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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Im new to watching what i eat. its very hard but im taking day by day. today i ate some homemade bread, after i felt so bad. not sure if thats good. feeling guilty over some bread sucks but i think it may help me say no next time. staying within or under 1200 is a job.

    OP you have the right idea but the wrong thought process.

    If you start labeling foods as good and bad and then restricting the "bad" ones , then this is going to lead to binging on the foods that you want and then overeating, and then guilt, and then failure…

    what i would suggest is the following..

    1. If 1200 is a 500 calorie deficit then eat 1200.
    2. eat the foods you want and forget about labeling them "bad" and "good"
    3. Follow the 80/20 rule..80% healthy and 20% whatever you want - bread, pizza, ice cream etc - just maintain your deficit
    4 - work out/move more
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Wait....bread is bad? Why is bread bad? What did the bread do to get in trouble? Does the bread need to go to time out?

    Okay. Seriously now. Food is not good/bad/evil. It is food. It doesn't have morals. Unless you are allergic to it or have some medical reason not to eat a certain food item, just work it into your calories and eat at least 1200 calories a day.

    bread was the third shooter on the grassy knoll, and can be blamed for all the worlds ills…

    if we did not eat bread there would be world peace...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Bread is not the enemy, however, anyone that I have ever know to eliminate bread, pasta and processed sugar from their diets, felt incredible within a few weeks, had more energy and lost weight. They weren't even counting calories. Take it slowly, don't beat yourself up and when you are ready in a few months, try a challenge of one month no bread, then try no processed sugar and see how you feel. Good luck!

    Maybe because eliminating high calorie processed foods created a calorie deficit....

    eliminating high calorie foods creates a deficit, really?

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