Promotion of Optimal Wellbeing, Education and Regulation for Celiac Disease POWER C Study: Group 2 Workbook Module 1 Introduction, Basics of the Gluten-Free Diet and Managing Celiac Disease Activity 1. What is your motivation to follow a gluten-free diet?
Activity 2. What was the most significant negative event related to having celiac disease or following a strict gluten-free diet that occurred in the past year? Please write down where you were, who was there, what happened and how it made you feel.
Activity 3. Think about the ways in which other people also experience similar negative events related to having celiac disease and/or following a gluten-free diet. Write a paragraph or jot down 5-6 examples of how other people also struggle with celiac disease, how you are not alone and how other people have also gone through similar frustrating events related to having celiac disease and following a gluten-free diet.
Activity 4. Write down the food you eat and any symptoms you have over the next 2 weeks. Don t worry about the quantity of the food, just what you ate is important here. If you know you ate something that made you feel sick (gluten or something else), circle or highlight it so that it stands out. Breakfast Week 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Snack Lunch Snack Dinner Symptoms
Week 2 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Breakfast Snack Lunch Snack Dinner Symptoms
Activity 5. SMART Goal Setting SMART goals are those that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time oriented. For example, your goal may be to bring a nutritious gluten-free meal with you to work every day over the next week. Please set a short- (over the next 2 weeks) and long-term (over the next 8 weeks) SMART goal related to coping with celiac disease: 1) My short-term goal is to: 2) My long-term goal is to:
Activity 6. Action Planning Goal setting is important because it gives you something to strive towards and a standard to measure your progress. Action plans are great because they help you create a plan so that you can successfully achieve your goals. For example, your action plan may be: In order to bring my lunch to work every day next week, I will (a) purchase groceries for my meals on Sunday, (b) schedule time to pack my lunch at night, and/or (c) double the recipe for dinners so that I can take leftovers for lunches. Please create Action Plans for yourself to help you achieve your short-term goal over the next 2 weeks. 1) In order to achieve my short-term goal, I will:
Activity 7. It is helpful to schedule in your action plan so that you are clear about what you are going to do and when you are going to do it. Please use the following schedule (or pull out your own calendar/day timer) and write notes that will help you to achieve your goals. For example, if your goal is to bring lunch to school/work every day over the next 2 weeks, schedule in time at the start of the week or every evening/morning to make your lunch for the next day. Week 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Notes
Week 2 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Notes Nutritious gluten-free foods that I enjoy: Other things to think about After I eat nutritious gluten-free foods I feel: