can alot of carbs stop you from losing weight?

i eat toast, english muffins, bread,pasta.....those make me fill up and i wont eat for a couple of hours if i eat a salad or something light i get hungry again so quick whihc will make me eat alot more.

So is it bad to eat those foods?.....i still keep track of my calories though.

__________________
Solange, 21 years old, 5'0

Alot of calories can make you stop loosing weight.

Having a lot of a certain food(type), so long as calories are in check, won't hinder weight loss.

__________________
Not believing in evolution is on par with still believing the world is flat.

Screw off, spammer!

__________________
Not believing in evolution is on par with still believing the world is flat.

yea i keep track of my calories so im good. thanks

__________________
Solange, 21 years old, 5'0

I was concerned about the same thing as I love my bread and this is what I have found (google search - gotta love it)

Its all about energy in vs energy out. As long as you are eating and exercising to make a deficit you can eat what you like.

Try not to look at this as a "diet" rather as a lifestyle change and incorporate foods that you eat in your everyday life (just exercise portion control). There are your "everyday foods" and your "occasional foods". Your everyday foods should be fruit and vegies, wholegrains, cereals and yes carbs as long as they are the good carbohydrates not the bad ones that are found in all processed foods (ie white bread, white pasta, cakes, biscuits, lollies, chocolate etc).

So if you love eating bread and pastas and english muffins continue eating them just make sure that they are wholegrain/wholemeal ones as they are more filling and better for you.

On a side note if you want to make your salads more filling you can add tuna or grilled chicken breast to them.

Hope this helps

__________________

Its not as simple as Energy in, Energy Out.

Macronutrient ratios count as well. Protein is highly thermic, whereas carbs, fat and alcohol do not have a very high thermic effect. This is why a high protein diet would burn more than a high carb diet.

So if you ate 2000 calories of fat and sugar all day, you would probably lose less weight than someone who ate 2000 calories of proteins and vegetables and things like that, plus protein will fill you up as opposed to carboydrates.

__________________

Loveat: Careful with the generalizations about the thermal effects of food. It affects everyone differently. Not to mention it is a very limited effect, especially in obese patients. But in particular, mixed meals that include fat and carbs are even more thermogenic.

The difference between 2000 calories of protein vs 2000 calories of carbohydrates given a meta-analysis of the literature is between 180 to 270 kj or 40-60 calories per day. So despite someone saying that, particularly in obese patients, there is a 10% difference in the thermogenic properties of protein...it doesn't account for much.