No bread or pasta for a week

monicagarcil18

Have any of you ever done this if So does doing this help you lose weight?

queenliz99

Being in a calorie deficit is what works, how you get there is up to you

cdudley628

I would never do this. Love my bread and pasta. But as @queenliz99 said, it's all about the calorie deficit. I chose something that would be sustainable for me in the long-term so I can continue my weight loss journey without yoyo dieting.

rankinsect

Well, some people cut down on carbs to lose weight, yes. As mentioned, as long as you burn more than you eat, it isn't important (for weight loss) where those calories come from. Of course nutrition is a separate topic.

However, what I don't like about the idea is the "for a week" part. Say you do this, and you lose some weight, then what? You haven't learned anything about how to keep that weight off, you probably aren't willing to give up bread and pasta forever, so you switch back to your old diet and gain it all back.

If you do plan to make dietary changes, that's fine, but it has to be a long term thing, not a quick change that you intend to use only while losing weight. For example, I worked more chicken into my diet now than I had before, and I'm fine with keeping that up forever, because I've found some chicken recipes I enjoy.

Therealobi1

My friend told me to lose weight I need to cut out bread rice and pasta. I didn't listen. If this advice was real I would have quit trying to lose weight. Rice and bread I eat all the time.

hamlet1222

rankinsect wrote: »

Well, some people cut down on carbs to lose weight, yes. As mentioned, as long as you burn more than you eat, it isn't important (for weight loss) where those calories come from. Of course nutrition is a separate topic.

However, what I don't like about the idea is the "for a week" part. Say you do this, and you lose some weight, then what? You haven't learned anything about how to keep that weight off, you probably aren't willing to give up bread and pasta forever, so you switch back to your old diet and gain it all back.

If you do plan to make dietary changes, that's fine, but it has to be a long term thing, not a quick change that you intend to use only while losing weight. For example, I worked more chicken into my diet now than I had before, and I'm fine with keeping that up forever, because I've found some chicken recipes I enjoy.

Spot on.

One method I like is instead of 'dieting', just eat the maintenance calories for the weight you WANT to be. This way you'll get used to eating how you'll always have to eat if you want to remain your target weight, and will know if it's worth it or not.