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Cos--I have been following the diet for over two years, and I still have moments when I find it too restrictive. However, the longer I stick with it, the better I feel. If you hang in there, you will feel better, too. The diet is not one-size-fits-all. When I get frustrated, I read the diet board and the recipe board to get ideas from others on how I can branch out and experiment a little bit.

For instance, there isn't much you can do with the cherry Coke craving, but there is hope for chocolate! Whenever I get the need for a chocolate fix, I make hot chocolate with Ghiradelli cocoa (IBS safe) and rice milk. Silk makes a chocolate soy milk that some people seem to like. There is also Soy Dream and Rice Dream frozen desserts containing chocolate. Trader Joe's makes cookies called Chocolate Cats that are safe to eat. Some people can tolerate Junior Mints or York Peppermint Patties. I'm sure one of these options will work for you.

Hang in there, it's definitely worth it!

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