No more Bread!

rawrkeia

So, I've recently decided to cut bread out of my diet. I know several people that have and they seem much healthier since then.

But I'm just curious, what are the advantages/disadvantages of a non-bread diet?

MikeSEA

I guess it depends on the type of bread and how your body deals with it. Why are you cutting bread out completely? Are there some that work better for you than others?

vim_n_vigor

If you like bread, it is something that you will crave more and you may binge because of it. If you don't like bread that much, then you don't have bread in your diet.

rawrkeia

I eat a lot of bread... or ate. It doesn't really seem to do anything much so far. That's why I'm wondering if I need to be concerned with anything.

And its purely a choice. One of those things I'm tired of being a staple in my diet. I cut out cokes too, though that was nine months ago.

jinkies54

here's a link to shed some light on your question. consider it some "food" for thought: http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/on-the-evils-of-wheat-why-it-is-so-addictive-and-how-shunning-it-will-make-you-skinny/

CakeFit21

For me, my stomach hurts less. Also, I am able to eat more protein and veggies when I am not full of bread.

luv2ash

I have not eaten bread in over a year. Trust me, once you go without it, you won't miss it. I feel so much better without it.

Qarol

mmmm...bread

dosesr4winners20

my me, my pcos is much better plus quick weight loss too. my skin has cleared up as well. i don't handle carbs at all.

main side effect: wanting bread lol

MikeSEA

I eat a lot of bread... or ate. It doesn't really seem to do anything much so far. That's why I'm wondering if I need to be concerned with anything.

And its purely a choice. One of those things I'm tired of being a staple in my diet. I cut out cokes too, though that was nine months ago.

Ok, well the overly simplistic answer is that bread is a carb. It's a tool. Not all bread products are the same, though. I guess I'm hesitant to cut something that I love completely out of my life unless there's a pressing medical reason to. If you know how many carbs you're supposed to have in a day, it's ok to fit some bread in there unless your body has a negative reaction to it. Be mindful of any fats they have if that's a concern. There's a difference between a multigrain dinner roll and a croissant, for example.

YukonJoy

mmmm BANNOCK!

cdpm

I have cut bread out and thought it would be impossible. My typical breakfast was toast and then I would have sandwiches for lunch. Now I don't really miss it. I will have the occasional sandwich or slice of toast, but I feel a lot less bloated and my body retains less water.
From personal experience I would recommend it. You will easily find things to replace it with.

ilookthetype

Bread isn't necessarily bad for you, unless you have a gluten intolerance, rather than cutting bread, I'd suggest cutting gluten, making better choices that way. I have made veggie pastas and loved them, but I'd never be able to give up my GF bagels forever...

LATeagno

Agree! You WILL feel healthier (well, I shouldn't say that-- i should say, "It's very likely you'll feel healthier!")!

I have cut out all bread except Schwebel's Light-- which has 10 net carbs in two slices and 6 grams of fiber (as well as only 70 calories). At most, though, I eat two slices per day of that. It's so low in cals and carbs that I find that i can include a couple of slices in to my previously absolutely-no-bread diet and it doesn't affect me at all.

That said, that is the only bread I eat now. If it ever goes out of production, I just won't eat bread at all.

SimplyShanRunning

Now I want bread....

billsica

Ok, but how do you eat a sandwich?

dimoul

I still eat bread, but less of it. I think if you count your calories accurately, you sort of self-regulate what's worth it in terms of calories and what's not. I didn't just make up a bunch of diet rules in advance. Instead, it's like economics. If something you see at the store is not worth the cost, you don't buy it. If the food is not worth the calorie punch, then don't eat it. For me, that means lots of vegetables, moderate amounts of fruit, less bread, less meat, lean meats over non-lean, minimal sweets and oil/fat, hardly any cheese, and I sub low calorie versions of all the foods I normally buy if they taste good (e.g. almond milk, low cal hot dogs, lite salad dressings, etc...).

Mixmode

In the immortal words of Scott Pilgrim.... "Bread makes you fat?!?!"

:laugh:

ajax25301

Hey, I just joined this sight and have just started a gluten free diet myself. I picked up the book "Eat right for your blood type". My blood type (type O) apparently just doesn't like wheat at all so that is my motivation. The choice to go gluten free is hard! At least there are lots of meal options and alternatives in stores. Good luck girl! You are not alone. (Great book by the way...Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo)

infamousmk

I don't think this is sustainable long-term. There are just too many wonderful tings in this world that include bread. Go GF and see if it helps.

ilookthetype

Hey, I just joined this sight and have just started a gluten free diet myself. I picked up the book "Eat right for your blood type". My blood type (type O) apparently just doesn't like wheat at all so that is my motivation. The choice to go gluten free is hard! At least there are lots of meal options and alternatives in stores. Good luck girl! You are not alone. (Great book by the way...Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo)

You will find, in a month or two, that going GF is so incredibly easy. There are a million options and it is so much easier to make the healthier choice in a restaurant when you can't eat gluten. I'd also suggest, skip the store bought GF breads/snacks, make it at home, it's so much better!

SunshineKisses_2012

This totally just made me get up and go eat a sandwich on a big, fat fluffy bolillo roll. It was good. Bread and all.

jellybaby84

I'm scared of bread and don't love it anyway so it's no difficulty for me not to eat it.

But it bugs me that I and so many others fear it. It's the 21st century modern evil when you talk to most dieters. But seriously, bread has been the staple food of our country for well over 1000 years, it's low in fat and not that high in calories - how bad can it really be? I think we give ourselves things to worry about because we have nothing real to fear in this country (ie famine)

questionablemethods

You'll find a lot of people who believe that wheat flour or wheat in general (yes, whole wheat too) is just not too great for us -- gluten intolerance or not. One book that has come out recently is called "Wheat Belly" http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/about-the-author

I haven't read it myself but I have heard the author give a couple of different interviews and it sounds interesting. According to him, he didn't set out to incriminate wheat but I think he started having patients cut it out for its insulin raising properties and then he found that a lot of other things improved in his patients as well. He did more research and found that the wheat we use today is dramatically altered from the ancient grain that it was cultivated from. Anyway, like I said, I haven't read the book and he does use some seemingly hyperbolic language when discussing what he sees as the "danger of wheat" -- so I'm sure that he will lose credibility with some.

He's not the only one who isn't too excited about wheat in the modern diet.

I've cut back dramatically myself and, in general, I just have more room for more nutrient-dense foods. I tend to feel less gnawing hunger throughout the day, too. That might be related or it might have to do with adding animal protein back in my diet at about the same time.

I don't think there are any disadvantages to a bread-free diet except, as others have noted, that you might miss it! If you don't, you aren't missing out on vital nutrients or anything. Bread doesn't have anything that can't be found elsewhere.

bens_mommy

I'm just smart about the kind of bread I eat, and how much. I don't eat white bread save for very infrequently, usually French bread. I rarely eat sandwiches, instead I'll have sandwich stuff inside a whole-grain organic pita. My body handles carbs well and I find that if I cut it out completely I binge hardcore on it.

stefchica

when i was at my heaviest a few years ago i had dropped 50 lbs from doing a low carb diet within six months and at that time i LOVED LOVED LOVED carbs, ate them all day everyday but over the past 6 years i've gained lik 40 of it back. so what you have to realize and really look at is your diet now and what you crave and what your used ot eating. if you're used to eating bread, starches, all that then in the end it wont work unless you COMPLETELY COMPLETELY cut it out. be honest with yourself...for me, i will not do a low carb diet again because i know i cant, i've eating carbs my whole life especially breads so no.

but if its something you dont eat a lot, then it will be an easier transition for you to cut it all out. but you have to think long term.....like 5 years in advance long term and even further. a change like that if your not completely commited wont do any good if your going to pick up on carbs again.

if anything you can limit the amount of bread or startches you eat meaning portion wise and really be conscious of what carbs your putting into your body and realisitcally how you will burn them throughout the day. carbs are th energy your body needs to get through the day....so just be conscious of the amount you eat then you'll be good.