I'm Italian

They have come a looonngg way with whole grainpastas now.

Also i truly know how you feel, i married an italian and the pounds kept adding up, LMAO.

Keep up the hard work, you're doing a great job!

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I am also Italian but we eat more than pasta. I do love my pasta but I eat so many other things lots of fresh veggies, roasted chicken, Polenta, risotto. I eat what I want and still have lost weight. I just don't eat it all every day. If you love mama's pasta then work out more on a pasta day cut back on other foods because you are not going to do without it for very long. So make it work in your diet. I do watch my portion size because I eat it regularly and don't feel the need to go whole hog on it.

My mother makes many other Italian dishes as well. However, being vegetarian..... I don't eat other things. She does cook for me seperately though.

All I am saying is.... I found it great that I was able to resist..... I don't know.... I guess it's a feeling I can't explain.

Coming home every night eating so much to the point I would not be able to breathe.... and feel like a failure...and now I feel in control....just wanted to share that

Some good advice! Just remember, we all have to develop new habits--vegetarian or not. The old ones are what put us here in the first place!

Edit: That's a good feeling. Remember it and stick with it! It will become habit after a while. Well done!

I am Italian. My mom is a great cook. I grew up on Italian food. As a kid carbs were the thing....after all I am Italian. Pasta is in my blood. Tonight I got home (evening to night) is my weakest time of all food wise. I see her tasty fettuccine. They looked delicious. I RESISTED!!!!!!! I made a very tasty trackable Pizza and veggies on the side instead

My willpower is getting stronger I can feel it

Just had to share

You know, I'm italian too, and I'm used to eat pasta at least once a day. That's what I used to do when I wasn't on a diet. I've come through a phase in which I didn't want to cook so I didn't eat is very often, but to be honest, I don't think that a small plate of pasta (70-80 gr) with smooth tomato sauce and a little bit of Parmesan cheese is too much even if you're dieting. There are plenty of ways to cook pasta, so you could add whatever you want, and count more or less calories depending on it. People usually cut carbs out when they're dieting, but I don't think it's healthy. It's better to eat much carbs than too much fats I guess, especially because you always need some carbs and sugars to get fast energy. There is nothing wrong about a mediterranean diet I think keep going anyway!

Happy Italian Heritage Month!