Is anyone avoiding bread as part of their weight loss journey?
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Thinking about it, I've changed the type of bread I eat as well as the amount. Before losing weight I'd buy whatever was on offer. Then I switched to sandwich thins because they're less calories per sandwich, but they didn't hit my hunger-spot. Now I eat Burgen Soya and Linseed bread, which is so filling that I can cut one slice in half and make a sandwich that will fill me up.
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I gave up most carbs to avoid diabetes, as per doctors orders. I eat bread or a cookie as a treat occasionally, but I get my carbs primarily from fruit, vegetables and beans these days, and try to stay under 100 g and 25% of my diet.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »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.
I love the sounds of that. I looove potatoes.0 -
I eat bread everyday, and pasta during the week and still lose0
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Oprah loves bread... loves it...
I seem to do better without it, or limiting my intake of that and the other starchy stuff. Folks have different preferences. If I'm craving pizza or a sammich or such though, I'll make the allowances. But speaking more generally I have observed that I seem to do better when I keep away from that stuff.
But man.... potatoes are tough to walk away from...0 -
Nope!! I have bread every day and the others I've had through out my weight loss (121 pounds weight loss) and maintained now for 18 months.
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YUM! And I would say that a bit of cheese and a bit of sausage would leave me happy for hours, but a donut would make it very challenging for me to stay within my calorie goals. A slice of whole grain bread with PB (fat and whole grain) would work GREAT for me.cwolfman13 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.
I think satiety depends on the person.
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I don't eat a lot of bread-- but then, I never really did before, either. I don't really miss it.0
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No. I do watch how much of it I eat but that's the same with all my foods.....0
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I switched from white bread to Nature's Own Honey Wheat, the version with reduced calories and sodium0
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GreyKnight120 wrote: »Oprah loves bread... loves it...
I seem to do better without it, or limiting my intake of that and the other starchy stuff. Folks have different preferences. If I'm craving pizza or a sammich or such though, I'll make the allowances. But speaking more generally I have observed that I seem to do better when I keep away from that stuff.
But man.... potatoes are tough to walk away from...
She LOVES it. She's had it every day! lol0 -
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?
I ate all of the above and had no problem losing the weight, still eat them in maintenance with no problems
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I asked a similar question and all people told me was that they eat everything and anything that they ate before just less...if I do that tho I'll never lose weight with out working out all day0
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I cut out white bread long long ago. When I started using MFP in January I didn't have bread anywhere in my diet. I added a single serving of bread to my daily plan about 10 days ago. At first it was a whole wheat tortilla with breakfast, and now it's homemade cornbread with dinner. It proved to be not a disaster. I regularly have included a serving of rice in my plan. I use brown rice at home and white rice at restaurants. I rarely have white potatoes.0
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »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.
You can fix that with margarine and a hot griddle.0 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Asher_Ethan wrote: »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.
You can fix that with margarine and a hot griddle.
I did this yesterday and it was amazing-Aunt Millie's Honey 7 grain bread (100 calories per slice and worth every one lol), drizzled with margarine, a garlic pepper mixture I have, and then Janes's Krazy Mixed Up Season Salt (this stuff is the BEST). Toasted them on a gridle and ate with soup-the perfect supper 0 -
I don't avoid bread, but I definitely eat less of it than I used to before I started losing weight. I try to not eat it more than once a day when I do eat it, and I never eat it at restaurants unless it is part of my meal (as in a sandwich). I have never been a big pasta or potato eater, so that has remained the same. I do enjoy rice several times a week, typically.
As time goes on and I have become more comfortable counting calories, I have allowed myself to be a bit more flexible with my food choices. When I first started counting, I never indulged in sweets and I avoided eating out for about a month. Staying strict in the beginning gave me the confidence to know that I can stick to my calorie goal. I gradually started branching out and now there is no food that I avoid entirely, other than those things I don't like the taste of.0 -
Nothing wrong with ANYTHING as long as you are a careful calorie counter which most the population isn't.
If one cuts out bread it just means a whole lot of fast food goes out the window- burgers, pizza and pastries. If you just eat a naked burger (wrapped in lettuce) you've lost half you meal. My daughter is gluten intolerant (medically verified) and which made it much harder to snack when out this then includes not only bread but also pies, donuts confectionary etc Lost a considerable amount of weight and does not count calories. Has to provide here own snacks (usually healthy) and not such an impulse buy.0 -
I asked a similar question and all people told me was that they eat everything and anything that they ate before just less...if I do that tho I'll never lose weight with out working out all day
How do you measure your food? Baring a medical issue, lets assume you are not insulin resistant or diabetic, it is easy to go over your calories with calorie dense food if you are not measuring it carefully. A digital kitchen scale would be the best route to go weighing foods in grams. This video illustrates this quite well.
https://youtu.be/vjKPIcI51lU 0 -
6pkdreamer wrote: »Nothing wrong with ANYTHING as long as you are a careful calorie counter which most the population isn't.
If one cuts out bread it just means a whole lot of fast food goes out the window- burgers, pizza and pastries. If you just eat a naked burger (wrapped in lettuce) you've lost half you meal. My daughter is gluten intolerant (medically verified) and which made it much harder to snack when out this then includes not only bread but also pies, donuts confectionary etc Lost a considerable amount of weight and does not count calories. Has to provide here own snacks (usually healthy) and not such an impulse buy.
....same it you cut out FRIES/CHIPS half your fast food meal deal calories are ~halved.0 -
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?
source for bread is the worse when it comes to weight loss?
I am cutting on 50% carbs right now and am down about nine pounds in 10 weeks....
unless you have medical condition or food allergy there is no reason to avoid bread/carbs....0 -
I would say and it's just from my experience alone only that it's always easier to drop the weight without carbs etc( Atkins and whole 30 lost 80lbs) but maintaining was the hard part..
I gained it all back when I added carbs back in, and started binging when I tried to do low carb again so I started WW and lost 17lbs in 2 months and now this because I wanted to start counting my fruits and veggies etc..
you gained it back because you ate in a surplus...
more than likely you lost five to ten pounds in water weight when you cut carbs and then gained another five to ten pounds back when you reintroduced carbs...
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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?
Calories are the important part of weight loss. Second is meeting your nutritional needs and feeling satisfied.
I look at my calorie goal first and then try to meet my protein goal. I continue to eat bread, potatoes, rice and noodles. I also eat vegetables, fruit, pizza, full fat dairy, chips, and pie and lose weight.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »GreyKnight120 wrote: »Oprah loves bread... loves it...
I seem to do better without it, or limiting my intake of that and the other starchy stuff. Folks have different preferences. If I'm craving pizza or a sammich or such though, I'll make the allowances. But speaking more generally I have observed that I seem to do better when I keep away from that stuff.
But man.... potatoes are tough to walk away from...
She LOVES it. She's had it every day! lol
Haven't seen an Oprah WW commercial in a while - just saying...0 -
Maybe I eat less of those items, but I'm pretty sure I would die if I cut them out completely. #Bread4Lyfe0
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Like anything else it will vary from one person to the next, but unless you have an allergy there is no good reason to avoid sensible portions of bread, rice, and pasta. Measure it, track it, and buy the most nutrient dense version you can and it should be ok as long as you are honest about portion size you will be just fine.0
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »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.
I suspect this is because you are eating bread made in the US. I was unable to eat bread when I visited there due to the horrible taste you describe above. Bread where I am from, no sugar in it, unless its meant to be sweet, like brioche or fruit bread.
I agree with others here, include things that you like in your diet, just count the calories.0 -
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?
Yeah it's a bit challenging to fit in bread, white rice, fries. If I can choose meat or something else more interesting, then yes I'll skip them. Prioritize.
Edit: I responded before reading AnnPT's post. My thinking is the same as hers 0 -
Yes!
Bread and dairy
And honestly i dont miss them0
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