Cutting out grains is KILLING me ;(

I eat low carb but I do not do the paleo thing. I stay under 100 grams but it's usually closer to 60-75 most days. I will eat Flat Out Wraps with the higher fiber in them if I want bread.

I love Flat Out Wraps!! Good fiber count only 90-100 calories and you can stuff so much more into them than between 2 pieces of bread. Every time I make a wrap my husband says "you are never going to be able to roll that up". But I always do, 'cause I'm cool like that.

It's amazing how many opinions have popped up... So here is mine! Far from killing you, the lack of grains is actually saving your life. Your risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, auto-immune reactions (to name a few) will dramatically decrease if you keep it up!

Nonsense. Do you have any medical data to back that up?

Yes, there is plenty of medical data to back this claim up including the research that has been conducted at my medical school, UCSF, here in San Francisco. If you would like links to them I would be happy to supply them.

Heres a kicker: research into the anti-nutritional makeup of legumes (not really a poison, just not AS nutritionaly sound);

TitleAnti-nutritional factors in forage legumes.AuthorsKumar, R.; D'Mello, J. P. F.EditorsD'Mello, J. P. F.;Devendra, C.Book Tropical legumes in animal nutrition. 1995 pp. 95-133 ISBN0-85198-926-8Record Number19951408989

When we learned that my daughter is gluten intolerant we all struggled with cutting back/cutting out the gluten containing foods and especially bread. We loved bread! I used to grind my own wheat flour and make it from scratch! But it was too hard on my daughter to have us eating it around her so we've stopped making it. I have learned other ways of making most foods but you just can't make a GF bread that tastes the same as whole wheat.

While it was tough at first (we went cold turkey) it did get easier as we got used to not having it. After a couple of months I decided to make some bread (with my daughter's blessing) and we had some. It was good but not as good as we'd remembered and we all had upset stomachs afterward. So now we're all pretty much gluten free and aren't missing anything now that we've adjusted.

Long story short: give it time and it will get easier if it's really something you want to do. Remind yourself of the reasons you need to cut it. If you don't have any reasons maybe you should just eat some.

At the end of the day its about what works for you... if we ALL just actively work to improve ourselves mentally, phycally, spritually etc then we can't ever go wrong. What's right for one isnt right for all. I have plenty of friends who can eat ANYTHING and never gain weight! It's infuriating. Unfortunately, thats not me.

So, really, we are al here to support each other and know what, I have all yr backs!

I dunno about you, but I'm not going to try the dinosaur poop diet.

long as it's wrapped in bacon ... I'm in.

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then don't cut out grains.

*shrug*

I tried carb cycling before and cutting out grains, basically eating "paleo?" I guess u would call it.. and it's killing me today.. my choice of bread is always whole wheat or eziekel brand.. and i feel like crap today.. i get tons of carbs from veggies, and hit at least 100g protein with chicken, turkey... protein powder after a run.. but it's so hard to cut out the bread lol.


has anyone felt like this? how about i try carb cycling, would that help as in... the days i do workout - allow myself one slice of bread a day and days i dont workout - no bread/grains..

for those who do carb cycling or low carb to lose body fat or break through a plateau.. what is your meal plan like and what has worked for u?

In the morning: 4 Pork Sausage links and coffee
Lunch: Salmon/Tuna fish cakes covered with a cheese based sauce.
Dinner: chicken and gravy or a steak
Snacks: Cheese sticks, cottage cheese, almonds, whey protein shakes.

When starting a low carb diet your body will go through a period of withdrawl. It passes in about a week. Bacon is your friend.

I have heard conflicting ideals on bacon and weighloss..some say to completely avoid it while others say that 2 slices a day helped them lose..??

My rule of thumb - If I can't live without it forever, then I am not going to give it up.

I've gone up and down on the scale from 125 to 205 over the last 15 years that I couldn't even tell you how many different size clothes are in my closet. Granted there was a baby in that time frame, but still. My committment to myself, with MFP & all my friend's help on here, is to make a lifestyle change. I want to change my habits and adopt a healthy, balanced lifestyle that will allow me to maintain a healthy weight going forward.

I know this probably doesn't help you with your current predicament, but I wish you the best of luck!

I love what she said here! What are your goals with this? It might be better to incorporate the grains into your diet and just keep a small deficit because if you are having such a hard time with it now, then it really isn't something you can keep up.

My rule of thumb - If I can't live without it forever, then I am not going to give it up.

I agree!

You are better than me...I can't even thinking about giving up bread...

Low carb may not be your thing. We are all different biochemically. A recent study out of MIT suggests that people who have trouble regulating their serotonin levels should not do low carb, high protein diets. It can negatively affect mood and energy. Some people thrive on low carb, and others don't. If you are insulin resistant, low carb might be the right choice.

I love my whole-grain carbs. I try to avoid overly processed ones though. That's just garbage in. I've never had a problem with my weight or fitness, and my recent blood work came back with awesome blood sugar! Because I'm a runner, I need plenty of healthy carbs to fuel my workouts as well as protein to rebuild and repair. Figure out what works for you and do it! Good luck! :drinker:

I was grain free for several months. My new job and position makes it almost impossible to eat enough calories & be grain free. However I did really well grain free. If I was craving sugar/sweet/something I'd go to baked apples. I loved lettuce wraps, etc. Pintrest had a ton of 'paleo' friendly recipes.

But, I don't think it's for everyone. So while cutting grains worked well for me, and I try to eat less of them now; I'm sure there's people out there who can't do veggies, fruits, nuts, and meats alone.