I avoided eating any carbs for so long but finally started eating whole grain bread about 5 weeks ago. I was scared to start eating carbs because they were my "vice" and I didn't want to get "re-addicted" to them. But now all I friggin' eat is bread! Yesterday I had two slices of bread with peanut butter and cream cheese, and two slices of bread with butter, and some lentil pasta. That's it. I eat a lot of bread every day in lieu of veggies or meat or anything else. It started with me making those toad in the hole things (eggs in a basket), but now I just toast bread and put some kind of spread on it. My mind cravvvess bread. I am not gaining any weight, but I am also eating basically nothing else besides bread or whole wheat crackers so it's not exactly nutritionally balanced. This is exactly what I thought would happen!

I think I need to finish out the loaves of bread I have and put it back on my "NEVER AGAIN" foods list since I just can't seem to control myself. I am like a pigeon. Do you guys have any foods you know you can tolerate but are just not eating ever again for the same reason?

Aldis has the best foods!

I am distressed to find that I can't seem to find the Lentil Zeroodles anywhere anymore. ;(

Bread promised to be my friend but was not It still lies to me. One thing is that since my surgery I cannot stand the smell of the preservatives and most bread products and tortillas. I have become hypersensitive so I’m limited to either fresh or frozen varieties. I decided back in 2017 when in France I can have bread and croissants. I can have bagels in New York City. Bread still calls my name.

Aldi Zero Net Carb bread was a THING back in the fall. Quickly went out of stock due to demand (think Popeye's Chicken Sandwich). But rumor has it is is back as a regular item, but supplies are still spotty

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a29520804/aldi-keto-friendly-sliced-bread/

Of course never having it in your house is an option. However, do you think it would work if you bought some and put the loaf in the freezer with 2 slices in a baggie and let yourself have one baggie a week?

I don’t allow bread in my house and if I buy it for the kids, I make sure it has raisins in it. ?

I understand the trigger. Mine is chocolate. I LOVE high quality, pure milk chocolate (or with champagne infused ?). I’ve come to realize that it just can’t be in my house. We all have our vices, it’s just a matter of drawing a line in the sand and not crossing it. ?

So, update.... I gave all of my bread and crackers to my stepdad. Just better NOT to have it in my house. I will still allow it if I am out at a restaurant... but it doesn't need to be in my home where I can just eat it every meal. Already dropped 2lbs by reverting back to my strict bariatric-friendly diet. I plan on having some falafel on a pita for lunch today - my "bready" treat for the week - going to lunch with a coworker.

I'm a year post-op and still can't eat bread because it gives me the "foamies." I consider that a blessing to keep me from eating it. One less food to make me fat.

17 minutes ago, mousecat88 said:

So, update.... I gave all of my bread and crackers to my stepdad. Just better NOT to have it in my house. I will still allow it if I am out at a restaurant... but it doesn't need to be in my home where I can just eat it every meal. Already dropped 2lbs by reverting back to my strict bariatric-friendly diet. I plan on having some falafel on a pita for lunch today - my "bready" treat for the week - going to lunch with a coworker.

Great job seeing an issue, addressing it, and then seeing a positive result! Bravo !

1 hour ago, GradyCat said:

I'm a year post-op and still can't eat bread because it gives me the "foamies." I consider that a blessing to keep me from eating it. One less food to make me fat.

I get sick from potatoes, rice and pasta. Similar blessing. lol.

My kryptonite is potato chips.
When we went to DC last month, I thought I was being smart in buying some pita chips and hummus, but the pita chips triggered me the same way unfortunately.
With the amount of restriction that I still have, I can wolf down half a bag of pita chips AND 3 glasses wine apparently.

It was frightening how quickly it all went in and sadly it didn’t make me one bit sick.

We didn’t buy any kind of chips the rest of the trip....

On 1/6/2020 at 7:46 PM, sillykitty said:

Aldi Zero Net Carb bread was a THING back in the fall. Quickly went out of stock due to demand (think Popeye's chicken Sandwich). But rumor has it is is back as a regular item, but supplies are still spotty

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a29520804/aldi-keto-friendly-sliced-bread/

I finally found some of this at our Aldis, and it isn't TOTALLY bad--imagine bread with cardboard and sawdust mixed in before it's baked...LOTS of fiber...

On 12/30/2019 at 2:44 PM, mousecat88 said:

I avoided eating any carbs for so long but finally started eating whole grain bread about 5 weeks ago. [..] But now all I friggin' eat is bread!

Ok, so you've avoided bread for quite a bit of time even though you obviously like it and now you're wondering why you're craving bread like crazy. Now that makes me wonder...

You should try “cloud bread” recipes!!! They r low carb!!