How successful is a no-bread diet?

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I live similarly to this...the one difference is I do eat some rice products (rice chips, rice crackers and steamed rice about once a month)...I find that my digestion is much better, less gas and less irritation to my stomach and intestine area

check out my food diary for some ideas

We swtiched to whole grain wheat breads, and brown rice. Than we eat it in moderation. :flowerforyou:

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For me, cutting back would be easier than going without completely.

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For me, cutting back would be easier than going without completely.

This! 1 slice instead of two. I like the Arnold Nutty Grain Bread.

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SO TRUE!!!!

I am thinking of trying not to eat any bread, white rice or pasta for a month. Has anyone tried this tactic before? How successful were you?

Sounds like a low-carb diet. If that's the case, to make it work you need to cut out starch and sugars as much as possible. If you are just trying to eliminate starch you still need to track your total calories. Full-sugar sodas will sabotage you.

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Ditto.

Diets are stressful... emotionally and physically. Stick with nutritious food in the right amount. Your body will thank you.

I've been doing fine with it, I have the occasional bread but not had rice or pasta for months. I'm not a fan of brown rice or pasta so would rather go without. I prefer brown bread over white but rarely touch either...my weakness comes when I smell toast! Don't ban yourself as this is likely to lead to cravings but if you plan your meals based around other foods you should be able to largely avoid it.

Why cut it out completely? Can you do that forever? If it can't be a lifestyle change forever, then why do it? I eat whole grain bread (not often usually), brown rice, whole grain cereals, and once in a really great while a potato. None of those things, when eaten in moderation, are bad for you.

I follow the old WW core plan loosely, which is no bread, but you can eat brown rice, whole wheat pasta, potatoes or whole grains once a day. You however are given some extra calories to "spend" during the week in which you can eat some whole wheat bread (make sure it doesn't have tons of added sugar). I haven't been to WW in a while so I don't know how the new system works but while I was on the core I got 35 extra points which equals about 1750 extra calories to spend a week. However, you have to follow the other parts of the core plan, and of course watch your protein/sodium/etc.

http://guiltlessgourmet.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/weight-watchers-core-food-list/
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If I were you, I would just make the switch to really hearty whole wheat breads/pasta and brown rice rather than cutting it out completely. Your first week, try not eating any bread and just the whole wheat pasta/potatoes/brown rice (only one option, one meal a day). It's a personal thing but it always gets me to drop weight.

Then, limit yourself to EITHER bread, or a choice of pasta OR rice OR potatoes to ONE meal each day.

I have found this diet to be the easiest to maintain over a period of time. I've dropped to a size 2 jeans this week which is pretty crazy.

If you are a huge carb/starch eater or hate vegetables or seafood or you never cook, then this diet will not work for you. Then again, if you hate all those things, good luck dieting the rest of your life ^^

Also, it doesn't require counting any calories other than the ones you eat outside your diet which is nice!

~~Another thing that keeps me from eating too much bread is trying to avoid meals that make you want it, i.e. soups, stews, meals with tons of sauce (like buttery seafood sauce or creamy Indian curry) during the weeks that you've cheated a lot.
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If you don't like brown rice it's probably cuz you are cooking it too dry. I used to think I hated it until my roommate made some in a rice cooker with a small dab of butter or margarine and it came out tasting very moist and buttery. It's super tasty with a serving of grilled onions/bell peppers and a dash of teriyaki cooking sauce that have been thrown together in a pan.

I think it's a good idea to cut this stuff out completely and forever. White pasta/bread/rice should be considered sugar and eaten in very limited quantities. If you are currently eating a lot of bread and pasta then cutting them out completely for a month could be a good thing. Then gradually add them back, but in whole grain form. When you want pasta try a meal with brown rice or quinoa instead. You can satisfy your carb craving in a much healthier way. If you are interested, below is a link to a good article explaining why carbs are important and why they should be whole grain.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/carbohydrates-full-story/index.html#what-are-carbohydrates

Here's the problem I see with many ppl when it comes to bread:
Super high calories, zero nutrition, obviously leads to weight gain
The typical daily eating habits I've seen of those who say they exercise a lot and have trouble losing weight have a daily diet consisting of this type of pattern:

breakfasf: cereal (usually with simple carbs) and milk, or a latte and pastry of some sort
lunch: sandwich or pasta meal
dinner pasta or dinner which involves too many potatoes, or a meal with bread typically as a side item (such as garlic bread etc)

If you are going to have bread limit it to one meal, preferably in the morning and thats it, what you are doing is filling up on zero nutrition when you could be filling up with something better.

I know easier said than done and trying to decrease cravings is difficult but it can be done over time and with will power. A lot of folks who start cutting out simple carbs notice the they are "starving!!" this may be due to a few factor; you aren't eating enough protein or you are simply increasing your metabolic rate (which is a good thing!!!)and need to supplement with healthy calories and complex carbs and the like. Also make sure you take in enough water, that can sometimes make you feel hungry when really you are just dehydrated.

sounds awful but then again I like bread but i do limit it