I Love Bread

[fruitsalad]

And eat far to much of it I would like to give it up completely
To help me lose some weight, but what can I replace it with?

[sandyRoe]

I'm not sure it's the bread or the butter that goes onto it that does the damage. How about a few small wholemeal rolls?

[Tilly2]

Crispbread?

[carrust]

I've replaced bread with pies:-)

[fruitsalad]

Try not to eat wholemeal SR I have ibs brown bread seems to make it worse, will have to try crispbread Tilly not keen though they seem abit dry but would probably get used to them if I gave it long enough

[fruitsalad]

I shop in morrisons so will get some and try

[tonyav]

Well done, rusty lol.

[aelmpvw]

toast?

[carrust]

I take the crust off, tony :-0

[tonyav]

I always do that as well rusty, save it till last !.

[Tilly2]

Do you eat bread with your meals?

[carrust]

Pie crust dipped in gravy....yum

[Maydup]

Hi Fruit salad
Like you I was addicted to bread and enjoyed it most accompanied by cheese! I gave it up after a long period of pretending hat I was cutting down and now have it as a small treat if I'm out. I started by nt replacing it really. Have a salad for lunch with lots of interesting ingredients, but no bread. Have a small jacket spud with beans and a side salad, try thick soup but no bread.

For breakfast I Have cereal (oat based as I'm not a fan of wheat) or fruit and thick low fat yoghurt.

But when you need something else have rice cakes. They come in various flavours but I'm mostly happy with plain ones. I have a scrapping of spread on them and either marmite, honey, humous, feta cheese, whatever the occasion.

I have lost 3 stone in a year and still have some to lose, but feel loads better. No ibs, smaller jeans and a happier outlook. Please give it a go and let me know what your weakest bread moment is and I'll tell you what I do at that time!

[fruitsalad]

Tilly yes mostly apart from when I have a roast dinner

[tonyav]

fruitsalad, can you still get that slimmers bread, Nimble etc.

[Tilly2]

What about sandwiches? Do you have sandwiches at lunchtime?

[Psybbo]

I love bread too, buttered or dipped in olive oil or balsamic vinegar

[fruitsalad]

Maydup well done on your weight loss, I have porridge for breakfast but it doesn't stop there I then have 2 or 3 slices of toast a sandwich at lunch and then maybe a couple of slices with dinner depending on what im having for dinner just cant seem to get enough of it.

[fruitsalad]

I have danish bread hoping that would help but I just eat more of it

[Maydup]

OK.... now......just don't buy it.

Instead buy loads of fruit. Not boring fruit, but ripe pineapples, mangos, apricots and lovely fruit. Have your porridge and then have a bowl of fruit with a lovely cup of coffee. Then find something for lunch that is not a sandwich. Pasta salad or Soup or Have the sandwich filling with a side salad and a rice cake.

Then....still buy any bread but instead, reward yourself with a bunch of flowers!

I can't pretend it was easy, and believe me I was as much a bread fanatic as you. I still drawl over crispy rolls, but the heavy old cut bread is no longer appealing. I have done it so it is possible! Good luck.