Can anyone eat bread? I know I can't!

[phyl808 1]

My diet doesn't allow bread. I'm supposed to be eating only Protein and vegetables. Supposedly later I get to add some starch to my diet.

I miss bread.

[MzBina13 0]

bread is what I miss the most ...i had similar incident and I no longer try more than two bites...it mostly satisfys the craving but with out the intense chest pain. lol

[Jachut 487]

I can with care, and I do, daily! bread and heavy grains (wholemeal Pasta, brown rice etc) are for me the best foods to make my band work like it should. They are the foods that fill me quickly and sit for a long time, keeping me satisfied. Protein foods dont really work like that to me. If I ate half a chicken breast for lunch, I'd be looking for more food within the hour.

So I base my diet on wholegrains with a slightly lesser emphasis on Protein. It gives me lots of energy to run.

I really puzzle over this. So many people say bread is what made them fat and I cant argue with that, so many people lose better on lower carb diets. What is it about my body that enables me to eat a carb based diet and still lose and maintain? I wonder does it have anything to do with the fact that I never got morbidly obese, I had to work quite hard to get to a BMI of 35 and it took a lot of years, lol, (dirty job but someone has to do it right?) and never exhibited any of those symptoms of Syndrome X - like high cholesterol, weight around the middle, menstrual disorders etc?

Edited March 28, 2008 by Jachut

[Joaquin 0]

I thought that I was able to eat anything until I had my second fill. I ate a piece of a hamburger bun and it got stuck. I drank Water since I was out and that was the only thing that I had and it made it worse. I began to slime (my first time) and my chest hurt for hours after. It was horrible!!