Is anyone avoiding bread as part of their weight loss journey?

Not for me, I make it fit into my allotment for the day.

I eat bread...I like sandwiches...potatoes and other starches and grains are also staples of my diet. Believe it or not, carbs aren't the enemy. I dropped a good 40 Lbs eating my sammiches and potatoes.

By the by, you might want to actually look at the nutritional profile of a potato...it's pretty bomb. It is very high in vitamin C and blows a banana away in the potassium department. It also has a pretty nice amino profile.

The potato hate has got to go...demonizing whole foods is ridiculous.

It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.

No. I ate whole wheat pita bread I made myself last night.

paigeross27 wrote: »

I think everyone is eager to drop the weight fast but me not so much. Of course that would be great if I did but I know my personality and I can't give up to much. I can definitely cut down but it's difficult to give it up altogether. Some argue it's not about the foods you eat but rather as long as there is a deficit in your calorie intake and some even argue it's all about calories and not carbs. Ugh so confusing.

It's not confusing, it's science. A calorie is a unit of energy...your body requires XXXX amount of energy to function optimally...the vast majority of your energy requirements come from you simply being alive...then you have your day to day stuff that expends more energy and finally exercise which is a nominal expenditure relative to everything else for most people.

When you eat a balance of energy you maintain weight...your body is in homeostasis. When you consume more energy than you need, that energy is stored as body fat...this is basically your backup generator. When you consume less energy than your body needs, that back up generator kicks on and you burn stored energy (fat) to make up the difference.

It's all pretty simple when you let go of the woo.

I haven't cut any of that stuff out, but I do think about it when meal planning. If I decide that there's going to be bread, then I have to figure out if I want to use some of my calories for that day on bread. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But I do weigh and log it. I could never completely give up good crusty bread. Or potatoes. No way.

paigeross27 wrote: »

Let's face it, we've all heard it. Bread is the worst when it comes to weight loss. Along side potatoes, rice, and noodles. Thoughts?

None of those things will prevent weight loss if a person is in a calorie deficit. I see no reason to avoid them if a person is not allergic or has some doctor diagnosed intolerance.

Couldn't disagree more. I've lost 35# so far and haven't eliminated a single food group. I roughly aim to have ~50% of my calories from carbs. I don't pay much attention to that though, just calories.

I have bread daily. I ❤️ Carbs

I love bread! Haven't dropped anything - down 55 pounds - I didn't get that memo.

I don't eat a lot of bread, because I really don't like most breads. Most breads taste way too sweet, is like eating cake without frosting, gross when you've got melted cheese on it.

DanSTL82 wrote: »

It doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you stay under your calorie goal each day.

However, carb-y foods can tend to make you hungrier again faster, whereas fatty and protein-y foods are more satiating for longer. So people tend to eat more in general when taking in a lot of carbs, putting them over their calorie goals, making their weight loss slow or cease. But if you can control yourself and not go over even though you might feel hungry, then you can eat carb-y things for every meal.

I would say that this would substantially depends on the individual as well as the sources of carbs. There are satiety studies that actually show just the opposite...that things like whole grains and whole food starches like potatoes actually provide for more satiety because they are high in fiber.

I would say I eat a fairly moderate to high carbohydrate diet and I'm lower on the fat end of things...because I can eat a block of cheese and still come back for the sausages and then drown all that with a pint or two of whole milk.