anyone tried cutting out bread ?

I've cut out bread. Not because I think it'll magically make me lose weight, but simply because I took a look at my diet and assessed which foods were 'worth the calories'.

This means I still eat calorie-dense foods if they are delicious or good for me in some other way (I'm eating a lot of protein, so that's probably my higher calorie density foods, that aren't purely there as a treat ), but something like bread and pasta seems rather boring to me, only serve the purpose of accompanying far more delicious food, so by cutting that out, I can cut down my portion size AND have more of the actual delicious foods (Spicy pasta sauce on aubergine is the bomb. I'm eating it right now!)

And I've lost 70lbs (well, 69.4, anyways, lol)

Has anyone cut out bread from there diet and how much weight did it help you loose ?

It's only going to help you lose weight if it aids your calorie deficit. Rather than trying to demonise one food. Just look at your overall calorie intake stick to that and fit in some bread if you wish within that limit. You'll lose weight and still enjoy foods you like.

This!

I eat far less of it than I did because of the calories as well as the general crappy nature of most mass-produced breads. I'm working on getting my baking technique to where I can consistently make a decent loaf or two.

I never eat bread. Didn't eat it when I was overweight. Haven't eaten much in the last 2 years while losing the weight.

It's doubtful that just cutting out bread (or any specific food) will make much of a difference - unless you binge on bread and that is pushing your calories over your maintenance limit.

Losing weight is about a calorie deficit. Eliminating certain foods (unless medically necessary) is just prolonging the inevitable - you have to learn to eat less.

I did for the first month - no bread, no pasta, and I lost most my weight then (about 11 pounds). I've pretty much stalled to .5 pounds a week since going back to eating my regular diet - but with counting calories.

Eat less calories than you burn, that will make you lose weight, doesn't matter what makes up the calories.

Giving up bread and pasta for a month was good for me... but its not magic.
I think it just made me realize that I ate A LOT of bread and pasta - like, generally i would eat half a box of pasta in one sitting - that's just A LOT of calories - same with bread - i was doing huge, huge slices. Not eating it for a month helped me lose a lot of weight simply because I ate less calories but now I'm really happy I did it because I'm sticking with it and not gorging on a huge bowl of macaronni when i get home at ten pm!
I think i didnt realize eggs, chicken, veggies, etc were even options for dinner - breads and pastas were always easy and cheap so thats what I chose - turns out the other things are just as easy and cheap. Soooooo giving up bread / pasta for a month taught me how to cook better, taught me variety, and I will never go back to my old pasta / bread eating habits! Unless Im like, out at my fav Italian restaurant in the North End... there's a good chance i will happily kill and entire bowl of pasta and have 8 pieces of garlic bread dipped in oil....

Has anyone cut out bread from there diet and how much weight did it help you loose ?

Do you like bread a lot? If you do - it might actually be detrimental to cut it out in term of diet adherence. I can't find the study, but there is a popular one in which two groups were studied - one group was allowed bread, the other not. There was no significant difference in weight loss, but the no bread group was significantly more likely to fail to adhere to the diet.

If you don't really like bread though, that might not be an issue.

EDIT:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22209501

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS:
Despite the lack of scientific evidence, bread is one of the most restricted foods in popular hypocaloric diets. The aim of this study was to compare two nutrition strategies (with or without bread) designed to promote weight loss in overweight/obese women.

METHODS:
A clinical, prospective and randomised study in which 122 women >18 years, BMI ≥ 25 < 40 kg/m(2) were divided into two groups: intervention group (BREAD, n = 61) and control group (NO BREAD, n = 61). Both groups received a low-calorie diet (with or without bread), nutrition education and physical activity guidelines, and were monitored for 16 weeks.

RESULTS:
104 women completed the study (48.4 ± 9 years, 29.8 ± 3.5 kg/m(2)). Anthropometric and biochemical markers improved after the intervention without significant differences between groups. BREAD group significantly increased total cereal consumption (3.2 ± 1.3 to 3.7 ± 0.5 servings/day, P < 0.05) and the percentage of energy from carbohydrates (41.2 ± 6.4 vs. 45.9 ± 5.0% P < 0.001) and reduced fat (39.0 ± 6.6 vs. 32.7 ± 5.1% P < 0.001). In contrast, NO BREAD group increased the discrepancy with recommended consumption. NO BREAD group had the most dropouts (21.3% vs. 6.6%, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION:
The bread inclusion in a low-calorie diet designed for weight loss favoured a better evolution of dietetic parameters and greater compliance with the diet with fewer dropouts.

Send me any unwanted bread!! Haha
I've cut out nothing from my diet, I eat what I want as long as it fits in my day. Eat at a deficit ~ lose weight

^^this^^ i actually tried cutting bread out once in a misguided attempt at low carbing, it didn't work because all i could then think about was bread lol. unless you plan on never eating bread again, ever, don't bother giving it up

No way baby! I love bread! But I definitely don't eat as much and try to stick to wheat.

I use to have nasty migraines and never linked it to delicious bread...

I cut out all breads, lost those nasty migraines, and unwanted pounds.
It was hard at first because almost every meal I use to eat had some type of bread, and my love for sandwiches and paninis had to be suppressed with healthy, filling, whole foods.
Cutting bread is one of the best things I've done for my body.

Once in a blue moon I'll indulge with a roll with butter and cheese, or delicious Roti (indian flat bread)

It was the first thing i did. In cutting out bread - i also cut out butter. Bread was not a big deal for me - so not really a problem.
I mainly used it for sandwiches. So - no sandwiches - fine. It left more room for other foods that i enjoy. So not a deprivation.
Now - when going out to eat - if the bread is exceptional - i will have it - along with real butter. So i didn't feel like i was craving
it during my weight loss.

If bread is something you love to eat - i wouldn't entirely knock it out. If it isn't - i would get rid of it and you will therefore be able
to fit in foods you truly love. For me getting rid of bread - went along with getting rid of butter - huge calories there!

You have to do what you think could be sustainable.
It can work - just be sure to log everything and you will lose.
Good luck - its definitely doable - and i didn't think it would be.

If you go to a bakery they will normally slice the bread for you.......at home it is tough unless you have the right knife.

Serrated, right?

Has anyone cut out bread from there diet and how much weight did it help you loose ?

I've cut out bread and lost weight. I've cut out bread and gained weight. Truth is, it's not about the bread, it's about total calories...

Yep, I cut it out and found it worked well for me.

Reduction in bread = reduction in calories.

For me it was a simple equation, I was not a breadaholic so I don't miss it, also I have found my indigestion issues have ceased since cutting it out (plus other wheat and grain), but that's just me.

If you are curious as to how you will find it, give it a go. There is nothing in bread that is nutritional essential that you cannot get from other more nutritionally rich sources (per calorie).

Good luck.

I beleive that too. I KNOW if I cool it on the bread a little, I won't have belly aches. And it AIN'T about Gluten: it's about the airy, yeasty fullness for me.

Has anyone cut out bread from there diet and how much weight did it help you loose ?

I've cut out bread and lost weight. I've cut out bread and gained weight. Truth is, it's not about the bread, it's about total calories...

It's so much easier if I blame the bread though ;/

I love bread. Oh so much. Tried cutting it out and then when the day came that I finally allowed myself bread, I ate like half a loaf... and a bit more. So no, never cutting out bread again. Depriving myself from something I love is just setting myself up from failure. Lol If it fits into my macros and even if it doesn't but it's within my calories, I'm going to have it!