How bad is bread

I went on a cleanse that cut me off from bread for 2 weeks, needless to say i was going crazy but it was worth, lost alot of weight but now im concerned about how bad it could be for me. Is there any good bread to eat?

i recently went and bought 35 calorie bread: http://www.healthylifebread.com/pages/original/100-whole-wheat-bread.php

this stuff^^

instead of mothers bread or the usual store brand name bread and im trying to eat as little as possible yet somehow ill still consume up as much as 8 slices a day! i know i need to cut back some but if I have to choose my poison whats the best kind to eat?
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Bread is only bad if it's gone moldy
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    bread is not bad... white, wheat, whole grain, sourdough, rye whatever you want is not bad... what is bad is overconsumption of most foods
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    edited February 2015
    bread is not bad….what is bad is a calorie surplus that makes you gain weight…

    and a two week cleanse is unnecessary unless your liver and kidneys stopped working for two weeks….

  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Bread is not bad. Eating 8 slices a day would not be helpful in helping me meet my macro and calorie deficit goals though. That's a lot of damn bread.
  • Mediocrates55
    Mediocrates55 Posts: 326 Member
    How bad is bread? It's awful. Horrible. Terrible, really.

    Send it all to me. *nods* I'll take one for the team.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Bread is not bad. Eating 8 slices a day would not be helpful in helping me meet my macro and calorie deficit goals though. That's a lot of damn bread.

    the only time bread is bad is when there is no gravy or marinara sauce to soak up with said bread….
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Foods aren't bad - unless it is moldy or something - then it can be bad. 8 slices a day wouldn't fit into my calories and nutritional needs, but if it fits in yours then eat it. I am a fan of bread.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Bread is not bad. Eating 8 slices a day would not be helpful in helping me meet my macro and calorie deficit goals though. That's a lot of damn bread.

    the only time bread is bad is when there is no gravy or marinara sauce to soak up with said bread….

    Or olive oil...mmm
  • JVClubs
    JVClubs Posts: 139 Member
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Bread is not bad. Eating 8 slices a day would not be helpful in helping me meet my macro and calorie deficit goals though. That's a lot of damn bread.

    the only time bread is bad is when there is no gravy or marinara sauce to soak up with said bread….

    Aw I should have worked 8 slices of bread and gravy into my day instead of one and a half chocolate bars. Next time.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    Why was the cleanse necessary? Cleanses are not necessary.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    no it was not …

    you should not have to torture yourself for two weeks to lose 14 pounds and I am going to guarantee that 7-10 pounds of that was water weight….
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    You've been around the boards long enough that you should know cleanses are unnecessary. Your liver and kidneys already do that.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    I don't understand why it would be necessary to lose that much weight so quickly. What's wrong with eating at a reasonable deficit and losing at a sustainable rate? You didn't gain all of your weight overnight - no need to lose so quickly.

    And I could probably eat half my calories in bread if I tried, lol.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    It depends on your goals and what you consider "bad".
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I love bread and it is worth the calories.
  • JVClubs
    JVClubs Posts: 139 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    no it was not …

    you should not have to torture yourself for two weeks to lose 14 pounds and I am going to guarantee that 7-10 pounds of that was water weight….


    ehhhh maybe thats def possible. but im incredibly impatient (im working on that aspect) but i dont plan on being very big for very long...maybe 3-4 more at the most
  • Mediocrates55
    Mediocrates55 Posts: 326 Member
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    You didn't lose a bunch of weight simply because you cut out bread...you lost weight because you were on some weird cleanse and not taking in much in the way of calories. Bread is just fine so long as you're hitting your calorie goals.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Bread is good. Some breads are really good. I am partial to the ones made by Brownberry (OroWheat in some parts of the country) that are Double Fiber or Double Protein. Tasty and bump the macros even more (and they are soft enough to make good sandwiches)
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Come back in a week and let us know how much of that water weight you put back on.
  • SoulOfRusalka
    SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
    How bad is bread? It's awful. Horrible. Terrible, really.

    Send it all to me. *nods* I'll take one for the team.

    hehehee. Share with me!
  • JVClubs
    JVClubs Posts: 139 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    Come back in a week and let us know how much of that water weight you put back on.

    march 1st ill weight again, looking to be 285 with any luck
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    no it was not …

    you should not have to torture yourself for two weeks to lose 14 pounds and I am going to guarantee that 7-10 pounds of that was water weight….


    ehhhh maybe thats def possible. but im incredibly impatient (im working on that aspect) but i dont plan on being very big for very long...maybe 3-4 more at the most

    learn patience, seriously …you are just setting yourself up for a vicious cycle of fad diets, losing, gaining, and then repeating…

    set MFP to one pound per week loss and do some form of exercise that you enjoy ...
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    Wtf am I even reading. So much no up in here.

    Stop "cleansing". Nothing in your body needs to be cleansed. Eat bread. Stay at a deficit. Be patient. Claiming impatience is not a viable adult excuse for doing silly things to your body that make you unduly miserable.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    Wtf am I even reading. So much no up in here.

    Stop "cleansing". Nothing in your body needs to be cleansed. Eat bread. Stay at a deficit. Be patient. Claiming impatience is not a viable adult excuse for doing silly things to your body that make you unduly miserable.

    OP - listen to bubble…besides being shredded and smoking..she knows her stuff …

    shameless promotion on my part….
  • JVClubs
    JVClubs Posts: 139 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JVClubs wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    no it was not …

    you should not have to torture yourself for two weeks to lose 14 pounds and I am going to guarantee that 7-10 pounds of that was water weight….


    ehhhh maybe thats def possible. but im incredibly impatient (im working on that aspect) but i dont plan on being very big for very long...maybe 3-4 more at the most

    learn patience, seriously …you are just setting yourself up for a vicious cycle of fad diets, losing, gaining, and then repeating…

    set MFP to one pound per week loss and do some form of exercise that you enjoy ...

    LOL oh i hit the gym 5 times a week. i use to only take 3 days off at the gym a month and i eat between 1400-1900 cals, very high protein based. my diet is decent i think. ill cheat once every 2 weeks

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JVClubs wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    no it was not …

    you should not have to torture yourself for two weeks to lose 14 pounds and I am going to guarantee that 7-10 pounds of that was water weight….


    ehhhh maybe thats def possible. but im incredibly impatient (im working on that aspect) but i dont plan on being very big for very long...maybe 3-4 more at the most

    learn patience, seriously …you are just setting yourself up for a vicious cycle of fad diets, losing, gaining, and then repeating…

    set MFP to one pound per week loss and do some form of exercise that you enjoy ...

    LOL oh i hit the gym 5 times a week. i use to only take 3 days off at the gym a month and i eat between 1400-1900 cals, very high protein based. my diet is decent i think. ill cheat once every 2 weeks

    all that is fine…just ditch the cleanses and the "food" is bad mentality and you will be good to go ...
  • JVClubs
    JVClubs Posts: 139 Member
    JVClubs wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with bread if it fits into your calorie and macro goals. If the lower-calorie bread fits into your day, and you can eat more of it, I say stick with that if you like it. My favorite is Nature's Own Honey Wheat bread - 70 calories per slice but I usually only have one slice as toast with breakfast in the mornings, and occasionally I'll make a sandwich with it.

    No need for a cleanse either, and two weeks without bread sounds like hell on earth to me.

    i also use to eat 70 calories a day bread, and some days half of my calories would be from bread imagine that x___x.

    the cleanse was necessary. i did the elliot hulse cleanse lost almost a lb a day for 2 weeks. and it was, it was hell....but im going to do it again in may

    Wtf am I even reading. So much no up in here.

    Stop "cleansing". Nothing in your body needs to be cleansed. Eat bread. Stay at a deficit. Be patient. Claiming impatience is not a viable adult excuse for doing silly things to your body that make you unduly miserable.

    i agree but whats the "good bread" is the bread im eating ok?