I weighed 190 pounds thirteen months ago.
Bread was a staple of my diet. Hamburgers, sandwiches and bagels. All day, every day. As a busy professional, I found myself stopping at McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, and various sandwich shops for a quick and filling lunch.
My favorite at Dunkin’ was the sausage, egg and cheese on a multigrain bagel – 64 grams of net carbs and 7 grams of sugar. At McDonald’s, it was a double quarter pounder with cheese, french fries and a crispy chicken snack wrap – a whopping 74 grams of net carbs and 10 grams of sugar.
It’s no wonder why I felt tired most afternoons.
From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., my productivity plummeted. The foggy afternoons have disappeared since I cut bread from my diet. Now I can finish the day strong and get home to my family with plenty of energy.
Truth be told, there’s minimal nutritional value in bread. Yes, it tastes great. I dearly miss dipping Italian bread in marinara sauce. One serving of Italian bread (2.0 ounces) contains 26 grams of net carbs and 1 gram of sugar. A classic hamburger roll has 23 grams of net carbs and 4 grams of sugar. There are 23 grams of net carbs in two slices of white bread; and approximately 32 grams of net carbs in two slices of wheat bread.
It’s so simple to eat a burger without a bun.
Just grab a fork and knife and have at it. Or you can enjoy it between lettuce or a low carb wrap. Less bread, more burger (and lots of cheese). All those carbs go straight to your waist line or get stored in your body as glycogen – helping your body retain water.
Removing bread from the equation is a sure-fire way to drops some pounds and get you on the path to ketosis. Try it for a week or two and see how you feel.