Should I Quit Bread?

December 18, 2009 ↓ Comments (5)

Having been sweet-free for a long time now, I have found that my relationship with food is different. I’ve never been a variety eater. Instead, I tend to eat the same things over and over. Confronted with the overwhelming attention assault that is the supermarket, there are a few things that always end up in my cart while the rest of the groceries remain uncharted territory.

Over the past year or year in a half, I have gained weight. I’m not obese by any means, but I am the heaviest I’ve ever been. There’s definitely a trend happening. Many people have asked me or told me about the worry of gaining weight if they quit sugar because they feel they’ll eat more to over compensate. It has become obvious to me lately is that I still eat habitually rather than when I’m hungry. Since I do a lot of work from home, the kitchen is literally a few steps away. Once again, I need to change my eating habits.

With 2010 rapidly approaching I have been considering doing something more challenging—something drastic. I think (notice my hesitation) that I’m going to stop eating any bread and flour products. I’m not sure I want to do it though. It sounds like the right thing to do but the reality is that I still love unsweetened peanut butter and pure fruit jelly sandwiches, on wheat bread of course. I still love a good sandwich. Perhaps I will limit the amount of food I eat in general. Hmmm… New Year’s Eve is fast approaching. Something’s gotta give. Any suggestions?

Comments · Should I Quit Bread?

Rachel
Dec 18, 2009

I have been tossing this idea around as well. (Your website has inspired me incredibly, by the way, I can’t thank you enough). Why don’t you give up bread and flour except for one meal a day. Like if you just can’t give up your pb’s & j’s, have a few sandwiches for lunch. But for breakfast, dinner, and snacks, be totally sugar and flour free. I am learning about moderation, as my natural instinct is to go all or nothing, so just an idea.

Good luck!

DavidVanadia
Dec 18, 2009

That’s a good idea. I’m thinking about only eating fruit juice sweetened Dave’s Killer Bread. That would greatly limit my bread intake.

sjoyc
Dec 28, 2009

Congratulations and thank you for the site! I’m in the process of quitting sugar (again) and I need all the inspiration I can get.
I am also quitting refined flour.

When toast/sandwich cravings hit I have found that the flour-less Ezekiel sprouted bread (http://www.foodforlife.com/spr outed-grain-difference/ezekiel-4-9.h tml) is wonderful. It’s also much more filling than flour bread so I eat less. Most health food stores have it. I envy people who bake their own bread, but I just buy it.

Also, as far as weight goes, there’s a book called “Dr. Gott’s No Sugar No Flour Diet” that espouses the titular diet. He recommends cutting out both flour and sugar until the goal weight is reached, then adding flour again. If you slip and start gaining, cut out the flour again. That’s the theory anyway… I’m trying it now and the weight does seem to be coming off.

Best of luck!
Thanks.

Erica
Nov 05, 2010

Hey. I think I know what your problem is. Having just given up the last of bread and my favorite PB&J’s easily..I think the key is to make sure your regular meals are nutrient rich.

A few weeks ago I started preparing meals from The Primal Cookbook (not yet reading the philosopy), and just eating those nutritious meals have made it way easier to give up the junk. It’s why I’m here.

I have reduced my sugar to almost nothing a day but need to make the leap. Before eating nutritiously, however, it was very difficult.

I’m sure their are other nutritious cookbooks out there as well, but really, knowing how to prepare nutritionally rich, sastisfying meals first has been what made it possible for me to even try to give up sugar and all the other uglies.

I hope you post again on this. Good luck!

DavidVanadia
Nov 14, 2010

Hi Erica, thanks for the suggestion! I’ve been working on eating more vegetables and more variety of food. I also cut back my bread to only two types, so that helps a lot. Nutrient rich meals sound good. I’ll check into that book.