Eating White Rice For Weight Loss

J72FIT

dukeingram wrote: »

It takes more than just a calorie deficit to lose weight.

Ah.... no.

paperpudding

I like pizza.

I like rice too. ( usually white but occasionally brown)

I even like mashed potatoes

Have eaten all of above quite regularly and maintained my weight in healthy BMI range for over 5 years.

Amazing.

J72FIT

try2again wrote: »

One caution about the rice- any rice- is that it does tend to be rather calorie intensive, so a person trying to lose weight and perhaps with a smaller calorie deficit would want to make sure they are measuring it accurately (dry, by weight), especially if it is something they have frequently.

^^^This...

kshama2001

quiksylver296 wrote: »

Ya, I get plenty of fiber so am not worried about the few grams I am missing out on from eating white rice vs brown rice.

@OnFireWithin what are the other nutrients I'm missing out on by eating white v brown?

kshama2001

dukeingram wrote: »

Eating whatever you want is not a good idea. All calories are not equal. You can eat a pizza with 1000 calories and feel like crap or eat protein waffles with 1000 calories and feel great. It takes more than just a calorie deficit to lose weight. You have to keep the body healthy to have the energy and mindset to lose weight.

I reduced my pizza calories to 480 and also have a big salad with it. I feel fine.

I've never had protein waffles - recipe? Brand?

While I do like protein powder in smoothies, I have found it challenging to cook with. I didn't care for the protein cheesecake or protein fluff lots of people here raved about. When I add PP to overnight oats I can only add 8 g worth of protein before the taste becomes unpleasant to me. (Again, this is PP I like in smoothies.)

I do add cottage cheese to pancake batter, but it is still not an adequate amount of protein for a meal. Also, I'm just not going to eat pancakes without butter and real maple syrup. This is a very rare meal for me. Oh, and I can only eat it at the end of the day because it makes me sleepy.

The way I eat pizza is a better choice for me.

zeejane4

dukeingram wrote: »

Eating whatever you want is not a good idea. All calories are not equal. You can eat a pizza with 1000 calories and feel like crap or eat protein waffles with 1000 calories and feel great. It takes more than just a calorie deficit to lose weight. You have to keep the body healthy to have the energy and mindset to lose weight.

Not true.

Weight loss, weight gain, and weight maintenance is 100% about energy balance. If one wants to lose weight then they must be at the correct calorie deficit needed, to achieve their weight loss goals.

Back during my active weight loss phase I lost around 50lbs and improved all my health markers (including normalizing a prediabetic glucose number). I lost the weight 100% by reducing my calorie intake, while still eating a very SAD diet and doing absolutely no exercise.

endermako

firecat1987 wrote: »

you could eat ice cream at every meal and as long as it still puts you in a caloric deficit you would still lose. The same goes with rice.

Thanks for the woos, I didn't say anything on whether it was good for you to do that or not.. Don't be rude because i'm only talking about CICO.

CTcutie

jimmytube718 wrote: »

HI,

I was wondering is white rice ok to eat to lose weight ? I am eating 100 grams at lunch and dinner , oatmeal and a banana for breakfast ,

thanks

Is this ALL you are eating? Every day??
This is not enough food (I'm guessing; I don't really know how much 100 grams of cooked (?) rice actually is), seriously lacking in overall nutrition- you need to eat a balanced diet (protein, vegetables, other fruits, "eat the rainbow", etc.)

Everyone seems really hung up on, well, everything else You will likely get sick at some point if you restrict yourself to rice, oatmeal and bananas.

AnnPT77

dukeingram wrote: »

Eating whatever you want is not a good idea. All calories are not equal. You can eat a pizza with 1000 calories and feel like crap or eat protein waffles with 1000 calories and feel great. It takes more than just a calorie deficit to lose weight. You have to keep the body healthy to have the energy and mindset to lose weight.

Consider the proposition that what you want to eat is not what I want to eat. Or maybe not what the OP wants to eat.

Why would you think it's poor-quality pizza, and lots of it? I like pizza, but probably only eat it around once a month, because there are lots of tasty, nutritious foods in the world (most of which don't involve Quest products, oddly). And OP didn't mention pizza at all.

When someone says something like that, I tend to assume that they really, really want to eat the "bad example" foods, but are beating themselves up hard, to resist. Why? Nutrition is important, but flexible. Hardly anyone eats entirely and only pizza, or wants to.

I'm worried, based on statements here, that OP may not be getting adequate calories, and perhaps not getting adequate nutrition. That would be a suboptimal plan. It wouldn't impair weight loss, especially not in the short run, but might impair energy, health or body composition in the longer run. Those can indeed have impact on weight management.

IMO, he should strive to get enough protein (say, 0.6-0.8g per pound of healthy goal weight, though more won't harm a healthy person), enough fats (maybe 0.35-0.45g per pound of healthy goal weight, high proportion monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, sensible ratio of Omega 3s to Omega 6s, and that sort of thing), and plenty of varied, colorful veggies & fruits. That last ought to result in adequate fiber (25-30 or so grams daily) and decent micronutrients.

If he's eating adequate protein/fat sources and veggies/fruits with his white rice, bananas, and oatmeal, though, plus enough calories, I think he'll be fine without those few extra grams of fiber from brown rice. Also, fine without protein waffles, unless he enjoys them. Or fine with anything else that fits in a non-poisonous, well-rounded, calorie-appropriate diet with plenty of nutrients, including pizza.

Did you know that most protein waffles contain highly processed foods? Tsk, tsk. ( <== for the humor impaired). Protein powder is an ultra-processed food! (Which doesn't mean there's anything wrong with using it, BTW.)

And that good-quality pizza contains many nutritious whole or minimally processed foods that humans have eaten for centuries, and thrived?