Weight gain vs bread?

I had an issue with not losing weight while exercising allot. I slowed down and the weight started coming off at an alarming rate. Maybe not same issue as you.

Sounds like you are retaining something but not sure what.

2 things.

1, there is no test for gluten sensitivity, only celaics disease (full blown gluten intolerance). I am sensitive, very, to the point that it great effects my arthritis AND weight loss. There is no medical test for this, only change of diet and then reintroduce gluten and see what happens.

2, I have not work out in a month and a half. I have lost 16lbs. Before that I was working out 9 hours a week and weight was not budging!

Good luck!!!

When reading this it could have been written by me. I have done everything right and I have not lost weight in my first week. I think bread is the culprit. I have stopped it after breakfast and feel better even though it has only been 2 days.

You might find it interesting to read the reviews of the book 'Wheat Belly' on Amazon. I bought a copy after reading it. As someone without coeliac, but with a body that definitely doesn't like wheat, I found it really really interesting.

Its amazing isn't it? I was tested for coeliac a couple of years ago and came back clear. It wasn't until I got fed up of being covered in treatment resistant psoriasis that I did research...and funny enough, Gluten/wheat greatly effects my arthritis...to the point of making me in agony the day after I eat it. Lesson learned, lol. 100% gluten free now!

I've been struggling to loose just 10 lbs for ever. I work as a nurse 3 days per week so I'm on my feet and constantly walking for 8 hours or so. On the days I don't work I do some kind of workout for an hour minimum and generally keep active. I eat right and keep away from sugar, fried / fast foods, over eating etc.etc. yet I noticed that not only I wasn't loosing any wt. I was slowly gaining. I suspect that it's my diet which consists mainly of vegetarian type foods and carbs, and minimal protein because I don't like most meats (red or white) I also dislike most types of sea food. Now I love carbs including bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. What I learned From MFP is that if you know how many calories your allowed to have per day , and you keep within that limit or just under it dosen't matter whether you eat bread or just lean protein you'll see results. Keeping a food diary is really useful because it helps you realise it dosen't take much to push you over your daily calorie allowance. So if you overeat by even 100 cals per day your not going to loose any weight.

I just made a post on "TOPIC: You won't believe how I've lost weight..." that might help a bit if you're not reaching your daily Calorie goals here. If you are maintaining good Calorie levels, then one suggestion I'd have is to exercise maybe 20-30 minutes after eating decent amounts of Carbs -provided- your metabolism is working nicely. Two pieces of bread does not count as a decent amount.

The thing about Carbs though is that they give you a little bit of energy and they're really easy to digest. For someone with a slow metabolism, you process these more quickly than complex nutrients. Thus, both the fat build up and the small energy boost are more noticeable. If your metabolism is working effectively however, you can burn the Carbs shortly after they're digested and thus force your body into breaking down more complex nutrients, like Protein, for energy. This in turn helps to increase your metabolism even more and it causes your body to work harder. The harder you work, the more Calories you lose - As you probably found out by exercising. This is also why it can be effective to lower your Carb intake and replace it with Proteins. Not only that, Protein is really good for building muscle!

As I said before though: Just two pieces of bread does not have a heavy enough amount of Carbs to require being substituted or burned.