Will loosing bread...!

alexandriareene

I'm apart of a low carb group on Facebook and I'm wondering they told me to dump bread. Because the weight will fall so easily. I love and like bread and I buy a 45 calorie bread from Aldis I like. But is this true? I ate bread the last time I lost and I was just fine. I'm not making gold here it's been 4 weeks I've lost 5lbs post your thoughts

size102b

I lose quicker not eating bread but I eat it as its a quick good option plus cheap I read bread ferments in your stomach it takes a while to digest not sure if that's true but could explain slow weightloss though most will say it's simple CICO Who knows weightloss for me is slow

LBuehrle8

Weight loss is the same for me if I eat bread or if I don't eat bread. As long as it fits in my calorie deficit I still lose.

rankinsect

Well, a low-carb group is going to tell you to cut carbs, that's sort of what they do.

As to "fall off easily" - that depends on the person. If you eat more protein, you will tend to be less hungry. Also, going low-carb will tend to decrease your glycogen stores, which means your body sheds some excess water weight as well. In terms of actual fat loss, if cutting out bread helps you comply with your diet and makes it easier to sustain your deficit, it will help, but it's the deficit that actually matters. You can eat what you like, as long as you have a good calorie deficit and as long as you're not setting yourself up for malnutrition.

hzl22

I will say that I gained 20lbs once by just eating subway turkey sandwiches .. I wasn't tryin to lose back then as i was skinny back then but wasn't trying to gain either and I just liked subway and thought it was healthy choice .. I blame the bread.. But like the previous post said as long as u keep your deficit you should lose anyways .. But it's harder to lose with bread because you are adding that many more calories to your meal..

chulipa

Ive lost 90lbs since August 2015 eating all kinds of bread

Gturner81

@chulipa, white bread too?

chulipa

Yes white bread to i eat white bread every time we go out for breakfast and that happens alot

rankinsect

Oh, and I also have lost about 95 lb and I've never given up eating bread. White bread, potato bread, rye bread, pizza, breadsticks, dinner rolls, etc., I have some kind of bread almost daily.

auddii

rankinsect wrote: »

Well, a low-carb group is going to tell you to cut carbs, that's sort of what they do.

As to "fall off easily" - that depends on the person. If you eat more protein, you will tend to be less hungry. Also, going low-carb will tend to decrease your glycogen stores, which means your body sheds some excess water weight as well. In terms of actual fat loss, if cutting out bread helps you comply with your diet and makes it easier to sustain your deficit, it will help, but it's the deficit that actually matters. You can eat what you like, as long as you have a good calorie deficit and as long as you're not setting yourself up for malnutrition.

All of this.

Alluminati

I've lost 50+ lbs eating bread, potatoes, and pasta. I have to measure and track of course but I stay within my calorie limits and have been successful.

If you are eating bread and still losing that should tell you that it's your calorie intake that matters. Like rank said above, you may lose water weight because of glycogen stores but that's about it. Stick with what you're doing now if it keeps you honest with your overall calorie intake.

besaro

when someone tells me i have to eliminate X in order to Y, i walk away.

DanSTL82

Low carb is mostly a gimmick. It can have some benefits like making you less hungry during the day, but ultimately you'll lose generally the same amount of weight regardless of what you eat as long as you're regularly eating at a calorie deficit.

queenliz99

I was really excited about low carb with all the hype but after about 4 days of low carb and especially of not eating bread made me very sad. Bread is so delicious and I have discovered you do not need eliminate bread at all. I make it fit into my daily calorie allotment because bread is delicious.

Cyndiaquino

Alluminati wrote: »

I've lost 50+ lbs eating bread, potatoes, and pasta. I have to measure and track of course but I stay within my calorie limits and have been successful.

If you are eating bread and still losing that should tell you that it's your calorie intake that matters. Like rank said above, you may lose water weight because of glycogen stores but that's about it. Stick with what you're doing now if it keeps you honest with your overall calorie intake.

This is exactly me! I eat all that too, and have lost 51 lbs. You just measure and count everything. I buy whole wheat bread for only 40 calories a slice. It taste good, and I eat it everyday.

lorrpb

I've drastically cut back on bread because it's easy for me to add lots of unneeded calories with it.

Wynterbourne

I eat 50% to 60% of my daily calories in the form of carbs, (bread (even white bread), pasta, etc included) and I've lost 74 pounds since July. Pretty certain if my weight 'fell off any easier' it would be too quickly. All I do is count calories and it's more than successful.

azulvioleta6

DanSTL82 wrote: »

Low carb is mostly a gimmick. It can have some benefits like making you less hungry during the day, but ultimately you'll lose generally the same amount of weight regardless of what you eat as long as you're regularly eating at a calorie deficit.

Except for those of us for whom it is a medical necessity.

Low carb=no bread...that's just how it works. If you must eat bread, you need to choose a standard diet, or perhaps work occasional bread into a moderate-carb diet.

Shrinking_Erin

I'm down 75 and though I've cut way down on bread (I used to eat it at every meal.. 2 slices of toast at breakfast, two for a sandwich at lunch maybe a pita or bun at dinner) .. I try to have it once a day. Sometimes twice .. But now it's 1 piece of toast or a small pita instead of a large at dinner. I'll never cut out bread totally. I enjoy it way too much.

missjessau

I found removing it allows me to eat more protein and vegetables (and feel fuller for longer) bread just ends up making me hungry 30 mins later.

lisawinning4losing

missjessau wrote: »

I found removing it allows me to eat more protein and vegetables (and feel fuller for longer) bread just ends up making me hungry 30 mins later.

Exactly. It's high in calories and does nothing to satisfy my appetite, and it's also a trigger food that's easy to binge on. I'm better off without it, but that's just me.

MikaMojito

I tend to go easy on the bread because it's totally a trigger food for me. I buy pre-sliced boring bread and freeze it because if I buy GOOD fresh bread, I'll eat a loaf in one day. But that's the CICO thing: if I were able to control myself and not eat a whole lot in one go, it would be fine.

missjessau

Yup, I tell you one slice of fresh baked bread never ends up being one slice....or without butter. Like potatoes, they seem to attract sour cream and cheese. Not sure how it got there. I will stick to meat and salad or steamed veggies thanks! (it also allows room for the super mega dark chocolate, which helps the soul and is an antioxidant)

StealthHealth

rankinsect wrote: »

Well, a low-carb group is going to tell you to cut carbs, that's sort of what they do.

As to "fall off easily" - that depends on the person. If you eat more protein, you will tend to be less hungry. Also, going low-carb will tend to decrease your glycogen stores, which means your body sheds some excess water weight as well. In terms of actual fat loss, if cutting out bread helps you comply with your diet and makes it easier to sustain your deficit, it will help, but it's the deficit that actually matters. You can eat what you like, as long as you have a good calorie deficit and as long as you're not setting yourself up for malnutrition.

^^This.

But also for me personally this..

MikaMojito wrote: »

I tend to go easy on the bread because it's totally a trigger food for me. I buy pre-sliced boring bread and freeze it because if I buy GOOD fresh bread, I'll eat a loaf in one day. But that's the CICO thing: if I were able to control myself and not eat a whole lot in one go, it would be fine.

katej37

Bread is a staple for me. Had a hot cross bun for breakfast this morning, I have started to make my own bread too - yes higher calorie but more filling I have found.

selina884

yeah personally dropping "white" foods helps me not because they are bad but because I cannot settle for measly portions on a 1200 calorie diet.

I need a HUGE BOWL OF PASTA!!

duddysdad

I eat bread, sugar, carbs, chocolate, ice cream, pizza, fat, whatever. Lost 155 pounds no problem. I even drink "evil" diet soda. As for doing low carb, bread would be pretty high carbs, it just depends how many carbs you are wanting to eat.

alexandriareene

You guys are so nice that group made me feel like an idiot because I et bread I only have it'd or lunch but I can scale back on it I felt sad those low carb people were egging me on like that telling me mfp is not the way to go when dieting

duddysdad wrote: »

I eat bread, sugar, carbs, chocolate, ice cream, pizza, fat, whatever. Lost 155 pounds no problem. I even drink "evil" diet soda. As for doing low carb, bread would be pretty high carbs, it just depends how many carbs you are wanting to eat.

rainbowbow

In my opinion, eating "low carb" is a waste of time unless you just enjoy eating this way in general.

Low carb ONLY allows a fast initial weight loss because you lose water weight when your glycogen stores are depleted. When you start eating higher carbs you will gain all of this water weight back.

As stated unless you just enjoy eating this way, forever, i don't think it's helpful. If it involves you cutting out some of your favorite foods like bread, it doesn't sound like it's very sustainable, does it?

Calories in < Calories out, PERIOD. Eat in whatever manner you can maintain long term (while keeping the idea of general health/nutrition in mind).

EddieHaskell97

rainbowbow wrote: »

In my opinion, eating "low carb" is a waste of time unless you just enjoy eating this way in general.

Low carb ONLY allows a fast initial weight loss because you lose water weight when your glycogen stores are depleted. When you start eating higher carbs you will gain all of this water weight back.

As stated unless you just enjoy eating this way, forever, i don't think it's helpful. If it involves you cutting out some of your favorite foods like bread, it doesn't sound like it's very sustainable, does it?

Calories in < Calories out, PERIOD. Eat in whatever manner you can maintain long term (while keeping the idea of general health/nutrition in mind).

The first three stanzas written above aren't exactly true. If you go so low in carbs that you enter a ketogenic state your body will convert fat to ketones and burn those rather than blood sugar (because that will be gone). It takes more energy to convert fat to ketones than to burn sugar directly, and your body produces more ketones than it needs. IE, some unused ketones will go out in urine. You will burn fat (and not just lose water weight), and it's not like some gypsy curse where if you burn 30 and have a slice of bread you'll gain it all back overnight...

However, simply "cutting bread" won't be anywhere close enough to enter a ketogenic state. You'll need to hold at less than 25 grams of carbs per day for between 3 & 4 days (2 if you're wild on the cardio), and what carbs you do get will be from salad, cruciferous vegetables, etc. IE. No more sugar, no more pasta, most fruit is out, no more starchy vegetables (potatoes, carrots, corn, etc...) And even after you're in it, you'll need to stay between 30 and 50 grams per day depending on your size.

Quite literally, that is the Atkins diet. It works, and it works realtively quickly if you stick to it (I lost 61 lbs in six months on it and kept it off after coming out for the last two years) but it isn't a whole lot of fun. However, I most certainly did not put back on 61 lbs of water weight when I quit ketosis. I put on two and simply continued with calorie counting and exercise. If you elect to try it, don't try ketosis without talking to your doctor & reading up on how to do it properly.

Her last statement is true. Even in ketosis, it all boils down to a net loss in calories. IE. You need to burn more calories than you take in to lose weight, and that's just physics. The biggest advantage of ketosis for me was appetite suppression which made that quite easy.

RebeccaNaegle

Dumping bread is the dumbest thing Ive heard. Fat loss is just your body burning more energy than you consume. It doesn't matter if you eat bread ALL day if you are eating less than you burn you will drop weight. Its science. Your body doesn't care if you eat your carbs in strawberries or bread , as long as its less than what your body is burning, you'll lose fat.