I NEED grains...can I still lose?

refuseresist

Grains? "I'm having 'grains' for tea."

Must be a Yank thing.

Always eat your grains and two veg.

What do you call veg? Roots?

Sabine_Stroehm

ugh i hate posts like these.

eat whatever the hell you want, unless you have an allergy or intollerance to eat. just eat a sensible amount, drink water and move your body around and BOOM, weight loss.

::rolls eyes::

Why reply to them then?
Just skip them. BOOM problem solved.

Everyone is at a different place. Everyone has different experiences with dieting. Some folks have never tried to lose weight before. Everyone learns differently. Even YOUR OWN beliefs have change, probably, as you've worked toward your goals. Why not cut others some slack? If you can't, then yes, I'd say: don't read them.

skinnymalinkyscot

I am losing steadily with eating grains/carbs everyday,I eat wholemeal bread, wholemeal bagels, ryvita crackers however i dont like brown rice or pasta so I skip rice and pasta, I also love starchy vegetables like potatos. Most bread and breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins, minerals and iron as a bonus

hookilau

ugh i hate posts like these.

eat whatever the hell you want, unless you have an allergy or intollerance to eat. just eat a sensible amount, drink water and move your body around and BOOM, weight loss.

::rolls eyes::

Why reply to them then?
Just skip them. BOOM problem solved.

Everyone is at a different place. Everyone has different experiences with dieting. Some folks have never tried to lose weight before. Everyone learns differently. Even YOUR OWN beliefs have change, probably, as you've worked toward your goals. Why not cut others some slack? If you can't, then yes, I'd say: don't read them.

insert 'slow clap' gif riiiight here :drinker:

linalovekitty

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Everyone is at a different place. Everyone has different experiences with dieting. Some folks have never tried to lose weight before. Everyone learns differently. Even YOUR OWN beliefs have change, probably, as you've worked toward your goals. Why not cut others some slack? If you can't, then yes, I'd say: don't read them.

this is exactly me! thank you very much for articulating it so well

ive never had to lose weight before and all the conflicting info i get has actually impeded me from losing bc its confused me to no end. I dont sit in front of the tv and eat crap where I can say "oh gee Ill just skip the 2liters of coke and the bags of oreos and watch the lbs melt off"- im a naturally thin girl and up until 2 years ago maintained my weight perfectly. now i have 25lbs to lose. I eat very clean and healthy naturally. Im very good at maintaining, losing is different. and everyone i know swears by low carb. And, as I described, low carb kills me. I could eat 3000cals of meat and not be full-low carb is probably responsible for 10 of my 25lbs.. but i could eat a little brown rice and sashimi (500cals) and be full.

what ive been having to wrap my head around is the philosphies behind certain diets. From what I can gather, low carb is all about insulin balance and regulating appetite, allowing some to eat less. Also, it seems like some ppl are carb sensitive, they eat bread and their insulin goes all over the place and they overeat- my husband and sister are like this- they eat one piece of bread and they need the whole loaft. So for them, eating low carb is the answer in dieting. However, there are others whose insulin and appetite are better regulated via a balanced diet (which is me im realizing), and eating grains like bread actually fill me up for hours. thus low carb is not the right diet for me. the confusion comes from soooo many differing oppinions and me being so afraid im doing it wrong and am going to keep gaining