https://www.insider.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-cut-out-bread-carbs-diet-lose-weight-advice-2021-4 Arnold Schwarzenegger, his girlfriend Heather Milligan, and DJ Oetzi at a party in Germany in January 2016. Arnold Schwarzenegger cut out bread to help him lose weight, according to his newsletter. Bread isn't inherently fattening, but it's easy to overeat, Dr. Spencer Nadolsky told Insider. Bread provides important nutrients and energy, dietitian Tai Ibitoye said. Across the world, people are frantically trying to get in shape for summer — and Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of them. The bodybuilder has been documenting his weight loss journey for his 21.6 million Instagram followers, and in his latest email newsletter, Schwarzenegger said he'd cut bread from his diet to help him reach his goals. "I doubled down on my workouts and bike rides and cut out the bread this month and I'm almost at my goal weight of 218 — well, to be totally honest, I actually still have 5lbs to go, so I'm not there yet. But I am celebrating my progress so far!" the newsletter reads. However, dietitians said that Schwarzenegger's no bread approach may work for some, but not others. Reducing carbs can help some people, but you don't need to cut out bread to lose weight Although bread is often demonized as "fattening," this isn't true, dietitian Tai Ibitoye told Insider, and you don't need to cut it out of your diet to lose weight. Losing weight comes down to being in a calorie deficit overall, and where you cut those calories from is up to you — a medium slice of bread contains 80-90 calories. When aiming to stick to a calorie deficit, some people prefer to cut back on carbs because protein and fats are generally more satiating (and protein is important for maintaining muscle mass, too). Some people find it easy to overeat bread, so cutting it out helps them hit their calorie deficit. "You can technically cut out any calorie containing food to lose weight," Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, a cardio-metabolic medicine physician specializing in obesity and lipidology, told Insider. "If bread is something Arnold feels he overindulges in and has a tough time controlling, then cutting it out may be helpful, but it's not magic." Nick Shaw, former bodybuilder and co-founder of fitness and nutrition company RP Strength, agreed: "It's not that bread makes you lose weight magically, but it's the reduction in calories and of good-tasting foods being a good way to eat a bit less that helps with weight loss." But if you enjoy bread, cutting it out of your diet means it won't be sustainable. "Instead of focusing on certain foods or food groups to cut out from diet to lose weight, focus more on having a nutritionally balanced and varied diet including different types of food with appropriately sized portions," Ibitoye said. Bread contains important nutrients and provides energy Ibitoye said it's important to remember that food is more than calories. "Bread contains important nutrients such as calcium, iron, and B vitamins like niacin and thiamine which are needed for various bodily functions. Brown bread does contain a bit more fiber than white bread but that doesn't mean that white bread is lacking of all nutritional value," she said. Schwarzenegger needs to ensure he has other sources of starchy carbs in his diet, according to Ibitoye. "Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy, and we need it to fuel our daily activities," she said. "Our brain also needs adequate supply of energy to help us concentrate and stay focused." Restricting carbs can lead to nutritional deficiencies and in turn headaches, lethargy, dizziness, and irritability, Ibitoye said.
Did you see Arnold's girlfriend in the picture? I can't wait until I'm in my 70s so I can have a girlfriend like that.
Whenever I see a really overweight or obese person in the grocery store, I look at their cart to what is making them overweight. It's almost always some type of bread product like bread, cake, cookies, pie, cereal, pasta, rolls, ect. Arnold is 100% correct to lower his carb intake, especially bread.
I noticed that Arnold is holding what looks a bit like that flying weapon Danny Glover used to kill the Predator in "Predator 2". Nice subtle reference to make us remember to GO, GET TO THE CHOPPAH!
To Frederick Foresight: Yes, I did read the article. Do you agree with what I said about bread products being fat producing carb loaded foods or do you agree with the dieticians who think calorie deficit is more important?
Well, I eat 2 or 3 slices of bread a day, and sometimes, although rarely, I go crazy and have 4. My guess is that I'm leaner than you are. So who do you think I agree with?