Here are the 7 weight loss blocking foods:

1) Cereal

I am so sorry to be the one and burst the bubble, but cereal is deceiving too many people. While there are several types of cereals and nutritional values for each, the majority of them are fairly high in sugars and sodium.


I agree that there are so many cereals out there that are not good for you, but all the cereals in my house that I eat are no high fructose corn syrup and not too bad on sugar. As for the Sodium I'm not sure what your body is supposed to be having. Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, and Kashi Berry Blossoms is what I have in my house. Cheerios and Kashi are only 100 cal and I have that with organic reduced fat milk. Honey Nut Cheerios is 110 cal. The sugar ranges from 1gram to 9 grams. Your body has to have some sugar and I think these cereals are fine.

As for bread, I had a weakness for that, but I do much better now. I get Nature's Pride 100% Whole Wheat which has 22 grams of Whole Grains. There is no high fructose corn syrup.

I think this will be another UK/US distinction - it is illegal to sell unpastuerised milk here in the UK, and just about impossible to find.

Besides, OK some of the nutirents may be lost in the process, but that doesn't make pastuerised milk a bad food, or one likely to inhibit weight loss, surely?

no it's not. From the Food Standards Agency:

"1. The current controls on the sale of raw cows' drinking milk in hygiene and food labelling regulations are:

a) the milk may only be sold direct to consumers by registered milk production holdings (at the farm gate or in a farmhouse catering operation) or through milk roundsmen. Sales through other outlets have been banned since 1985 (although sales by the farmer at farmers markets are allowed);

b) the supplying animals must be from a herd that is officially tuberculosis free, and either brucellosis free or officially brucellosis free;

c) the production holding, milking premises and dairy, must comply with hygiene rules;

d) the milk must bear the appropriate health warning;

e) compliance with a) to d) above is monitored by inspections twice a year; and

f) the milk is sampled and tested quarterly under the control of Animal Health Dairy Hygiene to monitor compliance with standards for total bacterial count and coliforms.

2. The sale of raw drinking milk from sheep, goats or buffaloes:

a) is not subject to the restriction at 1a) above;

b) raw drinking milk from buffaloes has to comply with the herd status requirement at 1b) above;

c) raw drinking milk from sheep and goats must come from animals belonging to a production holding that is either officially brucellosis free or brucellosis free;

d) raw drinking milk from these 3 species must comply with dairy hygiene rules and microbiological standards;

e) In England, raw drinking milk from sheep and goats, but not buffaloes, has to carry the health warning. In Wales, raw milk from all three species has to carry the appropriate health warning; and

f) compliance with these requirements is monitored at inspections programmed on a risk basis.

3. The sale of raw cream:

a) is not subject to the restrictions at 1a) and d) above;

b) must comply with all the requirements that apply to milk based products under dairy hygiene rules and microbiological standards;

c) must be made with milk meeting the herd status criteria described in paragraphs 1b) and 2b) and c) above;

d) raw cream is not required to carry the health warning; and

e) compliance with these requirements is, again, monitored at inspections programmed on risk.
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I have some raw milk in my fridge, have just made yoghurt from it and am planning to make cheese. Raw milk is often easier to process for those who are have difficulty digesting milk due to the changes milk goes through when heating - ie. more of the nutrients can be absorbed better by the body. The raw milk I have is from Jersey cows, and oddly, tastes less fatty than pasteurised Jersey milk - which I would baulk at drinking.

Well, I eat pretty much every thing on your list, and I've been losing consistently. I'm interesting in hearing if you have any evidence-based sources for your list, of if you're just spouting your personal opinion.

I got this from another site and I wanted to share it. It shouldn't have been considered weightloss blocking foods however, processed foods and cereals and canned foods and all that aren't good for you and that's a fact. As for the cows milk it's all over the internet, to each their own. But I personally just wanted to share this bc it's basically pointin out something ppl already know and that it just stick to a clean diet. Which is not easy by all means. The two things I am guilty of which are holdin me back from reaching my fitness goals are the canned foods and the processed foods. I limit my bread to only a couple of times per week. But I thought this was a great overall post and wanted to share it. Sorry, I don't have any evidence-based sources. I am not a doctor nor am I a scientist. LOL but I do feel that a lil info can maybe help others.

It would be great if you would share your source / give some attribution. Because spreading FALSE information without scientific evidence can most certainly HURT people.

Fantastic list! Also, makes me feel damned good because I do not eat any of these!

7) Bread

While I recommend eating bread as a part of adding variety to your diet, consuming it in excess can be dangerous! In addition, some breads are high in corn syrup and trans fatty acids. Thus, if you choose to eat some breads, make sure that they are all natural and limit your consumption to 2-3 slices at a time.

I eat whole/multi-grain breads that say "healthy" on the label because you have to meet specific requirements in order to put "healthy" on your label. What is your opinion on this?

Fantastic list! Also, makes me feel damned good because I do not eat any of these!

7) Bread

While I recommend eating bread as a part of adding variety to your diet, consuming it in excess can be dangerous! In addition, some breads are high in corn syrup and trans fatty acids. Thus, if you choose to eat some breads, make sure that they are all natural and limit your consumption to 2-3 slices at a time.

I eat whole/multi-grain breads that say "healthy" on the label because you have to meet specific requirements in order to put "healthy" on your label. What is your opinion on this?

two things I would do here - find out what the requirements are to put the words 'healthy' on the label (would probably surprise you); and look at the ingredients list on the bread. More than flour, yeast and water and you probably want to avoid it. Far better to have bread that doesn't come in a packet with a label to read at all!!!!

I would never drink unpasturized milk. I just don't think it is safe enough. But I agree with the other suggestions

I just drink Almond or Soy milk (Almond taste better) because cow milk tastes disgusting to me after not being able to drink it for about a year.

omg people, she was just sharing a post, you don't have to agree with it, but give her a break!

and duh, you can still lose weight eating that stuff, you can lose weight eating twinkies everyday, I think she was more talking about the health risks associated with them then the actual weight loss.

Well, I eat pretty much every thing on your list, and I've been losing consistently. I'm interesting in hearing if you have any evidence-based sources for your list, of if you're just spouting your personal opinion.

I got this from another site and I wanted to share it. It shouldn't have been considered weightloss blocking foods however, processed foods and cereals and canned foods and all that aren't good for you and that's a fact. As for the cows milk it's all over the internet, to each their own. But I personally just wanted to share this bc it's basically pointin out something ppl already know and that it just stick to a clean diet. Which is not easy by all means. The two things I am guilty of which are holdin me back from reaching my fitness goals are the canned foods and the processed foods. I limit my bread to only a couple of times per week. But I thought this was a great overall post and wanted to share it. Sorry, I don't have any evidence-based sources. I am not a doctor nor am I a scientist. LOL but I do feel that a lil info can maybe help others.

It would be great if you would share your source / give some attribution. Because spreading FALSE information without scientific evidence can most certainly HURT people.

Well, then you better get busy correcting everyone on here then, b/c this is a community driven forum! There are tons of different views and opinions being thrown around on a daily basis. and people are not providing scientific evidence..b/c we all know that scientists know everything!! and we should trust everything science says, b/c that never changes, right. gah, people, just read it, either agree or disagree, use some common sense.

To clarify the UK position - it's illegal to distribute in Scotland, and the highly inspected production is only carried out by around 200 farms, all in England, and cannot be distributed through retail networks. So, as I say. Not exactly the easiest thing in this part of the world (Northern Ireland) to obtain. I'm sure it tastes great, but I refuse to accept that pasteurised milk is somehow hindering my weight loss, or depriving me of essential vitamins I can't get elsewhere.

I agree the people on this forum are a little mean to say the least. I have never posted before and I dare say will never post again due to some really critical people. The list she came up with is the exact same list my licensed dietician gave me. But her list came with the " this list does not mean you cannot eat these foods just eat smarter, the healthier version of each". Stop being mean and critical this world is messed up enough, I want to lose weight and be healthy not read someone nit picking about a list.

I do apologise if I came across as being unduly harsh: most of the list I think is sound advice. But I was having this discussion about milk the other day with a German, where they DO have access to the raw stuff, and she wondered if that had been the cause of her TB a few years ago.

So raw milk may well have health benefits, but it also comes with massive warnings in countries right across the world, and I feel it's totally impractical to recommend something which is going to be unobtainable for many of us....and again, what's so bad about pasteurised milk?

Unpasturized milk is very hard to find in the US. Pasturization is required, but some small dairies have ways to get around that. The reason why pasturization is necessary doesn't really have much to do with the milk itsself, it has to do with the living conditions of the animals and how the milk is stored, etc. Most of the milk we buy commercially comes from filthy, unnatural conditions. The cows are fed corn, antibiotics and hormones. They have no pasture area and spend much of their day in very close quarters with no excercise and standing in their own feces. Many small, independent farmers, however, allow their cattle to eat pasture grass, walk around outside and have a more instinctual herd life. Because they get to be outside in the fresh air, they harbor fewer contaminents and their bodies own immune system is not comprimised. Pasturization of milk from these cows is not as important. Plus, without pasturization, the natural enzymes in this milk helps to transform the way your body breaks down the sugars and fats, to be healthier. Milk and meat from cattle raised this way also has higher amounts of omega 3 fatty acids, the good fatsthat we are supposed to ingest. I don't havelinks to particular studies, but my doctor who is an environmental allergist has had this discussion with me. NOT ALL MILK IS CREATED EQUAAL. It is unsafe farming practices that has created the need for pasturization. Not the milk itself.

While some of that is true, pasturization has been around a lot longer than commercial farming practices have. It was originally created to extend the shelf life of milk. Even cows raised on the happiest farm on earth can have micro-bacteria and organisms that are not beneficial to people.

It is fine that some people choice to drink raw milk, not saying that is an issue for them. But as disguisting as our farming practices are (and trust, I am very very against our commercial farming practices), they are not the sole reason for this process.