Demi Lovato went rogue on her gluten free diet to eat pizza with the president.

Former Disney darling Demi Lovato went rogue on her gluten free/dairy free diet in order to enjoy pizza at a friend's house in Texas, where the guest of honor happened to be none other than President Barack Obama. Demi Lovato suffers from a gluten allergy and a dairy allergy, and ever since she learned of her allergies, she has been 100% dedicated to sticking to her gluten free and dairy free diet.
However, when she found out that her friend, Robert Rodriguez was making pizza for his guests, she didn't want to offend him by not eating the pizza, so she decided to join in on the festivities.
Lovato told Extra that she eats a lot of raw food, but sometimes when she goes "all in" to a diet regimen, she gets bored.
She eats GF and dairy free because she has to. She eats raw and vegan because it makes her feel better.
When asked why she broke her gluten free and dairy free diet on pizza night, Lovato explained, "But you kind of can’t turn down pizza that Robert Rodriguez handmade - and that you are also eating with the President."

My Two Cents:
I've seen this happen a lot to people who have gluten allergies, or any kind of food allergy. Heck, I've been tempted to eat food I'm not supposed to, even though I have Celiac Disease. But, I don't do it. I think about the several months I spent deathly ill before my diagnosis and then my desire to eat that pasta, or sneak a piece of my boyfriend's wheat bread just goes away. The consequences just aren't worth it. I'm too much of a busy body to deal with the aftermath of a stupid mistake.

Of course, Demi Lovato's consequences of eating pizza are far less severe than a Celiac consequences from eating pizza, but, I know she probably didn't feel good after eating it.
People with gluten allergies cannot be veering off course and giving into temptation. It's not worth feeling sick afterward.

This is also a lesson to those of you with Celiac Disease. You cannot cheat. Don't let your friends and family tempt you. Gluten can literally destroy your insides, and it has been known to kill people.

Don't give in to temptation, no matter what food is in front of you. This goes for those of you with gluten allergies too!

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