Is anyone avoiding bread as part of their weight loss journey?
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Chicken sandwiches, pasta, pizza, rolls with my soup; down 30 lbs since Christmas. My macros are around 40-35-25.0
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I have started adding the "bad foods" to my tracking at the beginning of the day and working around it. Most of the time I find that looking at the numbers helps me to determine it the bread/potatoes/noodles are worth it! Sometime yes, sometimes no! I am Italian so pasta is pretty much a food group for me...lol....but you look and some pastas are better than other and I make the adjustments.0
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Something I noticed when I started this journey was if I eat bread, even low-calorie bread, I would gain weight even if I kept my calorie count within my goal. I don't have any scientific research to back this, just personal experience. I now use English muffins as my source for bread. I still eat an occasional baked potato but without all the toppings except 1TBS of butter. I am totally staying away from pasta and when I do eat rice, I limit it to 1/2 a cup and mix it with lots of veggies. The thing is, I love 'exotic' breads and could eat my weight (that's a lot!) in both breads and pastas if I allowed myself to do so. That's part of what got me where I am today. The way I look at it is it's worth giving up the bread and pasta to become a healthier me. I'm not depriving myself of anything...I just know I am more accountable for what I put in my body these days.0
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Wysewoman53 wrote: »Something I noticed when I started this journey was if I eat bread, even low-calorie bread, I would gain weight even if I kept my calorie count within my goal. I don't have any scientific research to back this, just personal experience. I now use English muffins as my source for bread. I still eat an occasional baked potato but without all the toppings except 1TBS of butter. I am totally staying away from pasta and when I do eat rice, I limit it to 1/2 a cup and mix it with lots of veggies. The thing is, I love 'exotic' breads and could eat my weight (that's a lot!) in both breads and pastas if I allowed myself to do so. That's part of what got me where I am today. The way I look at it is it's worth giving up the bread and pasta to become a healthier me. I'm not depriving myself of anything...I just know I am more accountable for what I put in my body these days.
Nope... this is not how it works. You can't count normal daily weight fluctuations as 'gaining weight' either. It takes 3500 calories to gain one pound of fat. Daily fluctuations are typically due to water as long as you're eating at a deficit...0 -
Wysewoman53 wrote: »Something I noticed when I started this journey was if I eat bread, even low-calorie bread, I would gain weight even if I kept my calorie count within my goal. I don't have any scientific research to back this, just personal experience. I now use English muffins as my source for bread. I still eat an occasional baked potato but without all the toppings except 1TBS of butter. I am totally staying away from pasta and when I do eat rice, I limit it to 1/2 a cup and mix it with lots of veggies. The thing is, I love 'exotic' breads and could eat my weight (that's a lot!) in both breads and pastas if I allowed myself to do so. That's part of what got me where I am today. The way I look at it is it's worth giving up the bread and pasta to become a healthier me. I'm not depriving myself of anything...I just know I am more accountable for what I put in my body these days.
...is that 1TBS or TSP (teaspoon) on 1 potatoe?0 -
Bottom line: if you are cutting out a particular food or food group that you plan to reintroduce to your diet once you hit your goal weight, your diet is probably doomed before it starts. Focus instead on adopting a healthier relationship with food.0
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Carbs are not the enemy. Too many calories are!
If you watch your calories... then carbs are automatically limited, without having to remove them completely from your diet.0 -
Not avoiding it per se, but I'm shifting my proportions to half of the plate being veggies, with 1/4 starchy carbs. So I just have to watch how much of it I eat.0
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Avoid bread? Hahahahahahaha. Nope, not gonna happen. I eat bread daily. I also eat pasta, rice, potatoes, and pizza on a regular basis. I've lost 18lbs since January. So no, I'm not avoiding bread, I'm just making sure everything fits in my daily allowance.0
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I don't avoid any foods.. if it fits in my macros I eat it! Weight loss journey has been awesome and I don't deny myself any foods. It's a lifestyle I can live with forever!0
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Wysewoman53 wrote: »Something I noticed when I started this journey was if I eat bread, even low-calorie bread, I would gain weight even if I kept my calorie count within my goal. I don't have any scientific research to back this, just personal experience. I now use English muffins as my source for bread. I still eat an occasional baked potato but without all the toppings except 1TBS of butter. I am totally staying away from pasta and when I do eat rice, I limit it to 1/2 a cup and mix it with lots of veggies. The thing is, I love 'exotic' breads and could eat my weight (that's a lot!) in both breads and pastas if I allowed myself to do so. That's part of what got me where I am today. The way I look at it is it's worth giving up the bread and pasta to become a healthier me. I'm not depriving myself of anything...I just know I am more accountable for what I put in my body these days.
That's really interesting: English muffins contain the very same ingredients as bread (I've made both at home).
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Nope, eat bread daily and sometimes 3 times a day. I have lost 26 pounds so far.0
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Nope, I really like bread. It isn't something that I'm willing to give up. When I was losing weight, I would often eat less of it (like have an open-face sandwich instead of one with two pieces of bread), but I would still have it.0
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I have rice at least once a day! It is one of those foods that has helped me feel fuller throughout the day. The same goes with potatoes. I also have bread at least once a day and pasta one or two times a week. I have lost 45 lbs so far!0
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Wysewoman53 wrote: »Something I noticed when I started this journey was if I eat bread, even low-calorie bread, I would gain weight even if I kept my calorie count within my goal. I don't have any scientific research to back this, just personal experience. I now use English muffins as my source for bread. I still eat an occasional baked potato but without all the toppings except 1TBS of butter. I am totally staying away from pasta and when I do eat rice, I limit it to 1/2 a cup and mix it with lots of veggies. The thing is, I love 'exotic' breads and could eat my weight (that's a lot!) in both breads and pastas if I allowed myself to do so. That's part of what got me where I am today. The way I look at it is it's worth giving up the bread and pasta to become a healthier me. I'm not depriving myself of anything...I just know I am more accountable for what I put in my body these days.
English muffins have carbs in them ..
and if you were gaining weight when eating bread you were not in a calorie deficit. Bread does not make one defy the laws of math and physics....0 -
I still like bread a lot but have cut back. One slice of wheat toast a day, and no sandwiches, although I do wraps. I probably miss good bread more than sweets.0
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I eat bread basically every day... also rice/potato or pasta are part of almost every dinner I prepare. Pasta dishes are my favorite
And yes, I'm loosing weight 1lbs a week steady! There is no evil food! But kitchen scale and portion control are the key to success! 
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I have 2 slices of tasted Fiber One bread (100 cals) with 1/4 cup of low fat Ricotta cheese (50) with a cup of strawberries or another low calorie fruit at about 50 calories - great breakfast for 200 calories.0
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should be "toasted" bread0
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I love french toast, bagels, english muffins, scones and butter-slathered baked potatoes too much to ever give them up. So I work with them within my caloric limits.
Having said that, I went from having all that stuff on a WEEKLY basis to only 1-2x a month. Actually, now that I say that, I want to say it has been a couple months since I made french toast.
May have to take a nice long 9-mile walk tomorrow in order to have some!0 -
paigeross27 wrote: »Let's face it, we've all heard it. Bread is the worst when it comes to weight loss. Along side potatoes, rice, and noodles. Thoughts?
My favorite quote....that I stole from somebody here
Temporary changes = temporary results.
I'm not giving up bread for the rest of my life, so giving it up for weight loss is rather pointless. Logging portions is important for all foods.....not just diet ones.0 -
@Francl27 , @AnnPT77 , @ndj1979 : Ok, you all have taught me something today. This happened when I was first starting my journey and it could have been a lot of things that were contributing to my weight loss and/or my lack thereof. My nutritionist told me that English Muffins were better if I was going to eat bread at all so I took her advice. I've only been at this since January so any advice I can get is appreciated.
@6pkdreamer: I meant 1/2 tablespoon. I take a tablespoon, measured, and cut it in half.
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I don't eat much sliced bread but I do love carbs and will lose weight eating all the things. The idea that you should cut entire food groups is ridiculous unless there is an allergy or disease in play.0
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Wysewoman53 wrote: »@Francl27 , @AnnPT77 , @ndj1979 : Ok, you all have taught me something today. This happened when I was first starting my journey and it could have been a lot of things that were contributing to my weight loss and/or my lack thereof. My nutritionist told me that English Muffins were better if I was going to eat bread at all so I took her advice. I've only been at this since January so any advice I can get is appreciated.
@6pkdreamer: I meant 1/2 tablespoon. I take a tablespoon, measured, and cut it in half.
Well an English muffin is usually less calories than bread, and they have more fiber, I believe. Plus they're smaller so you'll put less stuff on them. They're tasty too anyway!0 -
Yes , white bread and potatoes , lost all I wanted , -10 kg in almost 4 months , yay ! Some people can eat potatoes and bread , I was just getting fat !0
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I have like one slice of bread everyday for breakfast, Ezekiel 4:9 yo
Ya, bread from flour can make me sleepy or trigger cravings to eat more and more of it, which doesn't happen with sprouted bread like Ezekial/Food for Life, or my new favorite, Alvarado St Bakery. Their flax variety is only 50 calories per slice plus 2.5 g of fiber.0 -
I have cut bread out almost completely (occasionally I have a dinner of chicken bacon and salad pittas) but still eat lots of rice and noodles. To be fair I did not cut it out because of the bad rep it has, I simply couldn't fit it in with my calorie allowance. By the time it had a filling inside a sandwich the calorie total made it prohibitive0
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6pkdreamer wrote: »The CICO mantra is great IF your counting and that's everyone on MFP.
CIICO mantra folk may have missed a point with that NOT counting calories then it makes it easier for SOME to not over indulge as many have expressed this particularly folk who DO NOT count calories. Breads is a lovely food and a weakness for a lot to over indulge including myself- bread, pizza, hot cross buns etc. If I'm not calorie counting then all these things are my Achilles heel. Not everyone in this world is a disciplined MFP user surprisingly.
CICO has nothing to do with counting calories, as it is a mathematical formula. counting calories is just a way to control the in side of CI...
Plenty of people lose weight without calorie counting and just be eating less....
I do not count calories but wonder if I should start in the lead up to when I will be maintaining my weight. Maintenance is that part I find the most difficult.0 -
brigitukas00 wrote: »Yes , white bread and potatoes , lost all I wanted , -10 kg in almost 4 months , yay ! Some people can eat potatoes and bread , I was just getting fat !
What more amazing is that lots of people eat anything they want and in any quantity and never put on weight! I have one example in the family always same weight for decades eating whatever he feels and never put on a pound and no sport. So there's must be something mysterious in some of our bodies which wipes out all this calorie counting mess...maybe some unknown genetic formula? Of course I did not get that gift0 -
KorvapuustiPossu wrote: »I eat bread basically every day... also rice/potato or pasta are part of almost every dinner I prepare. Pasta dishes are my favorite And yes, I'm loosing weight 1lbs a week steady! There is no evil food! But kitchen scale and portion control are the key to success!
Just out of curiosity what is the qty you eat for pasta and bread you eat? Make an example. Thank you!0
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