[Misespimb]

This diet has been extremely "revealing" to me, insomuch as I've discovered which foods are my true weaknesses and likely underlie my weight problems. At the beginning of this diet, I thought it would be difficult to give up the sweets, especially chocolate, and assumed that it was the consumption of those foods that made me gain weight. But I am now into my fifth week of P2, and I have found that giving up the sweets has been no problem at all. I don't really even miss them. And looking back, I didn't eat a lot of them anyway because each bite made me feel guilty - yet I still seemed to blame any weight gain I experienced on whatever small sample of sweets I had eaten recently.

But I don't believe anymore that the sweets are my problem...It's the bready stuff! Each meal I'm saving my bread for last so I can savor it. When I dream of eating normal again, my plate is full of bready stuff. When I think back to when my family would go to buffets, they would all load up on the desserts and I would get a plate of buttered dinner rolls, cornbread, gingerbread, Texas toast, etc.. I could eat cereal every day. I always got Deep Dish pizza because I enjoyed the crust more than the pizza! And don't get me started on pasta! Even now as I look forward to my load days for round two, I'm thinking of all the different foods I want to indulge in - and it's not sweets - it's breads.

So, clearly after I lose all the weight I want to lose, I can't go back to being a bread-oholic. I need some help. To what substitutes can I transfer my addiction? Is there any bread out there that won't have a detrimental effect on my body? What about cereals? Are there any truly whole-grain cereals on the market? I just need some education on how to make or buy breads that aren't "bready", if that makes any sense.

[actifadepette]

You and I are kindred spirits. While others dream of candy, chocolate and ice cream I dream of hot fresh baked bread with a pad of freshly churned butter melting on it.

(fans self)

I started to tackle this long before hCG, thank whatever deity might be listening, but it is still difficult for me. I find myself dreaming of the day when I can unwind a bit and I know whatever I do will have a bread component to it.

Is it hot in here? (loosens collar)

Let me preface by saying that I have made every mistake along the way to get to this point So perhaps you can go further without needing to trip over every pothole along the way lol.

What I did:
1. Threw away my toaster. This might seem extreme, only because it is. I fought the loss of a toaster at first, but realized that it instantly eliminated a large chunk of the times I would pull out bread products. I found myself going, "Well I guess I could fry it, put it over an open flame, or stick it in the oven" then laughingly accepted that was the point of losing it.
2. Never bought loafs of uncut bakery bread that you can just tear chunks off to dip in vinegrette or eat with bruschetta or to make into garlic bread. I do not have an off switch for how much I can eat, and its days are numbered if I see/smell it.
3. Switched to only having a single loaf of ancient whole grain bread in the house. I would constantly have to run out and get more, which forced me many a time to switch snacks.
4. Plan zero meals around using bread, and those meals that needed a bread product would have the least amount of whole grain bread possible.
5. Use pita if you need to make a sandwich. For some reason I do not crave pita in a big bad way.
6. Push water to sate hunger.
7. Bought smaller bowls and ditched all my other serving dishes to help with portion control (amazing how well this one step helps).
8. All sandwiches that use bread are open-faced.
9. Wasa or Ryvita crackers seem to be some of the healthiest bread products out there. I use them as croutons and as the base of mini pizzas (homemade sauce using roasted bell peppers as the base, since a tomato-based sauce needs sugar to kill the tartness).
10. Cereal-wise I have two options: plain oatmeal or Post spoon-sized Shredded Wheat with Bran. Eating the cereal carton is more exciting than the cereal, especially when you put sugar-free almond milk on top.

You can see how addicted I was since I went to herculean measures to help break its hold on me.

[oneliRafmeene]

Ok swab... THIS time you really had me laughing OUT LOUD. You poor dear...does the trauma ever end? Definately a carb addiction... I love bread too but gave up virtually ALL of it years ago when I decided to cut my carbs and managed to lose 35 lbs and keep it off. For years, I bought into the hype, and ate bagels or pita. They're low fat of course, but if you check the labels, they're higher in carbs than most every other 'bread'.... who knew?? The only 'bread' I allow myself to eat now are things like Ryvita or Wasa, like you said... I read the labels and check the carbs. Also, unless you go and do a little bit of research online, most people are unaware that wheat 'ain't what it used to be'. Almost all has been genetically tampered with, along with the soil it's grown in. It's definately an addiction you can 'detox' from, once you fill that gap with other things like organic veggies and protein. Never was much of a pasta person myself... but same with pasta...made from wheat. The marketing now days is very clever, to convince us that 'whole grain', or spinach pasta, etc. etc. is better, but it's really not. Hopes this gives you some insite TSW.... the wheat thing is the nemesis for alot of us.....

[jincomplet]

Prior to HCG I was a straight up carb-o-holic. Buttered bread, biscuits, toast, pancakes, french toast, crepes, oh god I can't go on. I even love dough. Straight up dough. Crust, pasta, all of it.
I won't tell you it gets easier but I live with people who eat sandwiches on a regular basis and I just began to give up bread prior to HCG and now don't even look twice at it. After you start to see how much you gain just by eating a small serving, you learn to curb the cravings. I still consume bread but maybe once every 1 week. I allow myself a cheat day so I won't go crazy. And if I want something that has a grain, I go for a granola bar. I've found that during P3, granola bars don't inhibit my losses and they satisfy that carb craving.

[Timoxari]

Ok swab... THIS time you really had me laughing OUT LOUD. You poor dear...does the trauma ever end? Definately a carb addiction... I love bread too but gave up virtually ALL of it years ago when I decided to cut my carbs and managed to lose 35 lbs and keep it off. For years, I bought into the hype, and ate bagels or pita. They're low fat of course, but if you check the labels, they're higher in carbs than most every other 'bread'.... who knew?? The only 'bread' I allow myself to eat now are things like Ryvita or Wasa, like you said... I read the labels and check the carbs. Also, unless you go and do a little bit of research online, most people are unaware that wheat 'ain't what it used to be'. Almost all has been genetically tampered with, along with the soil it's grown in. It's definately an addiction you can 'detox' from, once you fill that gap with other things like organic veggies and protein. Never was much of a pasta person myself... but same with pasta...made from wheat. The marketing now days is very clever, to convince us that 'whole grain', or spinach pasta, etc. etc. is better, but it's really not. Hopes this gives you some insite TSW.... the wheat thing is the nemesis for alot of us.....

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[WoCTrt0X]

My name is Lisa and I am a breadoholic. I suspected long ago that certain grains were a problem, but I rationalized them... after all, the RDA pushes 4 to 6 servings of whole grains per day. Even after starting hcg diet, I wrestled with this desire for toast, crackers, cereals... convincing myself that moderation was the key. A few months ago I picked up the book, The Paleo Solution, and the lightbulb went on and stayed on (mostly, now and then a flicker). Grains, especially the gluten varieties, were poison to me. Tasty poison to be sure. I gave 'em up, eventually lost my cravings, cured my IBS, eczema, joint pain, headaches - all gone. Yesterday I had dinner at my sisters house, and she served fresh baked garlic bread. I slipped, and had a small piece (I'm not in P2 or P3). This morning, headache, diarrhea (sorry TMI!), my hips and knees ache. A lapse, not relapse. I don't like feeling poorly.

[addyta.org]

Hiya Lisa... the defense rests...you had your own proof. As for the RDA, FDA and Health Canada's.....it's time that more people's 'light bulbs' went on.. our food supply is dictated by the mega, multi national corporations...in tandem with governments and the allopathic medical community (altho there are still some 'good' docs out there). The lunatics are running the asylum..... They don't have our health in mind....everything these days is profit driven. Those that do their 'homework' will learn, but sadly most will follow the media...
Also... thank you Brad... I don't do facebook, but nice of you.