addicted to bread?

Hi-I have the same problem, I can give up sweets but not bread. I allow myself bread at one meal and eat it very slowly and enjoy every bite. Then I try to stay full on boring stuff and drink lots of water through the day. It helps!

When I was on my deficit I had one slice of really good french bread almost every day. I ate it nice as slow and enjoyed it and it seems to go by so fast. I always wanted more, always, but I always told myself I could have one more piece the next day and I would look forward to it. I always ate it at the end of the meal. I often made a desert out if it with a very super light coating of real butter, a super light coating of raw honey, and cinnamon. That was my favorite treat. Almost every day.

I like to fill up with healthy veggies and protein as well, but never boring. I love food and every precious calorie better taste good enough to die for. I spice up my veggies and protein with yummy spices that I love. I love every bite I eat. I savor it.

Even in maintenance now I'm on a calorie budget and all the tricks and tools you learn on the weight loss portion of your journey come into play for the rest of your life, for your new healthy lifestyle. I still have to limit myself but not as much as when I was on a deficit. You always have to tell yourself you can have more tomorrow. You will always sometimes have to fight the urge to keep eating too much of the things that taste good. You can have everything you want, just not all at once.

1st dont have two pieces of bread for break fast. you can have one and some cereal or an egg whatever.
2nd some bread is better for you than others. i dont eat low-cal air bread so i go with soursough (better glycemic index) or rye or wholegrain wheat. just because these are more caloric doesnt mean they are worse for you. whole grain is harder to digest and slower into the blood stream.
3rd you should be able to talk to your parents, ask them to be supportive. do they like bread that you dont? have them get the one you dont like.


im no expert im very in love/addicted to bread but with MFP i find i can have it if i only limit butter and mayo (toast or sandwiches)

but mostly my struggle is not to eat it after lunch. i love late night toast....it so bad for me.


good luck i hope one of my suggestions helps

Yes, research shows that one really *can* be addicted to bread! Someone else here mentioned the book, "Wheat Belly," and I recommend it also. While there are many foods we love and crave, apparently things made with wheat--both refined and whole grain--are particularly likely to have us coming back for more. Research also supports some of the suggestions in other replies: elimination rather than moderation. Yes, it's very difficult to completely quit bread, but the misery doesn't last very long. If you can cope through about three days of longing and misery, the fog will lift and you will feel back in control of yourself and in control of bread. After this heroic break with wheat, you might consider breads made of other grains and see how you feel after eating them. Now that "gluten-free" is all the rage, there is a proliferation of easily available alternatives, and you don't have to have some obvious illness such as Celiac Disease to benefit from them. You mention that you still live with parents, and I imagine your mother makes the food buying and preparation choices. Would she be open to the purchase of some other kind of bread for you to try? I also endorse one poster's handling of such situations: "I can have more tomorrow." This is excellent and truly workable advice if you can't eliminate bread successfully.