Pay attention to the foods that are appealing to you, and make a list of them. Put a check by the foods you actually do eat, then circle remaining foods that you’ve been restricting. Give yourself permission to eat one forbidden food from your list, then go to the market and buy this food, or order it at a restaurant. Check in with yourself to see if the food tastes as good as you imagined. If you find that you really like it, continue to give yourself permission to buy or order it. Make sure that you keep enough of the food in your kitchen so that you know that it will be there if you want
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