What is gluten & do I need a gluten free diet to lose weight?

When we embark on a new food journey, be it for weight loss or general health, the first thing we tend to do is eliminate foods, like those rich in gluten. This is the WORST thing you can do!   Aside from being restricting, completely nixing foods from out diets (unless outright harmful) is not good for us. At least for me, the minute I say I'm no longer eating something, no matter what it is, I instantly begin craving it. It's all I want. It's all I think about. I have to have it. It can truly put you in a bad mental place, which is terrible for weight loss.   There is no such thing as GOOD or BAD food.   There's just food. Some you should eat more of, like fruits and vegetables. Others you should eat less of, like sweets and animal fats. Regardless, we need them all. Even fats have their place in our diets, as fat helps our bodies do things...
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