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Originally Posted by lewis
We don't have a scale at home but when I stopped eating bread in February within ONE WEEK my thighs weren't rubbing together as much as they used to (hey...stop laughing).
Then I knew I was on the right track.
I'm not advocating that bread is bad or that everyone should do what I did by not eating it, I'm just telling you what has worked for me.
I'm down 30lbs. since.
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Congrats! Bread is not evil. ESPECIALLY sprouted whole grain breads... lots of nutritional value, fiber and complex carbs in there. The problem with bread is that most of it on the market is WAY overprocessed, and has a ton of crap in it (Corn syrup solids, hydrogenated oil, preservatives, etc). Combine that with the fact that it is way to easy to eat to much of it, and you've got a problem. If you're eating over 4 slices of bread everyday, that's to much... ESPECIALLY if you are not active. I work out like a fiend, and I only give my self 2 slices of sprouted whole grain bread a day. The less active you are, the less carbohydrates you want in your diet. The more active you are, the more you can(and should) add. Remember, there is a big difference between being healthy, and being slim. If your goal is to slim down, it's mostly about burning more calories than you take in. That's why diets that drop carbs(especially simple carbs which are nothing but empty calories) work for losing weight. Being truly healthy is about balance, get up out of the chair and move around a bit! Being active is not only about burning calories either, your body is a machine... some good exercise keeps all systems running smoothly, it helps to flush your lymphatic system, it keeps food moving thru your body, and many, many other things. And you don't have to run a marathon!