I'm confused about bread

Not all bread is bad. However most of the bread sold in stores is. Bread should not have a shelf life of over a few days. If you want a good for you healthy bread look for sprouted grain or "Ezekiel bread" It may be hard to find because it is stored frozen. And not all stores carry it.

Eat the kind of bread that you enjoy. Don't stress over it.

I think a lot of it is that people just love carbs. Bread is an easy thing to cut out. I know that I personally have a problem with bread. I love it and have a hard time not eating 10 peices of naan, garlic bread, toast, dinner rolls, etc. Some people just stay away from it. I did notice that I lost weight faster when I limited bread and carbs.

I eat 2 pieces of oatmeal bread every morning for breakfast. I don't see any reason to eliminate or avoid bread and it hasn't slowed my progress.

Some people (those with medical conditions) need to cut carbs, and cutting carbs is an effective way to cut overall calories. However, it's not necessary for most people, and if it's going to result in adherence issues for you (sounds like it would) then I wouldn't worry about it.

Just eat what you enjoy. I eat 2-4 corn tortillas daily. Though this is a throwback pic, bread and tortillas don't stop this *kitten* from progress, ya dig?

If you have a medical condition that makes you sensitive to something in it (usually gluten, though that is far more rare than you might think if you watch the news or dieting websites), then avoid it.

Otherwise, enjoy within your calories and macros (if you worry about those).

I see a few people advocating "listening to your body," which is ridiculous to the extent that your body is a moron and listening to it is what made you gain weight to begin with.

Health wise, if you have allegies or medical reasons to avoid certain items,by all means, do so.

Bread is just fine to eat and will not hinder your weight los efforts in any way, providing you stay within your calories.

I see a few people advocating "listening to your body," which is ridiculous to the extent that your body is a moron and listening to it is what made you gain weight to begin with.

Health wise, if you have allegies or medical reasons to avoid certain items,by all means, do so.

Bread is just fine to eat and will not hinder your weight los efforts in any way, providing you stay within your calories.

Love all of this, especially the "listen to your body" part. I often say that is the worst advice to give a board full of people with bad eating habits and poor relationships with food.

Bread Confusion Unraveled.

1) Wheat bread has more fiber than white bread. That's why it became popular.

2) All the breads got demonized during the Atkin's, SouthBeach, Somerzize low carb craze. Research those diets to see what's beleived about "simple carbs".

3) The demonizing of bread continues with Paleo.

The end.

Bread Confusion Unraveled.

1) Wheat bread has more fiber than white bread. That's why it became popular.

2) All the breads got demonized during the Atkin's, SouthBeach, Somerzize low carb craze. Research those diets to see what's beleived about "simple carbs".

3) The demonizing of bread continues with Paleo.

The end.

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Don't worry the confusion is just a phase....Kind of like that other thing you experimented with once that you are confused about.....

I'm sorry. What?

Can someone else explain it?

I see a few people advocating "listening to your body," which is ridiculous to the extent that your body is a moron and listening to it is what made you gain weight to begin with.

Health wise, if you have allegies or medical reasons to avoid certain items,by all means, do so.

Bread is just fine to eat and will not hinder your weight los efforts in any way, providing you stay within your calories.

Well, when I say listen to your body in this context, I mean it in terms of paying attention to how it reacts to different breads or to bread in general. If you eat two slices of bread every day, have no discomfort/physical issues, and you are losing weight, then obviously your body is doing fine with it. But if you feel bloated, have stomach discomfort after eating bread, or just can't seem to get on a good track of losing weight while eating bread/carbs, then pay attention to that and action it.

But overall, I still think that actually listening to one's body in any aspect is still a good idea. Most of my bad eating habits came from *not* listening to my body. I'd be hungry but not eat all day because I wouldn't take a break from work. Then I'd end up eating a massive meal from a restaurant or fast food place that was usually around 2500-3000 calories for that meal, plus dessert. Then when I was home and bored after that, despite being full from the massive dinner, I'd snack on crap while I sat around and watched TV because I'd see the snacks and my brain would want it, even if my body wasn't hungry.

Now I eat when my body feels hungry and don't eat when I'm just bored at home but my body isn't actually hungry. So really, I stopped letting my brain lead my eating habits and started letting my body lead them instead, and I lost almost 50lbs.

I also listen to my body with working out. If I let my brain do that, I'd never go work out because I much prefer being lazy. But I have a lot of chronic pain that feels better when I keep a normal workout schedule. So when my body starts expressing those aches, I know I'm not keeping up my workouts like I should and get back on my game.

So I don't think it's bad advice, I just think it needs context.

Unless your diabetic, gluten intolerant or have some sort of insulin resistance your body will process bread fine. Bread and pasta is pretty concentrated in calories, so just be aware of the portion size when you are eating them.

I see a few people advocating "listening to your body," which is ridiculous to the extent that your body is a moron and listening to it is what made you gain weight to begin with.

Health wise, if you have allegies or medical reasons to avoid certain items,by all means, do so.

Bread is just fine to eat and will not hinder your weight los efforts in any way, providing you stay within your calories.

I do have to say that I love bread. I'm also finding that certain breads upset my stomach and throw off my digestion. Oddly, I have issues with whole wheat breads/products, but less so with white breads. I've been experimenting to see which are the triggers, so there is definitely some merit to listening to your body. Also, going along with this, I also recently had a really bad acid reflux episode and ending up in the ER (to confirm it wasn't cardiac). This led to an endoscopy. I don't have any wheat/gluten allergies, but may have some insensitivities which does support the signals I was getting from my body.