Should I give up BREAD? :\

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  • pfeiferfit
    pfeiferfit Posts: 138 Member
    My bariatric dr (i have pcos) had told me time and again there is NO reason that we need bread. (nutritionally) or grains. And I BINGE like the freakin' cookie monster when i get some white bread (which is like CRACK to me and causes an insulin spike/feelings of calm and wellness...) Same with any white sugar/flour... Coma inducing pleasure which keeps me a fluffy unhealthy person...

    So for ME - cutting bread is a MUST. Because whole grain is the gateway bread for me. But whole grains have nutritional value, and if you're eating bread as people say, choose healthier breads. And use it as the top (tiny part) of your food pyramid.

    If bread is messing with your insulin, you're building up more hormones etc that will keep fat in your abdomen, and the more there is, the more that's put out creating a vicous cycle - men don't seem to have the issue as much, because it can also be estrogen related (convincing your body to store and hold on to fat.)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Are you allergic? If yes, then give it up. If no, then don't.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    From your picture, it looks like you should be eating MORE bread. :wink:
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    One of my MFP peeps did an experiment with veggie only eating for a week and got rid of her belly fat. I don't think it's bread in whole as much as the type of bread some people eat anything and everything and don't gain a pound. I know a few.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    The question you should be asking is CAN you give up bread, not SHOULD you.

    I lost weight while eating 100% whole grain wheat bread pretty much every day. I was one of those people who say they can't live without bread, so I switched from white to whole grain, and it didn't hinder my weight loss. However, once I lost the weight and decided to start working on body composition and losing body fat, I did give up bread entirely. I haven't eaten a slice of bread in nearly 2 months, and I honestly don't miss it at all. I never have cravings for bread, and I have no problem passing up the bread basket at restaurants.

    What I would recommend to you, if and only if you think giving up bread will help you achieve your goals, is to try it for a while. See if you can truly live without it long-term. If you can't, there is no point in trying to lose weight by giving up bread because you will gain it back when you go back to your "normal" eating habits. If it's important to you to have bread in your diet, then you just have to learn how to eat it in moderation.
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    The question you should be asking is CAN you give up bread, not SHOULD you.

    I lost weight while eating 100% whole grain wheat bread pretty much every day. I was one of those people who say they can't live without bread, so I switched from white to whole grain, and it didn't hinder my weight loss. However, once I lost the weight and decided to start working on body composition and losing body fat, I did give up bread entirely. I haven't eaten a slice of bread in nearly 2 months, and I honestly don't miss it at all. I never have cravings for bread, and I have no problem passing up the bread basket at restaurants.

    What I would recommend to you, if and only if you think giving up bread will help you achieve your goals, is to try it for a while. See if you can truly live without it long-term. If you can't, there is no point in trying to lose weight by giving up bread because you will gain it back when you go back to your "normal" eating habits. If it's important to you to have bread in your diet, then you just have to learn how to eat it in moderation.
    Now THAT'S HOW YOU GIVE ADVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!:love:
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    Don't give up bread.
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    Everything can make you fat if you eat enough of it. Wheat bread > white bread.

    Bread is only bad if you're allergic or sensitive to gluten... but they make gluten-free bread as well.
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    Everything can make you fat if you eat enough of it. Wheat bread > white bread.

    Bread is only bad if you're allergic or sensitive to gluten... but they make gluten-free bread as well.
    REALLY, (copied from http://healthmad.com/nutrition/celery-can-kill-you/)
    One last fact, did you know that a celery diet could be lethal, why? It takes more energy (calories), to eat a head of celery then the celery provides. However I realise that a celery only diet would be rather boring.

    Read more: http://healthmad.com/nutrition/celery-can-kill-you/#ixzz1e5anI8f0
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