How the heck do I find the willpower to give up bread?

[PlatinumEdition]

You would think that at 52 and of reasonable intelligence I would be able to do this easily but alas this has become such an issue for me right now.

I have been struggling with my digestive health for decades but over the last 6 years it's been dreadful and just getting worse.

I have already removed several foods from my diet as I know they are triggers (not had dairy for over 20 years for example) and I follow a very boring low fodmap diet, only drink water and read the back of every label in case of trigger ingredients.

I am not a coeliac but both my gastroenterologist and my dietitian have advised that I also remove all wheat/gluten products (including sourdough) from my diet for a while to see if it would reduce my daily gut issues. They both say many of their patients see improvement in their problems once they give these up.

I have had no issue removing other trigger foods from my diet in the past but I am absolutely addicted to bread products. I have tried and tried but I just can not find the willpower to do so. I have trialled all of the GF breads available and dislike them immensely, they either have a weird after-taste which coats my mouth, or a nasty texture or have ingredients in them which further upset my gut. I do not find them a pleasure in any sense of the word.

I just can not let go of wheat, I have tried and tried and failed miserably each time. I suppose if I lived alone I could just simply not buy it but I have a dh and two teens who love their bread products so can not deny them the pleasure.

I think it may be because I have had to give up so many other trigger foods in the past that there isn't many pleasurable foods left, I can't eat nice cheese or any diary, eggs are my nemesis, beef upsets me as does chicken, sugary foods, fatty foods and many nuts, legumes, fruits and veg. Bread was my one little piece of food joy left in my life lol.

I am desperate to feel well again within my gut and believe me when I say I have tried everything to help other than giving up wheat and gluten,. You would have thought the potential to feel better would be enough to encourage me but I fall off the wagon within days of trying, I genuinely feel addicted.

How can I break this addiction?

Try Promise gf bread. Its the best one I've tried. Freeze & defrost as necessary! You don't have to go without bread, you can get anything gf- just need to find the one you like best.
Warburtons do lovely rolls.

Also, Becky Excel cookbooks are brilliant!

It's a lot easier as soon as you start feeling better - and making potato bread (half mash, half GF flour, sea salt) gives you something better than any crappy GF thing.

@PlatinumEdition - I decided I had to give up bread when I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic, and what helped me was finding a range of interesting low-carb or no-carb lunches - hummus with raw veg, cooked chicken with coleslaw, and occasionally low carb wraps with cheese and coleslaw or sandwich filler.

I do miss bread, and have it occasionally.