Anyone afraid of bread?

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Anyone afraid of bread?
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Wed, 11-19-2003 - 7:58pm
Hi, I have been reading the boards for a few months or so and finally decided join in. I have been on the Beach since middle of August. I really love it and have been pretty successful. I unforunately did not weigh myself at the start so I just have a rough idea of what I have lost which has been about 25 lbs. and maybe 15 more to go. I feel the weight loss has been slower now, even though I exercise everday!, but I continue because I rarely have cravings or and never extremely hungry.

I wanted to know if anyone is eating bread with success? Bread, rice, spaghetti (whole wheat of course) I have not added back into my diet and frankly I have not missed it. I am afraid however to start in case it causes cravings. Anyone out there successful with those foods and any suggestions? Thanks for all the great info you all put out there. I have really enjoyed reading the posts and have learned a lot!

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Wed, 11-19-2003 - 8:22pm
Hi.

I have added bread back on occasion --- where I live there is a brand called When Pigs Fly bread and their whole grain bread has 5 grams of fiber in a little slice. It is a small loaf and it feels like it weighs 5 lbs :)!!!!!! I have not had a problem with it.

I put 2 or 3 slices in a bag and freeze them so I am definitely portion controlled and I take a package out for the weekends when I can sit down and have a more leisurely breakfast of eggs, toast and turkey bacon.

I have tried Keto spaghetti, which is a low carb spaghetti and it is very similar in taste to whole wheat. I am trying to stay away from too much carbs as I find I do have cravings if I eat more than a serving or two of anything but vegetables, a day.

I have not added anything else back except for oatmeal and a little fruit.

Ellen

 

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Wed, 11-19-2003 - 8:33pm
Thanks for the suggestions. How long have you been on SBD? You sound a little like me, afraid carbs to some extent? I tried oatmeal for the first time the other morning and did feel like I had more cravings for lunch, which bothered me. That is why I asked about the other "good carbs" and your success with them. I really have enjoyed this WOE because I really am not hungry and I am not sure what would happen if I started with those cravings again. I am so tired of losing just to put it back on again. I decided this is it, I am living like this and once this weight is off, no more going up and down. I basically have been living on Phase 1 1/2 and so far have been happy for 3 months, I hope I can keep it up through the Holidays.

Take Care

Tamera

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Wed, 11-19-2003 - 9:44pm
Hi, Tamera - I was afraid of adding the "suspect" carbs back in after Phase I, also. I still haven't gone crazy - no potatoes, no rice, no pasta (a killer, but proud that I beat off a massive craving recently), and really careful choices when I have fruit.

I added oatmeal first in Phase II (McCann's Irish Oats); now I have it several times a week for breakfast (a generous 1/2-cup after it's cooked), and always with SoySlender vanilla flavor and a splash of ff half-and-half, a few dried cranberries and a sprinkle of almonds, and a bit of Splenda, and I chase it with a small round slice of Canadian bacon.

I also added bread - I was going to try Ellen's When Pigs Fly because I love the name, but I found Arnold HealthNut bread and stocked up on it - it's a little less fiber per slice than WPF, but the slices are full sized, the loaf feels like a concrete block, and the flavor is excellent (toasted even better). I'm also eating winter squashes like acorn and turban, and instead of white potatoes I'm eating sweet potatoes. I have an occasional apple or Bosc pear, but really no other fruits. I even try a regular-food treat now and then, but it's usually bite or a small piece of a piece of something and I share it with DH or toss out what's left before it lands on my hips or waistline. Wasteful, maybe, but there's a higher cost than the price of the treat, right?

Try adding some of the tough carbs and spreading them around throughout your week. Eat them with a high-protein food also, like the oatmeal with PB or the Canadian bacon or breakfast ham slice. Keep a journal of the carbs that you do add, and maybe even be a slave to the scale for a little while to see if a particular carb has caused your weight to bump up or your blood sugar/hunger to spike before your scheduled snack on a particular day. And when you do start adding carbs, go for the ones that provide the biggest nutritional punch - like a sweet potato instead of white or mashed.

Just some ideas to get you past the carb "fear factor".....Good luck!

Donna

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Wed, 11-19-2003 - 11:08pm
Thanks Donna--I think you made a great suggestion--that when I do choose a "good carb" to add protein. That might have been my mistake with Oatmeal, not having the protein with it. Hopefully I can get the power to try the bread because I know this is a WOE and never having bread ever wouldn't be really realistic for ever and ever.

I have not seen the "when pigs fly" bread in our stores here in the South, but I know I have seen the Arnold Bread. Thanks for the thoughts. I hope to be able to help and share also with others too. I love the support that this board gives to us all!

Tamera:)

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Thu, 11-20-2003 - 2:04am

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Thu, 11-20-2003 - 8:10am
I have been successful adding back other things to my eating plan. Milk, oatmeal with peanut butter, apples, apricots, yogurt, Whole Grain Bread, Sugar Free candies, Carb Sense Ice Cream, pudding, sweet potato, black eyed peas, blueberry bagels and cream cheese, etc. I know that my body need good carbs to continue losing and to carry met through a workout. I wasn't a real bread eater unless I went out and there was a basket or someone or myself made homeade bread. I am not a milk drinker, but I LOVE my yogurt and fruit. I was excited to have those things back with me.

I have been "Beaching It" since 9/8, and I don't have the cravings anymore. I don't wake up WANTING cookies, cakes, etc. However, if they are within reach, and it is one of my favorites, I will have what I want because for me, if I don't treat myself (within reason) I am more to like eat it because it is there. When I went to DC for a business trip last week, I went off the beach and waded in the water for a little bit. It was hard to stay completely on the beach with 5 other poeple, meals are paid for, and the food is great! I did my best, and I stayed on things for the most part, but I did wade. I am back on the Beach playing volleyball with the rest of ya'll as of Monday, and no more wading for me until Thanksgiving Day where I will eat what I want to. I am fortunate because the leftovers won't be at my house:)

So, don't be afraid. Pair good carbs with a protien. Oatmeal with peanut butter. Apple with peanut butter or a few nuts. Bagel with cream cheese or a toasted bread with cream cheese and sugar free jam if you like that. You'll find you niche, and it will be all good.

Ria

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Thu, 11-20-2003 - 9:07am
First of all, congratulations on your success so far! Glad you found us...

I've been using Nature's Own White Wheat (it works for me so no lectures please*wink*), whole wheat spaghetti, quesadilla with flour tortilla (see pg. 265...on occasion good for phase 3), and brown rice...all on occasion. Like the quesadilla twice a week for lunch with cheese and chicken or lean beef, spaghetti once a month, the bread once a week, and brown rice VERY rarely.

The bread came first in the form of cinnamon and splenda toast.

Brown rice came second so I could mix my beans with it but then I discovered mashed cauliflower so I eat that most of the time.

Spaghetti came next. I stuck to a half cup serving with homemade meat sauce and sprinkled cheese. I usually have a side salad. Like I said, that's like once a month. The taste is okay:)

I added the quesadilla last. I think my first one was 2 weeks ago and my weight continues to drop by a half a pound a week )which is great for me when I've got so little to lose.) I steam 2c of broccoli to have with it sprayed with butter.

I've been doing South Beach since September 2 and have lost 21.5 pounds with exercise. I have 6.5 pounds to go. Don't know if that makes a difference but that's what's worked for me.

Alison

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Thu, 11-20-2003 - 9:15am
My sister (and me too) loves to add peanut butter in her oatmeal...you'll be full until lunch! I used to work the morning shift at a gym and I would eat little somthing at 4:30am, peanutbutter raisin (minus the raisins now:) oatmeal at 8 am and I swear I was good until noon!

Alison