how can I stop eating white toast when it's always around?

Well, the first thing you could do would be to look at the ingredients. They're pretty much poison :P If not poison, at least unnecessary. You feel hungry after eating them because they spike your blood sugar (if I remember correctly) and then you crash, making you crave the white carbohydrates even more. It's a vicious cycle. Try buying a loaf of whole wheat bread for yourself (be careful- a lot of whole grain breads are rip offs) or try something else (like a few raisins). I usually grab a strawberry when I'm feeling hungry/bored and just want something to eat, and it really works. Also try filling yourself so full of water you don't even want any food.

PS: If you choose a few raisins, I have a technique : Roll the raisin around in your fingers and soften it before you eat it. If you have even 5 raisins, this rolling and moving around will not only make you forget your craving, but satisfy you more. No, I have no scientific evidence of this, just my own experience! :laugh:


I've had to overcome my family constantly having cheesey breads, baked goods, flaky pastries, and other food around me all the time. It's hard, and sometimes I still find my fingers straying in for just a taste. But thats the thing : It's a taste. Maybe just have 1 piece of toast around and only allow yourself to snack on it? One bite WILL satisfy you.


Best of luck!

Question: How can I stop eating white toast

Answer: Just stop eating it if you don't wanna eat it. Mind over matter.

I'm sure there's other stuff in the house to eat.

^^^ This all the way! You're the only one that decides what actually goes into your mouth! If you must have it, treat yourself at the weekend...

when you want to eat it, you go for a nice long walk.
in fact, just chuck the loaf outside too.

Question: How can I stop eating white toast

Answer: Just stop eating it if you don't wanna eat it. Mind over matter.

I'm sure there's other stuff in the house to eat.

Bingo.

Self control will knocked out your self imposed temptations.

Step one: Realize you have a problem. CHECK!
Step two: Do something about it...

We all have our weaknesses, you know yours, now act.

Minus willpower - Duct tape, over mouth.

With willpower - simply ignore it.

I've tried to stop eating it, because it really doesn't help me lose weight, it's always around the house, I still live with my big family, I can't control what we eat, sometimes it's the only basic food that we have.

I stopped eating white rise, I don't even like it anymore, I had this happen to me with toast but I can't remember how I relapsed! lol the problem with it, that it increases my appetite, and all I want is to eat, and I forget all the habits I've learned.

can my will get so strong that I stop eating it? any word of advice is appreciated.

Which do you want more? White toast or achieving your goal? Only you can know this.

http://www.gnolls.org/905/mechanisms-of-sugar-addiction-or-why-youre-addicted-to-bread/
http://www.gnolls.org/1029/fat-and-glycemic-index-the-myth-of-complex-carbohydrates/

He's got a series of articles called "Why Are We Hungry?". Really intersesting reading.

http://www.gnolls.org/989/adjacent-to-this-complete-breakfast-kicking-your-cereal-addiction-consider-eating-the-box-instead/ (part II from the above series of articles. Might as well add this. )

I can't control what we eat.

This is the part that you need to fix. You CAN control what *you* eat. Stop allowing your dependence on your family to take over even what you ingest.

Here's what worked for me.. it may be helpful to you.
Cut it into 16 tiny squares. Eat each square, one at a time. Chew it completely. Be mindful of the taste and texture . When I did this, it simply tasted like I was swallowing glue. That was the end of me and white bread. I transitioned to one slice of whole grain toast from there and only had a piece when I enjoy a poached egg (rarely). It is very, very rare that I eat a sandwich now.. and honestly, I don't really enjoy them .

Stop putting it in your mouth.

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Strange, I eat tons of white flour tortillas and also eat white bread and white rice when I want and I've never had to be taken to the ER for food poisoning.

If you balance and pre-plan what you are going to eat then a slice or two of white bread won't kill you. It won't make you stop losing weight. Eating more calories than you need will. So OP if you really like white toast and want to continue eating it the do it, just don't over do it. If you just don't like it anymore then I don't see what the problem is.
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I agree with this comment... I eat two slices of white toast, at least 2-3 mornings a week and I'm doing just fine
I'm aware that there are lower calorie & much healthier alternatives, but it's just one of those things that I don't care to sacrifice and as long as I factor it into my calorie count for the day, what's the harm?

*First two paragraphs were quoted from "MrM27"... not sure what happened to the blue quote box.

Well, the first thing you could do would be to look at the ingredients. They're pretty much poison :P If not poison, at least unnecessary. You feel hungry after eating them because they spike your blood sugar (if I remember correctly) and then you crash, making you crave the white carbohydrates even more. It's a vicious cycle. Try buying a loaf of whole wheat bread for yourself (be careful- a lot of whole grain breads are rip offs) or try something else (like a few raisins). I usually grab a strawberry when I'm feeling hungry/bored and just want something to eat, and it really works. Also try filling yourself so full of water you don't even want any food.

PS: If you choose a few raisins, I have a technique : Roll the raisin around in your fingers and soften it before you eat it. If you have even 5 raisins, this rolling and moving around will not only make you forget your craving, but satisfy you more. No, I have no scientific evidence of this, just my own experience! :laugh:


I've had to overcome my family constantly having cheesey breads, baked goods, flaky pastries, and other food around me all the time. It's hard, and sometimes I still find my fingers straying in for just a taste. But thats the thing : It's a taste. Maybe just have 1 piece of toast around and only allow yourself to snack on it? One bite WILL satisfy you.


Best of luck!

Strange, I eat tons of white flour tortillas and also eat white bread and white rice when I want and I've never had to be taken to the ER for food poisoning.

If you balance and pre-plan what you are going to eat then a slice or two of white bread won't kill you. It won't make you stop losing weight. Eating more calories than you need will. So OP if you really like white toast and want to continue eating it the do it, just don't over do it. If you just don't like it anymore then I don't see what the problem is.

You're definitely right. I wasn't saying it would kill you or that it would make you gain weight :P I also know people don't go to the ER over white bread, haha. I meant the ingredients were "poison" not that someone would get food poisoning. They aren't REALLY poisons but it's a good way to look at it in comparison to what your body really needs.They CAN be poisons if overused and eaten in excess, however. That being said, balance is the key! But she did say she wanted to stop eating it, so I thought it was a better response to tell her some ways to avoid eating it :P I know if I look at the label a lot of times it deters me from putting it in my mouth. But by all means, have white bread!