Has anyone given up bread pasta and potatoes?

It's not that I've given any of them up, I just rarely want to take the calorie hit for them.

I do eat potato 4-5 times a week but I have a specific quantity.

I have two slices of bread with my breakfast every day.

In order to have pasta I have to have such a small amount so as not to go over my daily calorie limit that it's just not worth it.

I have given up all three of them but not because I think it's a secret to weight loss. I did it a year and a half ago, back when I was starting a new training program and trying to reach certain macro targets (high protein and very high fat), and that just didn't leave much room for bread, pasta, potatoes, or rice, so I ended up ditching all of them. And I feel better and believe I perform better in the gym because of it. But that's me. I never have cravings for grain-based foods or potatoes. I crave sweets and steak, and that's pretty much it.

I am not evangelical about low-carb diets because I think doing it just for the sake of doing it is stupid. There should be a good reason for it. Cutting out foods you really like is bad news.

I'm probably not the first poster to say this, but to all the replies that say don't cut anything out and that it perfectly healthy if you just do it in moderation and if you exercise, well they're wrong.

They're correct IF a person does not have metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance/diabetes.

If you go to a doctor and you don't have any of the issues above then you can likely eat those things.

BUT, if you do have any of the issues above, then carbs will be the death of you.
I could go on, but I have a feeling I don't need to.

bread- I dont eat as much when im cutting. this is due to the fact i would rather eat other things than bread to fit into my calories.
pasta?- i like pasta, just if i am in the mood
potatoes? - i eat ube/okinawa purple yams. I boil it and eat it plain.
LIKE A BOSS

bread = yes
pasta = if I'm at someones house and they make it I'll eat it, but I wont make it for myself (I used to eat a whole box of mac and cheese on my own for one meal :blushing: hence I cant be trusted around pasts lol)
potato = same rule as pasta generally, but I'm a little more forgiving, especially with sweet potatoes since they are a mega healthy startch

On that list is also rice, which is the same rules as pasta and potatoes.

I only gave them up because I'm a carbaholic and cant be trusted with them. I go for crackers and pretzels and rice crackers - sometimes I still over indulge, but I feel that eating those is safer than allowing the above into my diet on a regular basis.

Didn't give it up, just changed a bit. Potatos are now sweet potato or yams. Bread is homemade sourdough. Rice is brown, and pasta is rare-I like making spinach pasta.

i limit bread/pasta/potatoes to a rare treat.

carbs like this just seem to make me want to eat more carbs like this.

a loaf of bread in the house is just plain evil :-) maybe that says more about my lack of control than anything else but if a loaf of bread (any type) is in the house it wont last long.

plus the quantity of veggies instead of carbs like this is huge i can eat more and stay fuller if i go with carrots, cabbage etc instead of pasta or potatoes.

Not only have I not given up bread or potatoes (though I certainly eat *less* of them than I have in the past), I am known to put butter on my toast, as well as on my potatoes.

Hasn't hindered my weight loss.

The thought of giving up any of those foods makes me want to cry. Potatoes are low in fat, high in dietary fibre, high in potassium and taste delicious! I don't recommend giving anything up. If you're concerned about carbohydrates, don't think of it as bread = bad rather try and limit refined or processed carbs. Therefore, switch to whole wheat bread or whole wheat pasta.

I also recommend reading some of Ellyn Satter's material on eating competence. There are so many messages out there about 'good and bad' foods that as a society we've developed a major complex regarding eating. Food is meant not just for fuel for our bodies, but also to be enjoyed and celebrated. Once we get past that and learn to enjoy healthy foods, and those delicious treats without the guilt, I think the weight will naturally fall off.

Sorry if I come across preachy. My response is not intended to be that. I just want to share what I feel is working for me.

Yes but not by choice...diabetes 4 years ago.. I miss that ****!!!!!!!

Maybe I'm weird, but I just prefer the taste of whole wheat/brown/grain. I was eating wheat bread before I was making this lifestyle change.

The rule is that IIFYM, eat it and be happy! Cutting out food groups for anything other than a medical issue is just plain silly to me.

I was a rice, bread and pasta addict and quit all three almost 100% 50 days ago.
I have not had pasta since, had rice three times and have two slices of a heavy dark German type bread that has no processed flour once a week, supposedly to throw my metabolism a curve ball.
I no longer have any food cravings whatsoever and no need to eat any snacks, no longer am bloated in any way and haven't taken an antiacid in 50 days. I eat sweet potatoes three times a week and through sheer coincidence ( did not plan it ) had no potatoes either until I had a small serving of fries last Sunday.
I agree with those who say that if you can eat those things in moderation you might want to try. I only quit them as part of an " anti inflammatory " regimen because I suffer from acute Lupus and not to lose weight especially.
I did however lose just under 12 pounds in the first 35 days and am anxious to see how I do this coming Friday when I step on the scale.

Typical nonsense. Don't eat white potato. Coming from a trainer. ...

lord....

What's the problem, slow weight loss? It's supposed to be slow! Fast weight loss is usually a water loss issue and misleading as to the true nature of losing fat, which is way different than losing water. And the faster the weight loss the more unsustainable the protocol is, leaving you primed to store fat later, as your body thinks you're lost in the wildnerness and times are hard. The human gene sequence is not going to learn anytime soon that most of us have stocked kitchens and cupboards. It's just not going to happen.

Personally, if I knew a trainer that said don't eat potatoes because they could be slowing your weight loss, I would laugh and put them on ear probation. I don't want to hear anything they have to say for at least another 3 months. Credibility is shot. Like someone saying don't eat after a certain time on the clock.

If you're adhering to "paleo" (for some reason) then yea, do what it says. Same thing with learning how to play guitar. If you want to call yourself a guitar player (for whatever reason) there's things you have to do. Otherwise, you don't need to do those things.

There is a bigger issue here and there's not enough information provided to know. But if you're like most people you're under eating and or not eating enough protein and fats. Or you could be hitting it dead on perfectly and due to media and tv and magazine sensationalism you're thinking you're supposed to lose weight faster than you should.

I gave up wheat products, and low glycemic sugars. I find it is easier to maintain lower calories by doing so. The bread and sugars gave me hunger pains that were hard to control. Diet and portion control are effortless without the bread n sugar.