Is anyone avoiding bread as part of their weight loss journey?
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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 day
I eat everything I ate before, just less. And I certainly don't work out obsessively. A little over 2.5 hours per week.
Anyhow, I've lost 95 lb so far, and I have some kind of grain (bread or pasta) nearly every day. And I lose at the rate I should lose based on CICO.
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Yes I am because that's all what I would eat. I really really really am trying hard to avoid my fave foods : pasta pizza and freshly baked bread from my fave french bakery. Its strange but i don't care about sweets or salty foods at all, all I want is these three foods! But if you do not care much you should be fine by having 60 grams ( this is the qty I alway hear dietitians suggesting in a diet.....and shoult not be consumed with some specific foods but i do not know much more)0
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I did for awhile, but I missed it, so I started eating it again. They're easy-grab foods so I often make a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast. I could live without it if I wanted to, and often wish it was less calories per slice/gram.0
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My opinion: Bread (plain white bread) should contain only these ingredients : flour, yeast, water, salt. Sometimes olive oil. If you start to see other suspicious or funny names well think about twice and goes onto the internet and look up those ingredients. You will be amazed of what it can be used to make bread last longer on the shelves. Of course with this way of thinking, i never buy packaged bread . My food policy is: the lesser ingredients shown on a label the better for my health. But again, my thinking.0
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Yes I am because that's all what I would eat. I really really really am trying hard to avoid my fave foods : pasta pizza and freshly baked bread from my fave french bakery. Its strange but i don't care about sweets or salty foods at all, all I want is these three foods! But if you do not care much you should be fine by having 60 grams ( this is the qty I alway hear dietitians suggesting in a diet.....and shoult not be consumed with some specific foods but i do not know much more)
You can eat the foods you listed and lose weight, just eat less of said foods.
I have no idea what 60 grams of carbs has to do with weight loss, weight loss is about cico...0 -
I eat lots of rice and pasta, but not much bread. I don't deliberately avoid it because it's "bad" but because when I have it, I want to eat the whole loaf, not the 1-2 slices that fit into my calorie count (well, anything over 2 slices means sacrifices in other meals). I can happily have a small portion of rice or pasta topped with protein and have it fit my calories, but bread needs toppings and those toppings add up quickly.0
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I haven't cut it out, but I have cut back. It's the one thing I could actually binge on.0
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Yes I am because that's all what I would eat. I really really really am trying hard to avoid my fave foods : pasta pizza and freshly baked bread from my fave french bakery. Its strange but i don't care about sweets or salty foods at all, all I want is these three foods! But if you do not care much you should be fine by having 60 grams ( this is the qty I alway hear dietitians suggesting in a diet.....and shoult not be consumed with some specific foods but i do not know much more)
You can eat the foods you listed and lose weight, just eat less of said foods.
I have no idea what 60 grams of carbs has to do with weight loss, weight loss is about cico...
Yeah i know but i am bad i love it too much.
What i meant to refer to is the mediterranean diet which includes all of foods; depending on one daily calorie plan, dieticians include pasta and bread, on a 1250 cal daily plan there are 40 grams of bread never paired with other carbs from same cat (example pasta) . If your daily calorie goal is higher it can go up.
But to me 40 grams of bread is really like ... Two bites! Lol0 -
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.
There's 40 calorie per slice bread. ☺0 -
I dropped bread. I have insulin resistance and celiac disease so dropping bread was a no brainer. I've never been a huge bread eater though. Can't say I miss it.0
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I've never been a huge fan of most breads, anyway. But I certainly have not cut it out. I had a sandwich today. It was good. If it fits in my calories, and I want it, I eat it.0
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No ! I love carbs, bread, pasta !! I used to restrict all of these foods that I loved and just ended up eating more of the foods I didn't really like to compensate. Now, thanks to logging, I eat food that I really truly enjoy and lose weight ! It's the best
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I am absolutely not avoiding bread. I love bread. I'm making some rye flatbread right now. I'm still losing weight.0
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I have like one slice of bread everyday for breakfast, Ezekiel 4:9 yo0
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I follow Banting, otherwise known as LCHF (Low Carb, High Fat). With this way of eating, I have cut out all grains and starchy foods, and it is really working for me. Carbs convert to sugars in the body, and sugars send messages to the brain telling you that you are hungry, and want more sugars. Kicking these foods has really helped me with my hunger. I have always had issues with food addiction, and cutting out high carb foods (as well as sugars), has really been a game changer for me. I have lost over 13 kilos in just over two months. My energy has increased, my moods have improved, my skin is clearer, my snoring is improving, and I am dropping dress sizes.
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queenliz99 wrote: »It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.
So all calories are equal? I don't think it's quite that simple considering how different everyone is. There are so many reasons a "CICO" model won't work that I personally think it is bad practice to provide that, as the all powerful way to lose weight.0 -
I eat sweet potato fries regularly. I eat cereal regularly. Plus, I do love a good breakfast sandwich or pancake or waffle on the weekend. So no I don't cut out bread or starches of any kind. I've lost 20 pounds, no problem.0
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Cyndiaquino wrote: »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.
There's 40 calorie per slice bread. ☺
Different breads have different calorie counts and different sized slices. I have some in my house right now that is 120 a slice and some that is 60 a slice. Check the labels.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.
So all calories are equal? I don't think it's quite that simple considering how different everyone is. There are so many reasons a "CICO" model won't work that I personally think it is bad practice to provide that, as the all powerful way to lose weight.
Explain how CICO doesn't work?0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.
So all calories are equal? I don't think it's quite that simple considering how different everyone is. There are so many reasons a "CICO" model won't work that I personally think it is bad practice to provide that, as the all powerful way to lose weight.
So which is it? Calories are different or people are different?0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.
So all calories are equal? I don't think it's quite that simple considering how different everyone is. There are so many reasons a "CICO" model won't work that I personally think it is bad practice to provide that, as the all powerful way to lose weight.
As far as weightloss is concerned, yep they are. Even if there is debate over how much energy the body uses to digest a the source of the calories... it's nothing average joe trying to lose weight should be concerned about. Nutritionally, a calorie isn't just a calorie of course, you might not be very healthy eating 100% of your calories in chocolate, but weightloss is all about CICO. It's not a method, it's a proven scientific principle. Eat too much, you'll gain weight, eat not enough, you'll lose weight.
CICO is the rule, but there is many ways to get there, calorie counting, low carb, low fat, atkins, paeleo, etc. Just like 2+2=4, so does 5-1, 3+1, 10-6 etc.
Out of interest, why would they drop bread?
It's readily available in most countries, cost effective, tasty, can be made at home, has been a big part of human history and can be used in so many different ways.0 -
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 do think having done both diets I ate less when I had less carbs but more protein and healthy fats so valid point!
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My bread has 80. Darn you tasty potato bread.Cyndiaquino wrote: »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.
There's 40 calorie per slice bread. ☺
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queenliz99 wrote: »It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.
So all calories are equal? I don't think it's quite that simple considering how different everyone is. There are so many reasons a "CICO" model won't work that I personally think it is bad practice to provide that, as the all powerful way to lose weight.
CICO always works. You are not a special. You cannot make ingested energy disappear like a black hole, nor can you create energy out of nothing.0 -
I had a lot of allergies, which I thought were seasonal related. Dropped gluten for almost 1 year now and a lot of them have either gone or are manageable.
I work in the food industry supplying all the ingredients that go into food manufacturing. Most commercially baked goods contain a lot of preservatives to help with shelf life but aren't all that healthy in large volumes.
Gluten free breads have come a long way but contain higher amounts of sodium.
Boy do I miss a good sandwich though!0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »It's actually very simple, it's about calories in and calories out.
So all calories are equal? I don't think it's quite that simple considering how different everyone is. There are so many reasons a "CICO" model won't work that I personally think it is bad practice to provide that, as the all powerful way to lose weight.
please provide an example of a person that eats more than they burn and loses weight...
CICO is a fact, and the nice thing about facts is they exist whether you believe them or not.
all calories provide the same unit of energy; however , they do not have the same nutritional profile.0 -
I love sandwiches too much!! Everything in moderation0
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Bread is not evil. Your body is different from everyone else. Test it and just eat less bread, noodles, etc. Maybe you can eat more bread then someone else and still loose weight. It's simply calories in vs calories out, simple math - don't get stuck on anything else.0
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