bye bye sugar and flour

boopsiegrl
boopsiegrl Posts: 105 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have decided to give up flour and sugar foods I know that also will mean I am giving up processed food since it will be one of the culprits...Anyone out there done this and what has your weight loss success been?
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  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
    ... good luck
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  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
    I'm assuming because she doesn't like the taste
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    Why would you want to cut out things you enjoy? Instead why not focus on eating the things you like, in moderation? Boxing yourself in with arbitrary rules is only going to cause you to fail. Focus on what's realistic long term and you'll have a much better chance of success :)
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    No reason to do this unless you have a medical condition that requires you to do so. If you enjoy flour and sugar, why not just incorporate them into your diet in moderation, while watching your macros and eating at a caloric deficit? Cutting out stuff that you enjoy may lead to binging later on.
  • boopsiegrl
    boopsiegrl Posts: 105 Member
    I would like to this be a forever change I think it would be better for me with health issues and my inability to stop once I eat them.
  • arobed53
    arobed53 Posts: 2,004 Member
    I have not done this because I enjoy too many things with them, but if this is something you want to do, I'd say to just try it for a week or too and see what happens.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Have not given up either and my weight loss so far is:
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  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    Al that deprivation of what you want does, is make you want these things even more
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    edited May 2015
    Good luck, bit know where my money is.

    Theres a world of difference between cutting back on them for a reason and trying to cut them out completely. Ive managed fine with them and try to moderate. Its your diet, but for me id miss them too much and it makes the whole process of a diet either dull or too much hard work.
  • alfiedn
    alfiedn Posts: 425 Member
    I have had to do this for medical reasons. I may get lots of flack I here for some of the things I eat (and if I had a choice, I would eat in moderation). I've discovered cauliflower pizza crust with almond flour rather than regular flour. I do use almond flour often. I eat a ton of vegetables and usually an avocado a day to help keep my calories up. I also really love tea for a flavored drink with no sugar (herbal). Eggs are delicious!

    I don't know that it has affected my weight loss, but it has affected my hormonal balance in my blood work. If you are doing this for weight loss, there may be more sustainable ways.
  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
    boopsiegrl wrote: »
    I would like to this be a forever change I think it would be better for me with health issues and my inability to stop once I eat them.

    Oh ok then. You are setting yourself up for failure and might even lead to a very unhealthy relationship with food.
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    No flour and no sugar? I get sad just thinking about it.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I've lost 30 so far by eating sugar and flour
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    ive lost 34 pounds since jan and eats loads of sugar and flour....

    but hey- if you dont want to eat it, thats on you.....
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    77 with sugar and flour.

    Self control is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

    Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    77 with sugar and flour.

    Self control is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

    Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

    just show us all up, why dont ya ;) LOLOLOLOL
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I've lost 30 so far by eating sugar and flour

    I'm reading this while eating Thin Mints from my freezer...

    I've lost 35 pounds since I started tracking on MFP, and 40 pounds overall.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    PrizePopple wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I've lost 30 so far by eating sugar and flour

    I'm reading this while eating Thin Mints from my freezer...

    I've lost 35 pounds since I started tracking on MFP, and 40 pounds overall.

    Yay! Sounds delicious. I just bought a pack of oreos for a snack tomorrow!
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    77 with sugar and flour.

    Self control is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

    Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

    just show us all up, why dont ya ;) LOLOLOLOL

    It's hard being this fabulous ;)
  • boopsiegrl
    boopsiegrl Posts: 105 Member
    Again I am doing it for Health reason, I am a brittle diabetic and it soars high with the slightest carb. I take massive and I mean massive amounts of insulin several times a day and it can still go up quickly. So to live longer and be healthy I think I need to try to make this a way of life, if I want a life. Really all the discouragement and I needed someone to say it can and has been done...Thanks anyway
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    77 with sugar and flour.

    Self control is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

    Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

    just show us all up, why dont ya ;) LOLOLOLOL

    It's hard being this fabulous ;)

    but you do it so well :P
  • Chrysalid2014
    Chrysalid2014 Posts: 1,038 Member
    boopsiegrl wrote: »
    I have decided to give up flour and sugar foods I know that also will mean I am giving up processed food since it will be one of the culprits...Anyone out there done this and what has your weight loss success been?

    @boopsiegrl
    I'm giving them up too - totally understand the problem of these things being moreish. Have just recently started so I haven't done a weigh-in yet (I only do one every 4-6 weeks) but if you post your question in the MFP low carb group you will get more encouraging answers/advice than you'll get here.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    You didn't mention in your previous posts that you were diabetic. You made seem like it was more of a self control issue.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    boopsiegrl wrote: »
    Again I am doing it for Health reason, I am a brittle diabetic and it soars high with the slightest carb. I take massive and I mean massive amounts of insulin several times a day and it can still go up quickly. So to live longer and be healthy I think I need to try to make this a way of life, if I want a life. Really all the discouragement and I needed someone to say it can and has been done...Thanks anyway

    There is no "again". You have not mentioned your medical condition once.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    boopsiegrl wrote: »
    Again I am doing it for Health reason, I am a brittle diabetic and it soars high with the slightest carb. I take massive and I mean massive amounts of insulin several times a day and it can still go up quickly. So to live longer and be healthy I think I need to try to make this a way of life, if I want a life. Really all the discouragement and I needed someone to say it can and has been done...Thanks anyway

    There is no "again". You have not mentioned your medical condition once.

    yeah that makes a difference. kind of an important thing to omit....
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited May 2015
    boopsiegrl wrote: »
    Again I am doing it for Health reason, I am a brittle diabetic and it soars high with the slightest carb. I take massive and I mean massive amounts of insulin several times a day and it can still go up quickly. So to live longer and be healthy I think I need to try to make this a way of life, if I want a life. Really all the discouragement and I needed someone to say it can and has been done...Thanks anyway

    You should has specified this in your OP-having a diagnosed medical condition, is very different than someone wanting to cut out something because they think it will help them lose weight. Your OP led everyone to believe you were doing this for the latter reason.
  • Hollywood_Porky
    Hollywood_Porky Posts: 491 Member
    I eat fruit-based sources of sugar - and I do not touch flour - if I have, it's been King Arthur Gluten Free version - it's a combination of different starches but not refined flour in the context of wheat-based flour. It works - here's hoping you have great success.
  • boopsiegrl
    boopsiegrl Posts: 105 Member
    I didn't omit it I said I have health problems I may not have said what it was...never mind...
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