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Diet options - replacing bread?

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  • #32
    ragg
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    I think you need to reassess carb intake FULLSTOP.

    You don't need to take in carbs if you are not active.. if your day consists of sitting in front of a computer in the office - then you are taking in energy that you are not expending by eating carb heavy foods duch a bread.

    Carbs are essential before and after the gym - but if you are attempting to lose weight - i would steer clear of bread & significantly reduce all other carbs on your off days.

    Bringing a protein heavy salad should be enough for lunch.. (I aim for 1g of protein per lb of lean body weight per day - split over 5 or 6 meals)

    My carb intake on a non gym day is only around 30 -40 gs.

    Which is essentially one slice of granary with my eggs in the morning & 2 baby potatoes in the evening - the rest is made up from veg.

    Where as on a gym day my carb intake is closer to 200g.

    Calorie counting is all well and good - but you should really know where your calories are coming from if you want real results

    That’s just my 2 cents


  • #33
    baybike
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭baybike


    So, would replacing bread with oatcakes be a good subsitution?

    To the OP...I'd drop the 'couple of biscuits' before I dropped the bread!!

    I also use quinoa in place of spuds or pasta...with some imagination it can be quite tasty. Ok, some imagination and a lot of curry powder!!;)


  • #34
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    baybike wrote: »
    So, would replacing bread with oatcakes be a good subsitution?

    I was only pointing out that people live long, healthy lives and also eat oats (i.e. oats wont do you any harm) which are a grain. I think there is such a thing as decent bread, but Colm disagrees. He sees black and white and I see grey. :)
    baybike wrote: »
    To the OP...I'd drop the 'couple of biscuits' before I dropped the bread!!

    I've said this before, and I'll say it again....personally I would _never_ give up eating biscuits. I think that life should involve treats and my daily treat is a biscuit with my coffee. Nyom. :pac:........


  • #35
    Vamoose Killers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 384 ✭✭Vamoose Killers


    I still have loads of treats. During the week I'll keep a pretty strict diet, and would continue this in to the weekend but if I go to the cinema at the weekend I wouldn't be surprised if I ate a large bag of M&Ms, large tub of Ben&Jerries, large Milka bar, other bars thrown in and some popcorn. And a glass of water to balance things out.

    I'm still below 10% bf so I can afford to do this every so often...that's what I keep telling myself anyway.


  • #36
    rubadub
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    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    22%? did not know that. though i do have tescos reduced sugar bran flakes. might just replace them with some muesli so
    Read the small print on the side of the packet, not the big print on the front ;)

    All the info is there. I spotted some tesco "Healthy living sultana bran" my sister had, it was loaded with sugar too. Watch out for the museli too, many have added sugars, as well as natural sugars from dried fruit. I know flanhavans Hi-8 is often recommended here, it is on offer in tesco at the moment.

    Also museli is just oats nuts & fruit. You can add your own fresh fruit & nuts to make you own to your own taste, holland & barret do dried fruit too (again check for added sugar).

    There is a thread here discussing reading labels, and tricks to watch for.


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  • #37
    corkcomp
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    Vamoose Killers wrote: »
    I still have loads of treats. During the week I'll keep a pretty strict diet, and would continue this in to the weekend but if I go to the cinema at the weekend I wouldn't be surprised if I ate a large bag of M&Ms, large tub of Ben&Jerries, large Milka bar, other bars thrown in and some popcorn. And a glass of water to balance things out.

    I'm still below 10% bf so I can afford to do this every so often...that's what I keep telling myself anyway.

    id second that .. there is room for treats in most peoples routines if you are working hard enough .. my daily calorie intake to maintain is around 4000 and I dont see any harm in allowing 500 (on a good day!!!) of that for not so healthy foods ... Regarding the bread + grains, I went from 29% to 12% BF while having 2 or three slices of wholemeal bread and lots of porridge every day so I see no reason to deprive myself of healthy carbs :)


  • #38
    nice_guy80
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    they are only rich tea biscuits. ffs!


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