Getting rid of grain from diet

[stockrex]

Anyone get rid of grains from their diet?
how is it going? weight loss? cravings?

over the years my gut is grown more than my bank balance.

I am a carb-o-holic, I like rice, pasta, noodles etc.

so all ya grain avoiding oilers, what are you eating for your meal? I guess I could swap the rice for salad and eat fruits and salad with meat.

 

[Falken]

I stopped eating bread and grain based foods and only eat it at restaurants or eating as a guest.

I feel a lot better, loosing weight is easy and you don't have to "think" about weight loss anymore which is nice and why I do it.

Also, buying fruit and veggies becomes more fun. I eat more raw foods, as you get lazier about cooking anyway as part of the diet is as raw as possible.

You enjoy steaks and meat more too.

All in all, Paleo spinoff diets, to me, is just simple eating the way we are supposed to eat.

I have no complaints.

If you bump into a donut, eat it. Just don't buy them for home, to make a simple Paleo diet.

If you are hungry, eat an apple and a carrot. It really does work as a diet, I will stick with it.

 

[danthaman1980]

I haven't been 'getting rid' of grains, but in effect I've been eating fewer since I started reducing my caloric intake and trying to shift to more proteins and healthy fats.

I find I'm eating more cheeses and almonds, and eating more, smaller 'meals'. I try to eat 6-8 times a day, ~100-200 calories at a time. More often than not it doesn't work out perfectly, but better than stuffing myself full three times a day.

For me, it seems carbs in and of themselves aren't the enemy, but TOO MANY carbs are the devil. I still eat rice and potatoes in moderation, wheat or rye bread a few times a week, oats every day. I don't remember the last time I had pasta, probably only a handful of times in the past year.

 

[RedOakRanch]

I have found it easy to loose weight and you don't have to count calories. The hard part is that quick food is all grain based. Also I don't feel hungry/full like with grains, it greatly reduced the volume of food I want to eat.

 

[Al]

The more carbs you eliminate from your diet the better

 

[OneEyeJack]

Most of the modern grain based food is highly engineered. Sticking to basic stuff is better. Whatever your diet may be limit what you eat to just food, not chemicals, fillers or other "stuff" that is added to make food like substances firmer, better tasting, brighter colors or longer shelf life.

Real food may be a bit more expensive and time consuming to prepare in the short run but it's a screaming good deal in the long run.

 

[pandus13]

Not my experience right now (i need to loose 35 #, i'm 6'2"), but anecdotal:
- a friend switched to a strict vegetarian diet, no grains no dairies. he lost 20 # (for sure), better vitality, less joints/back problems (which he had for years). this is from somebody already working physically a lot (electrician)
-daughter (gluten alergic): put 2 # and in better shape and lot of vitality. eliminated gluten-grains. now on a mix of rice,corn various gluten-free flours products and a lot of meat/fish veggies/fruits. with very very few exceptions only eats home cooked meals.
-friend canadian-expat in mexico: after each visit back home to Canada, his girlfriend will put him to a strict diet of rice, fish and veggies to get rid of his extra belly acquired up-north.
-another friend will take every 2 years a veggie only diet (he likes meats and burgers). he will usually loose weight and get in better shape/vitality.

now recipes/suggestions:
-sour cream chicken (no flour to thicken the sauce)
-chicken/beef/fish/salad with tzatziki sauce. just don't kiss somebody that day(garlic)...
-babaganouj(roasted eggplant salad)
-thick lentils soup
-chicken/beef/pork/fish on a bed of veggies (covered in the oven so it's basically steamed)

-read some of the threads in the food section; it's seems we oilers got some cooking skills also

 

[pandus13]

Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Real food may be a bit more expensive and time consuming (some like to cook) to prepare in the short run but it's a screaming good deal in the long run.

sorry, had to fix that

 

[surfstar]

Burn more calories than you consume.

Exercise more, eat less. Still eat whatever you want, just smaller portions. Moderation is key. Hard to do when eating out, as Americans expect to be given too much food.

 

[KD0AXS]

If you want pasta but don't want the grain, you can make grain free noodles using zucchini.

 

[Donald]

Originally Posted By: surfstar
Burn more calories than you consume.

Exercise more, eat less. Still eat whatever you want, just smaller portions. Moderation is key. Hard to do when eating out, as Americans expect to be given too much food.


+1 - if you want to loose weight you must burn more calories than you eat. I am trying to do between 1400 and 1500 calories per day. Exercise is great, but its unlikely to burn off enough calories by itself. Something like one 12 oz regular soda is the same calories as 30 minutes of exercise.

Grains are fine, as long as they are not refined. The key for me and probably everyone else is portion control. You go buy a Lean Cuisine and its low on calories because its a small portion and low calorie food. If you cook something healthy and then eat the whole package, then that may not be low in calories overall.

 

[Skittles]

Originally Posted By: Donald
Originally Posted By: surfstar
Burn more calories than you consume.

Exercise more, eat less. Still eat whatever you want, just smaller portions. Moderation is key. Hard to do when eating out, as Americans expect to be given too much food.


+1 - if you want to loose weight you must burn more calories than you eat. I am trying to do between 1400 and 1500 calories per day. Exercise is great, but its unlikely to burn off enough calories by itself. Something like one 12 oz regular soda is the same calories as 30 minutes of exercise.

Grains are fine, as long as they are not refined. The key for me and probably everyone else is portion control. You go buy a Lean Cuisine and its low on calories because its a small portion and low calorie food. If you cook something healthy and then eat the whole package, then that may not be low in calories overall.


How do you figure exercise is unlikely to burn off enough calories. You can only restrict your diet so much. At 1400-1500 you about as low as you can go without feeling like garbage and having no energy.

I burn 400-500 calories running for 30 mins. Also weights are great for fat loss and help bone and muscle strength.

Restricting calories and doing no exercise is a disaster

 

[bigt61]

Grains aren't fine. We never evolved to eat them and they are destructive to our bodies. Oh, they're tasty alright - and very addicting. And appetite inducing. Eat more meat and fat. Good saturated fat - or coconut,olive oil,butter. Forget the many small meals bull, eat two meals a day - that's plenty. If you have to eat 3, make your breakfast 2 or 3 eggs cooked in butter until you get your weight under control. Eating two meals is easy once you get used to it.

I recommend these books:
Protein Power, The Big Fat Surprise, Good Calories Bad Calories.

http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/food/grains-beans-nuts-and-seeds/

I started low carb April 1st 2010 - I'm down about 100 lbs and I no longer take statins. I still lose 5-10 lbs per year and I eat well and don't exercise much. I eat a cupcake every now and then, but never more than once a week. I eat eggs every day and I don't get tired of them. My 2 cents.

 

[InhalingBullets]

IMHO-The hardest part of going grain free or entering a "Paleo" diet is getting past the first week of the "carb flu". That is essentially your body burning off all its stores of excess carb's and you generally fell like garbage, but it passes. For me going sans carbs did wonders, less joint pain, weight loss, more energy and more arh ugh Regular? If you add in too many fruits you will not see the weight loss that you may be seeking but you will likely feel better either way. Paleo, Atkins, Sugar busters are all similar in that your body goes into Ketosis, which is your body burning fat stores for fuel instead of carbs. I will add that for me I had to add tons of water and eliminate sodas, tea and juices. Many diabetics are being put on similar diets by their doctors. In fact my doctor wasn't on board with me doing the Paleo thing until 6 months later when he took me off of blood pressure medicine and my cholesterol and triglycerides normalized even though I was eating more meat. I think there is something to the Paleo diet, one because it works for me, but also when you think about it the second most consumed grain is corn and it pretty much passes through our gut whole without being digested. Good luck and good health!

 

[InhalingBullets]

Originally Posted By: KD0AXS
If you want pasta but don't want the grain, you can make grain free noodles using zucchini.

Spaghetti squash is great too!

 

[raytseng]

If the goal is weight loss, don't jump to a fad like no carbs as if its a magic bullet. Youll just yoyo back.

You need to fix your diet slowly just like you fix your exercise slowly.

If you're a couch potato you're not going to just jump to running 3miles a day.

Same with your diet. Just start by reducing the super obvious bad foods like sugar and snacks and high fat items. I assume you are enough to already know if something is bad for you. But, if you never learned that fried chicken and cheeseburgers and beer is going to make you dat then talk to a nutritionist (find at your gym) or join a class.
If you're hungry the easiest rule to make for yourself is just say you can can eat unlimited fruits and veggies.


Focus on your activeness/exercise too instead It may help take away the focus from your hunger, and be more fun.

I'd say only after you're already doing the above and not reaching your goal then try adjustments. If you haven't even started, don't jumpbto somethng like no carb.

 

[raytseng]

Originally Posted By: bigt61
Grains aren't fine. We never evolved to eat them and they are destructive to our body.


You know I used to think this but this trope is really a simplification and doesn't really have basis in science.
After a spiritrd conversation with a doctor friend I changed my mind.
Unless you are an intelligent designer humans are not ideally evolved. They are good enough to procreate by by 14 and die off by 30. With most dying during childhood and childbirth, and getting by with whatever [censored] food they find to barely stay alive.
That's what we're evolved to be. The rest is from science and technology
If you want to make the claim what's ideal for the human body by evolution,itll be the overly engineered sterilized wonderfoods, instead of parasite ridden natural foods

 

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: InhalingBullets
Originally Posted By: KD0AXS
If you want pasta but don't want the grain, you can make grain free noodles using zucchini.

Spaghetti squash is great too!

Shredded cabbage is also a good media to put spaghetti sauce on too.
I dropped wheat altogether as I was having allergy type issues and my gut was not happy. I think my gut is about average now and my allergies of all types have been greatly reduced. I got a bit smarter with my portion sizes as well and lost 20lbs.
I still eat corn and rice and potatoes, but less carbs in general, and more proteins, fruits and veggies.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I had someone tell me one time to always only eat until you're satisfied,never eat until you're full. Best diet advice ever. I feel you can eat anything you want,just eat in moderation.

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Originally Posted By: stockrex
Anyone get rid of grains from their diet?
how is it going? weight loss? cravings?

over the years my gut is grown more than my bank balance.

I am a carb-o-holic, I like rice, pasta, noodles etc.

so all ya grain avoiding oilers, what are you eating for your meal? I guess I could swap the rice for salad and eat fruits and salad with meat.



Your problem isn't with grain, it's with the processed garbage that many modern diets substitute for whole grain. Whole grains are quite healthy and should be part of any common sense diet (the "paleo" fad diet should never be confused with a common sense diet).

All you really need to do is eat a diet free from junk food, fast food, processed food, soda pop of any kind. Get off the couch, turn the idiot box off, and exercise every day. Learn to really cook, more than just opening cans and boxes for dinner. When you consume grains, consume whole grains. Don't eat the bleached, over processed grains that are usually available. Of course, the best advice is not to become obese in the first place, but for many that's already a problem.

Eat to live, don't live to eat.