Cutting bad foods
ellieliam9796
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So for the past 2weeks I have removed bread from my diet competely and have replace it with ryvitas. So far in 2 weeks I have lost 1.5 pounds with no exercise. Does anyone know any other foods you could remove out of your deit to help lose weight? 
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Removing any food from your diet will help you lose weight if it helps you create a calorie deficit. You can include any food in your diet and lose weight as long as you're in a calorie deficit.
As far as what you can remove/reduce, this is very individual. If you look back over your journal, maybe try to identify the higher calorie foods in your day and see if they are worth it in terms of nutrition and taste. If not, have less of them.0 -
If you are losing weight it's because you are in a calorie deficit. It's not really cutting bad foods over good. Certainly some foods are more healthy than others.. but you can eat crap food and lose weight if you are in a calorie deficit.
You would probably be better served to measure and track your calories and keep yourself in a deficit over the long haul.0 -
Can I have your bread?0
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Cows Milk, Soda pop, and Bread are the Biggest three. Bread is probably the worst because the bromide in it destroys your Thyroid. Great first step!! 0
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This approach might get you results but I don't think it's sustainable. Understanding the calorie value of food by tracking what you eat in MFP you will get an appreciation for calorie density and how much of something you can include in your diet. Bread is not inherently bad - but eating too much of it so as to go above your calorie goals, is.0
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ellieliam9796 wrote: »So for the past 2weeks I have removed bread from my diet competely and have replace it with ryvitas. So far in 2 weeks I have lost 1.5 pounds with no exercise. Does anyone know any other foods you could remove out of your deit to help lose weight?
Elimination is one approach for weight loss, but that leaves you without the tools needed for weight maintenance.
I don't remove anything. Not even chocolate. Now, because I log chocolate (almost everyday) I know how calorie dense it is. Serving sizes are really small.......good to know.0 -
ellieliam9796 wrote: »So for the past 2weeks I have removed bread from my diet competely and have replace it with ryvitas. So far in 2 weeks I have lost 1.5 pounds with no exercise. Does anyone know any other foods you could remove out of your deit to help lose weight?
Elimination is one approach for weight loss, but that leaves you without the tools needed for weight maintenance.
I don't remove anything. Not even chocolate. Now, because I log chocolate (almost everyday) I know how calorie dense it is. Serving sizes are really small.......good to know.
I agree .. what I have realised is I easily got to goal but then couldn't seem to maintain it because I wasn't eating much of the foods I loved.. plus I was going to bed hungry nearly every night and finally got tired of that.. it is better to have a bit of what you like, log it and be mind full of what you are truly eating than to eat good calorie deficient foods but not be able to live like that forever. keep going.. I have had many a time when I felt frustrated with not losing quick enough etc etc but it will all come good with patience and truthful logging/eating xxx0 -
ellieliam9796 wrote: »So for the past 2weeks I have removed bread from my diet competely and have replace it with ryvitas. So far in 2 weeks I have lost 1.5 pounds with no exercise. Does anyone know any other foods you could remove out of your deit to help lose weight?
Didn't you see Oprah's commercial you can have bread!!!!
Oprah said it so it must be true!!!
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The only bad foods I avoid are spoiled meat and rotten vegetables and moldy cheese. Those foods are definitely bad.
Beyond that there are no bad foods. Only too much food. Eat bread. Just eat less bread.0 -
I hadn't heard of Ryvitas so I looked them up and the ingredients are pretty similar to bread (its a cracker, basically). So clearly the key difference is you are eating fewer calories due to the substitution.
I agree with those who said look at your diary and see what high cal foods you can substitute without feeling like you are losing much or things you are eating without pleasure or mindlessly (or perhaps in excess). I don't care that much about rice or bread so I tended to cut those out when I was cutting calories (and I still rarely eat rice and am picky about bread), but only because for me they were foods I did not miss.0 -
ellieliam9796 wrote: »So for the past 2weeks I have removed bread from my diet competely and have replace it with ryvitas. So far in 2 weeks I have lost 1.5 pounds with no exercise. Does anyone know any other foods you could remove out of your deit to help lose weight?
I stopped having wine, bread, and butter with pasta meals, not because I considered any of these to be "bad" but because I couldn't afford the calories.
I found eating less baked goods and upping fruit, protein, and fiber useful to eliminate cravings for sweets.0 -
The only thing I did was stop drinking calories, just not worth it IMO (except is the occasional protein shake or of course a margarita). Overall, I looked for more nutrient dense foods. I eat higher fiber breads and protein bagels. I eat bread and bagels almost every day. But I also try to focus on fruits, veggies, whole grains, dairy (mainly greek yogurt) and lean meats. But at the end of the day, if you aren't in a deficit, you aren't losing weight.0
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ellieliam9796 wrote: »So for the past 2weeks I have removed bread from my diet competely and have replace it with ryvitas. So far in 2 weeks I have lost 1.5 pounds with no exercise. Does anyone know any other foods you could remove out of your deit to help lose weight?
Why do you think Ryvitas are good and bread is bad?
If Ryvitas help you eat less calories, this is how it works, not because it is a better food.0 -
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I cut out all processed carbs! I now only have rice. Also, for everyone commenting how bread is fine; it is if it's wholemeal/wholegrain, but your body doesn't know what to do with most breads. I've also cut out dairy products, and mostly substitute sweets for berries and banana nice cream. Psulemon is totally right, cutting out calories from drinks is the best step. Drinking tea, rather than coffee, has also cleared up my skin!
Basically, if its processed, drunk, or oil/sugar/fat, don't eat it.
Expect for wine..... wine doesn't count.
Why? What makes rice better than other carbs?0 -
Also, for everyone commenting how bread is fine; it is if it's wholemeal/wholegrainbut your body doesn't know what to do with most breads.
Can you elaborate? My body digests it. How wouldn't it "know" what to do with it? I can see if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant you might have issues, but for someone who doesn't have issues with food, how would bread be a problem? And what makes whole grain bread different in terms of what our bodies do with it?0 -
Yeah this kind of nonsense just baffles me. It's just bread...MommyL2015 wrote: »Also, for everyone commenting how bread is fine; it is if it's wholemeal/wholegrainbut your body doesn't know what to do with most breads.
Can you elaborate? My body digests it. How wouldn't it "know" what to do with it? I can see if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant you might have issues, but for someone who doesn't have issues with food, how would bread be a problem? And what makes whole grain bread different in terms of what our bodies do with it?
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Anything that keeps your deficit and makes you feel good.0
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shadowfax_c11 wrote: »The only bad foods I avoid are spoiled meat and rotten vegetables and moldy cheese. Those foods are definitely bad.
Beyond that there are no bad foods. Only too much food. Eat bread. Just eat less bread.
Nonsense! Moldy cheese can be yummy
I eat all the foods, I just log them! 0 -
I cut out all processed carbs! I now only have rice. Also, for everyone commenting how bread is fine; it is if it's wholemeal/wholegrain, but your body doesn't know what to do with most breads. I've also cut out dairy products, and mostly substitute sweets for berries and banana nice cream. Psulemon is totally right, cutting out calories from drinks is the best step. Drinking tea, rather than coffee, has also cleared up my skin!
Basically, if its processed, drunk, or oil/sugar/fat, don't eat it.
Expect for wine..... wine doesn't count.
What's wrong with oils and fats? Our bodies need good fats to function.0 -
Please listen to what most people are telling you on here. I say that because I wish I had known years ago. Weight loss is not about restricting or eating only certain types of food. Its simple math. Eat less calories than you burn. When you lost weight it wasn't because you cut out bread, it was because you were in a caloric deficit. If people lose weight on low carb, or low fat, or paleo or whatever, its for the same reason, calories in vs calories out.0
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I've already eaten 1 lb worth of white potatoes today, and soon I'm gonna have a whole white "processed" baguette all to myself! It's all about calorie counting and eating in moderation. I logged my lowest weight so far today, too! (I've lost over 30 lbs eating this way)
If you really must, I guess you can cut out foods you like to eat. But it's not gonna make losing weight any faster, and certainly not more fun.0 -
i have no bad foods in my diet, they all taste delicious!0
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shadowfax_c11 wrote: »The only bad foods I avoid are spoiled meat and rotten vegetables and moldy cheese. Those foods are definitely bad.
Beyond that there are no bad foods. Only too much food. Eat bread. Just eat less bread.
^This. If you consider it a "diet" and not a lifestyle change you may be setting yourself up for failure. All things in moderation.0 -
lemonychild wrote: »i have no bad foods in my diet, they all taste delicious!
Same. I've only cut portions, but I still enjoy everything in moderation.0 -
Yeah this kind of nonsense just baffles me. It's just bread...MommyL2015 wrote: »Also, for everyone commenting how bread is fine; it is if it's wholemeal/wholegrainbut your body doesn't know what to do with most breads.
Can you elaborate? My body digests it. How wouldn't it "know" what to do with it? I can see if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant you might have issues, but for someone who doesn't have issues with food, how would bread be a problem? And what makes whole grain bread different in terms of what our bodies do with it?
Precisely. I really don't understand this notion that your body is constantly confused by different sorts of foods (made up, in the case of bread, of basically flour and water and salt and yeast). In fact, the issue (such as it is) with more refined flour-based products and other lower fiber carbs (and fats) is that they are SO easy to digest and it happens fast, so for some this either leads to a blood sugar spike (largely due to underlying problems) or simply leaves them hungry more quickly, and of course you get a bit less of a burn from digestion and absorb a higher percentage of the total calories (both pretty small effects).
In other words, your body finds it almost too easy to know what to do and, more accurately, can do it with little effort. If we couldn't digest it or your body couldn't figure out what to do with it you wouldn't be able to get fat from it. Gaining fat, when in a calorie surplus, is the body doing what it is supposed to do.0 -
shadowfax_c11 wrote: »The only bad foods I avoid are spoiled meat and rotten vegetables and moldy cheese. Those foods are definitely bad.
Beyond that there are no bad foods. Only too much food. Eat bread. Just eat less bread.
This website does not support hate speech (against blue cheese).
And I agree that there are no bad foods. You're losing weight and seeing progress. Eat foods you enjoy and keep you feeling full within your calorie range.
And apparently forget most of the things you think you know about how the body functions. If there is not a medical condition, humans can digest bad just fine.0 -
Brussel sprouts are bad. So are beets. I cut them out a long time ago, no problems losing weight now. Coincidence? I think not.0
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If our bodies were too confused to handle certain foods our species would have become extinct long ago...lemurcat12 wrote: »
Yeah this kind of nonsense just baffles me. It's just bread...MommyL2015 wrote: »Also, for everyone commenting how bread is fine; it is if it's wholemeal/wholegrainbut your body doesn't know what to do with most breads.
Can you elaborate? My body digests it. How wouldn't it "know" what to do with it? I can see if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant you might have issues, but for someone who doesn't have issues with food, how would bread be a problem? And what makes whole grain bread different in terms of what our bodies do with it?
Precisely. I really don't understand this notion that your body is constantly confused by different sorts of foods (made up, in the case of bread, of basically flour and water and salt and yeast). In fact, the issue (such as it is) with more refined flour-based products and other lower fiber carbs (and fats) is that they are SO easy to digest and it happens fast, so for some this either leads to a blood sugar spike (largely due to underlying problems) or simply leaves them hungry more quickly, and of course you get a bit less of a burn from digestion and absorb a higher percentage of the total calories (both pretty small effects).
In other words, your body finds it almost too easy to know what to do and, more accurately, can do it with little effort. If we couldn't digest it or your body couldn't figure out what to do with it you wouldn't be able to get fat from it. Gaining fat, when in a calorie surplus, is the body doing what it is supposed to do.0
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