bring other people into your life that are nutritionally aware.  It will be impossible to stick to the candida elimination diet if you are bombarded with temptations at every turn. Yes, there may be certain situations like work related functions, or family events when they can’t be avoided, but for the most part, changes in the people you surround yourself with can be made in all other areas of your life.
9. Make it a family effort.  If you have a partner or children in the house then put them on the diet too. They shouldn’t be eating sugar and junk food either. Chances are very good that if you have a yeast problem so do your children and partner. Most children in society today have a yeast problem, because they are exposed to excessive antibiotics and diets high in sugar.  You would be doing them a great favor by getting them started and learning how to eat properly from an early age.
10. Keep sugar, all sugar products, refined foods and processed foods out of the house, so you won’t be enticed by them when you’re hungry or under stress. Replace them with things like nuts, seeds, fruit and yogurt. Don’t feel guilty about the impact it may have on other people in the household. A family member would not bring heroin or a case of beer in the house if their loved one was trying to recover from alcohol or drug addiction.
11. Exercise at least 5 or 6 days a week. This helps reduce cravings, boosts your immune system, keeps Candida toxins from accumulating, stimulates your neurotransmitters and improves your mood.
12. Get emotional support and encouragement through a friend or a counselor. Someone who can help you keep things in perspective and remind you of your goals and why you have them.
13. Have a plan of action for situations you know will sabotage your candida diet. Don’t leave it to chance, because this will set you up to fail. For example, when you go to social events or work related functions, eat your healthy meal at home before you go so you won’t be hungry or take your own food with you. Take healthy snacks or meals with you when you’re going to be out shopping or running errands during meal times.
14. Ride it out.  Remind yourself that cravings are only temporary. Yes, I know they feel like they will never end while in the middle of one and it feels like the end of the world when you can’t fulfill it, but the truth of the matter is that they will really only last a few minutes and you will survive.  Once you get used to riding them out, they will lose their power over you.
15. Express your feelings and work out conflict. Don’t let them build up. Feelings that aren’t expressed can lead to emotional eating and binging. Unresolved feelings often result in sugar cravings as a way to cope.
16. Try to keep from feeling too deprived. Feeling deprived often leads to self-destructive behavior like binging. Replace your forbidden foods with something else that is healthier. Allow yourself something delicious that you can savor at least once a week that isn’t too harmful. For example, you could treat yourself to some ice cream. When you eat this scrumptious treat, take in the smell, the texture and the taste, don’t just gobble it down. Savor it and appreciate it fully.

Incorporate these tips into your daily life and you’ll find the candida elimination diet is a lot easier to stick with. However, it’s also important to keep in mind that it will require much more than diet to be successful in reducing a yeast overgrowth. The diet is a crucial component, but it must be combined with a comprehensive plan that addresses the breadth and complexity of the Candida overgrowth syndrome.

Place to go from here:

Yeast Infection No More By Linda Allen – Sneak Peek