Drop bread to lose weight

Yogi_Carl
Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I hve heard this from a number of respected sources but I don't understand it.

Basically, you drop bread from your diet to shed pounds of weight. I can understand the idea of reducing carbohydrates, including bread, and making sure you are having enough proteins but why bread?

And if it does make sense, what about pasta - does that go as well?

Is it more to do with the fat content of bread (so pasta would be ok).

Any ideas?
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  • super_monty
    super_monty Posts: 419 Member
    Drop very bad carbs, basically bread and pasta. People in the west eat way too much of this heavily processed crap and refined sugar.

    If you really need to eat it eat rye bread or wholemeal, but why eat it at all if trying to lose weight is beyond me.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Both of you are misinformed, assuming to intolerances or medical conditions, you can eat bread and lose weight just fine.
  • NU2U
    NU2U Posts: 659 Member
    I dropped the bread...the pasta..the cakes, cookies and chocolate.....




    And all I did was make a mess on the floor....maybe I did it wrong!! :-)
  • cbrrabbit25
    cbrrabbit25 Posts: 384 Member
    i drop it only at night when i don't need energy and thats working really well for me. dont need to drop it all day though unless its taking you over your calories. and i eat whole grain wheat too.
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    I have eaten and continue to eat bread every day. I succeeded. Part of the secret to my success is immediately discarding ridiculous notions like "drop bread to lose weight".
  • moreORless50
    moreORless50 Posts: 261 Member
    I dropped the bread...the pasta..the cakes, cookies and chocolate.....




    And all I did was make a mess on the floor....maybe I did it wrong!! :-)

    :laugh: that was funny
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I dropped the bread...the pasta..the cakes, cookies and chocolate.....




    And all I did was make a mess on the floor....maybe I did it wrong!! :-)

    THAT. was adorable! :smooched:
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    I think that if you drop bread, then pick it back up, and do this behavior over and over, you can lose weight. Especially if you added more bread over the course of time.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    I was holding a 5 lb loaf of sourdough. when i dropped it the number on the scale did indeed, go down 5 lbs.

    I humbly submit this as proof that dropping bread will help you lose weight.
  • ImperfectedBeauty
    ImperfectedBeauty Posts: 124 Member
    I still eat bread, and other carbs (including white rice, and pizza).. the only difference between then and now is that i now eat it in moderation. I will have at most two slices of bread a day, and its usually rye or some other multigrain variety. I will spoil myself with pizza as long as it fits into my calorie budget and same with rice.
    I feel that if i deprive myself of too much it will end up back firing on me in the long run.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    ... you can eat bread and lose weight just fine.

    I agree...but as a post-low carb dieter, getting rid of bread, pasta, and other processed carbs helped me lose weight much faster. I want to eat like a normal person though, so I have added some back into my diet in moderation (which is key in everything I think).
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    I dropped the bread...the pasta..the cakes, cookies and chocolate.....

    And all I did was make a mess on the floor....maybe I did it wrong!! :-)

    Hah ha! Excellent!!
  • EatClenTrenHard
    EatClenTrenHard Posts: 339 Member
    bread,rice,pasta,injera,potatoes are all 3rd world country survival foods. They are implemented into cultures

    Russia- potatoes
    Asian countries- rice
    Spanish speaking countries- pasta
    Ephiopia- injera (sour layer)
    Western countries- bread (buns, kaisers etc..)

    Those foods are a tradition to eat, and we let our kids eat it, and they get used to it
    The reason alot of people eat those, is because of VERY CHEAP price. and it is easy to meet caloric intake, and it is FILLING.

    You do not have to drop bread to lose weight, in fact 1 bread slice have 100 calories, and it is more filling than 100 calories of tomatoes.

    Usualy people who go on celery diet, quit it after 1 week, and then gain even more weight.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Drop very bad carbs, basically bread and pasta. People in the west eat way too much of this heavily processed crap and refined sugar.

    If you really need to eat it eat rye bread or wholemeal, but why eat it at all if trying to lose weight is beyond me.

    People in the west? Just saying but I've been to Asia multiple times and I've never seen wholemeal bread there, just white bread and it's even sweeter than the ones here. Oh and it's eaten as a snack.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I dropped pasta... into a pot of boiling water.

    Love bread and pastas and eat them daily. I don't care if I might possibly be a little leaner if I didn't eat them. I'm perfectly happy with where I am.
  • annasensei
    annasensei Posts: 39
    It really depends who you ask.

    My trainer is paleo/primal, so for her it's NO bread, pasta, ceral, rice, corn and super heavy on the meats and good fats. She tried to get me there, but it was (is) really difficult, and not very enjoyable.

    We've compromised, and I have been able to work only ONE carb into one meal a day. Since June I've lost about 10 lbs, so I've been seeing some good results. I do notice that I'm not as hungry as often when I'm eating more meat and veggies rather than carbs.

    Rather than denying yourself something completely (which can make the whole process very negative and make you not stick with it), simply cut back and see if that's what your body responds to.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Drop very bad carbs, basically bread and pasta. People in the west eat way too much of this heavily processed crap and refined sugar.

    If you really need to eat it eat rye bread or wholemeal, but why eat it at all if trying to lose weight is beyond me.

    People in the west? Just saying but I've been to Asia multiple times and I've never seen wholemeal bread there, just white bread and it's even sweeter than the ones here. Oh and it's eaten as a snack.

    THANK YOU!

    The Japanese LOOOOOOVE some pastries! Jus' sayin'!
  • flynnfinn
    flynnfinn Posts: 209 Member
    i lived a low carb lifestyle for a long time. it just led me to carb bingeing. i'd go all week eating low carb (no bread, no pasta, no sugar, no potatoes, no fruit) and then come sunday, you'd need a straight jacket to keep me out of the kitchen. i couldn't stuff my face fast enough with carbs. i was a mess. my weight was all over the place too. i'd gain 6lbs overnight from a carb binge. now i eat anything and everything (but remain at a calorie deficit) and no more binges, no more cravings, no more crazy weight jumps.

    if you are perfectly healthy and not under any medical supervision or in any sort of health condition that requires you to stay away from bread/carbs, i don't see a need to drop the bread. besides, if you drop it from your diet, you're going to one day re-introduce it and your body will probably just have to re-learn what to do with bread all over again. and with that comes water retention, bloating, gas...fun fun!!
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Really! :noway: I do think some of you are just not taking me seriously!! :bigsmile:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Both of you are misinformed, assuming to intolerances or medical conditions, you can eat bread and lose weight just fine.

    True statement ^^ As long as you don't eat so much of it that you lose your calories deficit, of course.

    And I think that is the real reason many people drop (or limit) it. A big leafy salad with low cal dressing is usually a lot less calories than a big sandwich, so if you are a chubby sandwich lover it might be easier to lose by dropping the sandwiches.

    Then again, you might miss them so much that it causes you to go back to your old way of eating and you'll just gain it all back.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    If you've been eating the exact amount of calories to maintain your weight and ate 2 slices of bread a day for 300 calories and you stopped eating those 2 slices of bread for 300 calories and didn't replace them with anything, you'd be eating 300 calories less than maintenance and lose weight.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Think it's more sticking to better sources of carbs, ones low on the gi index. Does make a difference to my losses! X
  • phatnotfat81
    phatnotfat81 Posts: 171
    I dropped the bread...the pasta..the cakes, cookies and chocolate.....




    And all I did was make a mess on the floor....maybe I did it wrong!! :-)


    HA!
  • SlimReggieBack
    SlimReggieBack Posts: 121 Member
    lol I was looking at this in a wrong angle I couldve sworn it said drop dead to lose weight but anyway certain bread is good for you use whole grain they are very healthy I've been eating it and so far I lost 37 pounds doing it also it helps me stay full for most of the day.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Both of you are misinformed, assuming to intolerances or medical conditions, you can eat bread and lose weight just fine.


    ^^^I agree! You don't need to eliminate anything from your diet other than the excess calories to lose weight. ****unless you have a medical condition.
  • MarsdenChick
    MarsdenChick Posts: 7
    I've eaten bread almost all my 30 years, but I think I can manage not eating any in my next 30 years. I have reduced my carb intake almost 10 lbs in 22 days :)
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Thanks for the replies - obviously a hot topic!
  • bradphil87
    bradphil87 Posts: 617 Member
    Both of you are misinformed, assuming to intolerances or medical conditions, you can eat bread and lose weight just fine.
    ^^^this. I have dropped 92 lbs and eat 4 slices of bread a day. Every workday. It fits in my macros just fine.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Drop very bad carbs, basically bread and pasta. People in the west eat way too much of this heavily processed crap and refined sugar.

    If you really need to eat it eat rye bread or wholemeal, but why eat it at all if trying to lose weight is beyond me.

    People in the west? Just saying but I've been to Asia multiple times and I've never seen wholemeal bread there, just white bread and it's even sweeter than the ones here. Oh and it's eaten as a snack.

    THANK YOU!

    The Japanese LOOOOOOVE some pastries! Jus' sayin'!

    Of course, haven't you seen their sumo wrestlers? :wink:


    But seriously, all my relatives in Asia eat like rice twice a day and there are soooo many sweets there.
    Andddd they're like stick thin.
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    I come from a Hispanic background (Puerto Rican) and rice, breads, and pasta's, are a big part of our diet. We sure do love our carbs, and while I'm definitely no expert I don't think eating carbs in moderation is necessarily bad for you. I pretty much eat everything I want..even drink *gasp* diet soda on occasion and I'm not dead, my BP/cholesterol levels are normal, and I'm still managing to lose weight weekly. I still have a long *kitten* way to go but I've made pretty good progress thus far, and in my humble non expert opinion based on my own experiences I think eliminating anything you like long term from your daily diet, is just setting yourself up for future failure/binging.

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