GIVING UP BREAD AND CHEESE! Challange Accepted!

SAME BOAT.

I have up Bread and Cheese. I love both of them and they in fact have been my only ongoing relationship for the last three years.

Was SO hard to say G'bye but I feel so much better now that they are gone.

Is there a reason to give up cheese? Or are you just doing it to see if you can? I have an ounce or two of cheese every day, and it's never had a negative impact on my weight or overall health. I ate that much cheese (sometimes more!) the entire time I was losing, and have continued to do so during my last 2+ years of maintenance.

My face at the thought of giving up bread and cheese.





ETA: Seriously, why are you denying yourself something you love? challenging yourself to control your portions/learn moderation would be the better challenge. Think of it as a lifestyle change not a diet with an end date. If you can't se giving it up forever, then work it into your caloric and macro goals.

On April 1...I decided to give myself a challenge of just 30 min of extra exercise a day... No matter what kind it was...Hiking, Biking, walking, go to a class do a class from home...So I completed this challenge, the eating healthy just came with it....Now is a new challenge for the month of May....NO Bread or Cheese....This is a big deal for I art thou Love LOVE CHEESE!!!! Ok so as of today! I am giving up the second love of my life...Because of course my first love is my little doggy! BYE BYE CHEESE! I just wanted everyone to know, because if I don't tell anyone it is not real! It helps me say I put it out there and now I have to prove it! What kind of challenges are you giving yourself and do you want to take a challenge with me?

The challenges I give myself are ones that are sustainable for the long run. No.

You should try challenging yourself to learning to eat your fav foods in moderation, will set you up for success in the long run

That sounds a little too logical, sir!

On April 1...I decided to give myself a challenge of just 30 min of extra exercise a day... No matter what kind it was...Hiking, Biking, walking, go to a class do a class from home...So I completed this challenge, the eating healthy just came with it....Now is a new challenge for the month of May....NO Bread or Cheese....This is a big deal for I art thou Love LOVE CHEESE!!!! Ok so as of today! I am giving up the second love of my life...Because of course my first love is my little doggy! BYE BYE CHEESE! I just wanted everyone to know, because if I don't tell anyone it is not real! It helps me say I put it out there and now I have to prove it! What kind of challenges are you giving yourself and do you want to take a challenge with me?

You should try challenging yourself to learning to eat your fav foods in moderation, will set you up for success in the long run

Because I'm an "all or nothing" kinda girl myself please don't think I'm stupid when I say "What a good idea."
Carry on folks... Just had my revelation in words and in terms I think I can handle :bigsmile:

My profile picture indicates that I disagree with just about everything you stand for.

BUT I WOULD DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO STAND FOR IT.

I have an ounce or two of cheese every day, and it's never had a negative impact on my weight or overall health.

An ounce of cheese would just be frustrating for me - I've tried adding just that to a meal and it's literally a 'mouthful', yet you've got over 100 calories gone.

I never purposely gave up cheese or bread, but when sticking to a decent deficit I do tend to stop eating them because they aren't worth it generally on a calories / quantity / niceness ratio.

I do quite like the weight watchers cheddar - 30g protein and 10g fat for 215 calories - not bad ratios.

As for "learning moderation" - I'd suggest a better time to learn might be when you've got a bit more room to play, rather than putting food you KNOW you have problems with infront of yourself when you're most likely to binge due to already low calories.

Like telling an alcoholic "well, just try having a FEW beers rather than cutting them out completely; you need to learn to live with this!"

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Uh.. Nope. I won't join, that means no pizza! NOPE!

I'm intolerant to grains and dairy so had to give up both myself - be aware you'll probably feel some heavy cravings at first and it'll suck, but after a couple weeks you'll get accustomed to it and find all kinds of other foods you didn't realize were so delicious. And, like others have said - you can eat SOOOO many more carrots for 100 cal than you can cheese.

Also, pay attention to your body when you add them back in. If you feel sick then you might have an intolerance yourself. I dropped 15 pounds when I quit them entirely from the inflammation they were causing my body. As others said though, be aware of calcium. Things like spinach, kale and sesame seeds can be a good source if you can work them in. Best wishes!

I don't honestly think you need to be so strict... when I started dieting I tried to avoid certain foods (such as pizza, donuts, chocolate...) because they could have triggered a binge, but still, cutting out certain foods completely only works for some people, not for everyone.
You don't really need to stop eating cheese and bread to lose weight, I think they're both very regular foods that could fit into every kind of diet.

I cut bread as triggers my IBS. I cannot however nor would not sacrifice giving up cheese. My diet used to pretty much revolve around sarnies (mainly of the cheese variety). It now revolves around potatoes its a crappy trade off (pun intended).