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Cutting out bread.

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  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I haven't cut it out completely, but I rarely eat bread. It wasn't really a choice I thought a lot about though. I just got tired of buying loaves of bread and having to throw most of it out because it got moldy before I even ate half. I've found that wraps keep much longer, and can also be cut up and toasted to use as chips for dips so I just stick to those for the occasions when I want a sandwich, which isn't often.
  • turtlegirl4718
    turtlegirl4718 Posts: 18
    I too have cut out all bread. I went for about 2 years the fist time, and my only other grains were whole grains (quinoa, barley etc). No processed foods at all....and lost 50lbs.
    Then for some stupid reason, I started having high fiber bread once in a while, and before I knew it, I was eating bread (although never with less than 4 gr of fiber), but the pounds came rolling back on.

    I am back to no bread the last three weeks. In fact, I have been totally carb free for the entire 3 weeks, except those carbs naturally occurring in green leafy veggies...not even carrots or potatoes or beans.

    The scale is not moving much yet, but I don't see how it can not do so, so I am not giving up. Plus, I feel so much better. Never all stuffed and bloated and uncomfy.
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    Woaaah! Cant belive at how many people are cutting out on bread!! I thought i was the only one haha!!

    We all have different opinions on bread and whether we choose to cut it out or not. And we do whats best for ourselves. Therefor i find it best if i dont eat it at all, as ive great results from it since dieting :)
  • MsQt
    MsQt Posts: 793 Member
    I cut my bread out big time. When I do have bread I get the 90 cal wheat burger buns or i'll buy the wheat bread that is 70 cals a slice. Try to eat bread no more than 3 times a week!
  • sassiebritches
    sassiebritches Posts: 1,861 Member
    I have been off of carbs for sometime.....I have not had bread in a while....but now I am changing things up and going for a more High Fiber diest called the F-Factor Diet...gonna try and get pregnant when the weight comes off, so I need to eat in a way that is A-OK for baby too.My doctor did the same thing that your doctor did.....told me NO CARBS....so I am gonna try this out and see how it goes.......I do miss bread alitle :)
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    I could never give up bread... BUT I made a switch to Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Bread -- very filling and not processed like all other breads. It took me awhile to get used to it but now I love it. Now, if only I can step away from the convenience of Subway...
  • tiarapants
    tiarapants Posts: 1,015 Member
    Years ago somebody asked me what I would eat if I could only have one thing for the rest of my life and my answer was immediately 'Toast and Marmite' - I could have eaten it until the cows came home.

    When I changed my eating habits I decided to kick the bread to the kerb. I think I've probably had two slices in eighteen months. Once in a while I will have a small wheat wrap, but that's it for me these days.

    I've also cut out most pasta, rice and potatoes, although I do have couscous.
  • Kate6868
    Kate6868 Posts: 159 Member
    I cut out bread when I found out I was gluten intolerant. I immediately gained 15 pounds. Of course, that was probably because my intestines started absorbing more stuff instead of just dumping it immediately in the toilet.
  • upsydaisy2011
    upsydaisy2011 Posts: 39 Member
    I've cut out bread a lot, I still eat it but probably no more than 2 slices a week (and I've swapped to Kingsmill 50/50 instead of our ordinary white bread as kids don't like wholemeal) I try and think of alternative lunches rather than sandwiches but I don't miss bread all that much, I do love homemade or fresh bakery bread though :(
  • chinamonkey
    chinamonkey Posts: 90 Member
    I have but its been a varied journey for me.

    Up until Nov 2010 i was a carb-a-holic......Toast was my downfall!!

    Then whilst breastfeeding my baby, she started with very bad exzema, rashes, vomiting, crying constantly...

    The health visitor suggested a food allergy as it was worse some times than others. IT turned out that milk/dairy and gluten were aggravating her.

    So for 3 months i cut it out and then she was fine with it when she started weaning....great i thought....i can start having it again....

    oh dear....nope not for me!

    I am fine with the odd slice of bread but if i have a sandwich ....lets just say my tummy makes great friends with the toilet the next day!!!!

    I get very bloated (i look 8 mths pregnant again) and get cramps and dodgy tummy. I seem fairly ok with pasta and my own homemade cakes/pizza base so it may not be gluten it may be a raising agent...im still not sure and trying to work it out...

    Ive gotta say though, from some one who used to eat about 4-6 slices a day...i honestly dont miss it!
  • Muchabibi
    Muchabibi Posts: 8 Member
    Yes, I too have cut bread (and everything made of flour) completely from my diet, and only once in a while have Ezekiel bread. I am down 9 lbs and don't miss bread at all now.

    The reason I cut it out is because I could not stop eating it---that is not to say I was addicted to it, but it was a problem of compulsion. It wasn't easy, but looking back now, I wish I had cut out bread sooner. When bread is put in front of me now, I don't crave it.

    I have more energy than I did in my 20s, have less overall bodyfat, sleep better, work out more intensely, and best of all, the heartburn STOPPED.
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