How to get rid of rice
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I just fit rice into my calories. I'm not Asian, but I was raised with a lot of calrose rice and still love it.
You may need to adjust your calories to your current weight and track carefully for a while.0 -
What @Machka9 said. I've lost 35+ lbs and I'm maintaining while eating rice in most meals. Both white and brown.
Maybe the problem is not the rice but the things you eat it with. Maybe the oils/fats used when cooking the entire meal are what's making it calorie dense.4 -
It's not the rice...rice is fine...you're eating too many calories in general if you're not losing weight.2
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You could be having some "calorie creep" happening then. When you stop weighing/logging, portions tend to start creeping up a little bit. Do that three times a day (or however many meals you eat), seven days a week and you could be wiping out your deficit without realizing it. I suggest going back to weighing/logging and adjusting from there. No reason to give up rice, you may just need to cut back something, somewhere a little bit.jadebuniel wrote: »
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lasvegasconcertgirl wrote: »I switched from white rice to brown rice because it fulfilled the need, but for some reason I didn't want nearly as much of it. You could try giving that a go. I actually prefer it now.
There is virtually zero nutritional difference between white and brown rice. There's nothing wrong with either of them and personal preference is plenty of reason to switch (or not switch), but neither is "healthier" than the other.5 -
Iirc, the main difference is a little more fiber in brown rice. But that comes with calories. I prefer white rice and the difference isn't enough for me to switch.lasvegasconcertgirl wrote: »I switched from white rice to brown rice because it fulfilled the need, but for some reason I didn't want nearly as much of it. You could try giving that a go. I actually prefer it now.
There is virtually zero nutritional difference between white and brown rice. There's nothing wrong with either of them and personal preference is plenty of reason to switch (or not switch), but neither is "healthier" than the other.
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Iirc, the main difference is a little more fiber in brown rice. But that comes with calories. I prefer white rice and the difference isn't enough for me to switch.lasvegasconcertgirl wrote: »I switched from white rice to brown rice because it fulfilled the need, but for some reason I didn't want nearly as much of it. You could try giving that a go. I actually prefer it now.
There is virtually zero nutritional difference between white and brown rice. There's nothing wrong with either of them and personal preference is plenty of reason to switch (or not switch), but neither is "healthier" than the other.
Great article about the nutritional differences between white and brown rice here: http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/brown-rice-vs-white-rice/2 -
IMHO, you need to learn how to eat your regular food with less rice. Remember you are training yourself for maintenance mode and it's probably not realistic to eat like you've given up rice completely. Whenever you are with family and friends, rice will be part of the meals.3
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My husband is filipino and his family ate rice like we eat bread, it came with literally every meal. I have nothing against rice but don't like how it's served bland usually and comes just as empty calories without much of a taste sensation. I excluded rice and bread from my diet for some time now and he doesn't complain about not eating it. It's a matter of habit. Rice is not water, you can survive without it:)2
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Pare, I eat rice just about everyday. It's not the rice, it's how much you're eating.jadebuniel wrote: »I'm Filipino and we eat rice in all meals. Before I ate 2 cups of rice per meal. Then I discovered how calorie dense rice is and how it is not good for you. Now I eat 2 cups of rice per day. I lose weight by doing that at the beginning. Now my weight is stable and it doesn't go down nor go up. I want to give up rice because maybe that's what holding me back. I'm planning to lose body fat and gain muscles. What do you suggest to substitute rice?
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Though this is going to depend on the specific husband. I remember battles where my mom figured that potatoes, pasta, or rice was enough starch for a meal and my dad wanted bread. He did learn quickly that her reply to that was to put a loaf of sandwich bread on his plate, and eventually learned meals are okay without bread.Harbin2017 wrote: »My husband is filipino and his family ate rice like we eat bread, it came with literally every meal. I have nothing against rice but don't like how it's served bland usually and comes just as empty calories without much of a taste sensation. I excluded rice and bread from my diet for some time now and he doesn't complain about not eating it. It's a matter of habit. Rice is not water, you can survive without it:)
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jadebuniel wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »It's just calorie dense. It's not bad. Manage portions to 1 cup per day or maybe arrange one meal per day without it and you'll be fine.
Usually i eat protein(meat) + rice + fruit. If I remove the rice I will only eat meat and fruit? Or do I need to add something to compliment the absence of rice xD
Not really, you can replace the rice in one meal with vegetables or a salad. Good carbs and less calories and you need your greens anyway.
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Iirc, the main difference is a little more fiber in brown rice. But that comes with calories. I prefer white rice and the difference isn't enough for me to switch.lasvegasconcertgirl wrote: »I switched from white rice to brown rice because it fulfilled the need, but for some reason I didn't want nearly as much of it. You could try giving that a go. I actually prefer it now.
There is virtually zero nutritional difference between white and brown rice. There's nothing wrong with either of them and personal preference is plenty of reason to switch (or not switch), but neither is "healthier" than the other.
Great article about the nutritional differences between white and brown rice here: http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/brown-rice-vs-white-rice/
Thanks! I slowly phased out brown rice after getting lots of white rice in Costa Rica and then using it when I cooked Thai for my ex and vastly preferring it over brown. (I grew up on brown rice and it was fine until I started eating white regularly.)
Now I can remove any lingering guilt
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I actually had white rice for dinner, but only 1/2 cup cooked, then I topped it with a mushroom and scallop mixture I made.
I actually weighed out 100g of calrose, which was 1/2 cup and cooked it with a cup of water and only ate half.0 -
I had 3/4 of a cup, topped with a Jamaican red bean stew. (Red kidney beans, onion, carrot, sweet potato, and diced tomatoes, simmered in light coconut milk with seasonings.)1
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Iirc, the main difference is a little more fiber in brown rice. But that comes with calories. I prefer white rice and the difference isn't enough for me to switch.lasvegasconcertgirl wrote: »I switched from white rice to brown rice because it fulfilled the need, but for some reason I didn't want nearly as much of it. You could try giving that a go. I actually prefer it now.
There is virtually zero nutritional difference between white and brown rice. There's nothing wrong with either of them and personal preference is plenty of reason to switch (or not switch), but neither is "healthier" than the other.
Great article about the nutritional differences between white and brown rice here: http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/brown-rice-vs-white-rice/
Thanks. That was a really interesting article. I like learning something new every day. I personally prefer the taste of brown rice so this is my preference but eat white rice ossasionally. Now it will be with no guilt knowing how similar the two are.0 -
Body fat % has nothing to do with whether you can have rice or not. In fact, some of the leanest and healthiest people in the world, the Blue Zones, have the majority of their calories, 60%, from rice and carbohydrates. It is true, however, that rice can be quite calorically dense, and white rice is perhaps not the most filling. If that is the case, you could either have less white rice or substitute with cauliflower rice, which has only about 35 calories per cup.2
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