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Does pasta Bloat You- Or Cause Other Symptoms?

chubbyalaskagriz

chubbyalaskagriz

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Back in the day I loved pasta! Lasange, spaghetti, rigatoni, tortelini- you name it. But as I’ve gotten older, and after a few stints w/ Atkins-style low carb diets, I find my metabolism has changed, and even when not dieting on hi-protein menus, I find I can eat very little pasta anymore without it making me feel extra-bloated or causing other negative impact. Still, I do enjoy bites of pasta from time to time. Here’s how I satisfy my tiny cravings for pasta these days: I’ll prepare smaller portions of my traditional Italian favs- like pasta carbonara, shrimp & fettucine alfredo or linguine & clams- and then toss these scaled-down dishes in an extra-large bowl of greens like fresh spinach or baby arugala. These half-salad/half-pasta type meals are much lighter and bloat me much less- but are still delicious, satisfying and filling. So try this if your body is like mine, and doesn’t seem as hungry for heaping plates of macaroni and ravioli anymore. A little ingenuity and creativity w/ mixing and replacing ingredients can sometimes make a lot of difference!
 
Pastas are certainly filling! You stuff yorself silly and an hour later you're ready for more! I'm the old one here - no change in pasta with me - except I think as I get older it fills me much faster. But that is a good sign - once digested I can have more! LOL
 
I have not particularly noticed bloat when I eat pasta. I will pay more attention next time.
One thing I do not drink any beverages while I eat my meals, I only save my drinking for after I have finished my meal! I have always done that!!! I do notice when I do drink I fill up much too fast and can not finish my meal or I feel miserable, the liquid does bloat me:(.
 
I don't think pasta bloats at all - but it really fills! It cracks me up when they say you shouldn't eat pasta on a diet - dang - a normal helping is more than enough!

In moderation of course - you can eat anything.

I love pasta - I'd die without it.
 
Mama Mangia said:
Pastas are certainly filling! You stuff yorself silly and an hour later you're ready for more! I'm the old one here - no change in pasta with me - except I think as I get older it fills me much faster. But that is a good sign - once digested I can have more! LOL
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The reason you are so full and then hungry again is because pasta like plain bread or potatoes turns into sugar in your body as readily as a cookie would. Your blood sugar spikes, then when it crashes you are REALLY hungry even though you may actually have had all the calories that you need. I agree with you mama that staying away from these foods is not the answer since there are still nutrients to be had from things like brown rice, pasta, whole grain bread and potatoes. The key is to mix them with other things that will stabilize your blood sugar. Always make sure you are getting some protien-meat, nuts or beans and some veg with your starches and then you will be fine. It will fill you up but not let you down.

I read in one of the "you doctors" books one of the most filling combos for pasta is 4 oz of pasta 2 oz of chicken breast and 1/2 cup of marinara sauce. I tried it and boy does it work! I'll be full for 6-10 hours.
 
I Love Pasta, just eat smaller portions and mix in w/veggies w/lighter sauces. I only eat pasta once a week. I really like bread if you eat to much starch you are going to be bloated no doubt about that. In my thinner days I would only have cereal in the morning and 1 piece of bread (2-servings) only. I'm going back to that.


I want to go on the South Beach Diet, I have the paper-back book but you can't eat any bread for 2 weeks. I just don't know if I could really do that because I'm not that much of a meat eater. I like that idea of mixing pasta w/grilled chicken and love a marinara sauce w/mushrooms it is so Good. I might even start cooking with wine. Cookie :)
 
did you see that new diet site - truthaboutdiets.com?
I just joined - I can still eat pasta - but it's a really sensible diet - I want to lose 15 pounds and my friend wants to lose 35 - so we joined this one -
 
chubbyalaskagriz said:
Back in the day I loved pasta! Lasange, spaghetti, rigatoni, tortelini- you name it. But as I’ve gotten older, and after a few stints w/ Atkins-style low carb diets, I find my metabolism has changed, and even when not dieting on hi-protein menus, I find I can eat very little pasta anymore without it making me feel extra-bloated or causing other negative impact. Still, I do enjoy bites of pasta from time to time. Here’s how I satisfy my tiny cravings for pasta these days: I’ll prepare smaller portions of my traditional Italian favs- like pasta carbonara, shrimp & fettucine alfredo or linguine & clams- and then toss these scaled-down dishes in an extra-large bowl of greens like fresh spinach or baby arugala. These half-salad/half-pasta type meals are much lighter and bloat me much less- but are still delicious, satisfying and filling. So try this if your body is like mine, and doesn’t seem as hungry for heaping plates of macaroni and ravioli anymore. A little ingenuity and creativity w/ mixing and replacing ingredients can sometimes make a lot of difference!
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hi,
yes we've also cut down on the pasta, still have it, but usually buy wholewheat now. However, we are having fresh Durum wheat egg pasta tonight...but we'll eat much less than we used to. I''l roast some tomatoes, in olive oil & balsamic vinegar, with garlic & basil, then toss in the pasta, & sprinkle some parmesan on top, side salad to go. Your right ..it's much lighter that way :)
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I think everyone is right- pasta is healthy and can also even be a great diet food. (In Sophia Loren's book she says she's eaten pasta every day of her life- even on days when she needed to go the super-reduce route)

Mainly my remarks were coming from the perspective of having gone periods on Atkins-style diets where NO carbs were eaten. No rice/pasta/potoates/bread/grains/sugars etc. It seems after extensive periods without these foods, when I do eat them now, my body reacts poorly to them. Does anyone else have this specific experience? Has anybody done Atkins before?
 
A friend of mine and I are going to try that diet at truthaboutdiets.com - by the two brothers that lost all that weight in no time at all - and did it in a healthy fashion.

I know MANY that did the Atkins diet - and everyone one of them ended up with all kinds of problems afterwards. Some gained the weight back - as soon as they started to eat good carbs - they cannot lose it either - not on any diet. There is something about the Atkins diet that messes you up completely.

One of my friends lost 85 pounds on Atkins - gained back that and more - and here it is 7 years later and she can't lose weight - even on WW. And certain foods react on her now.
 
Interesting, mama. Thanks for sharing...

I'm not necessarily down on the Atkins diet- not YET, anyway. It's always worked GREAT for me to lose. And sure- I've gained weight back, but I've gained weight back on every diet I've ever been on.

What I like about Atkins is that, sure- you suffer from being VERY limited on what types of food you can eat, BUT you can eat those foods non-stop and STILL LOSE. And since I have a large appetite- that appeals to me. (Of course I know the BEST way to lose and KEEP IT OFF is to come to the realization that the appetite MUST be curbed and reduced...)

But like you say- I feel it DOES play tricks w/ one's metabolism. I once LOVED all carbs- bread, pasta, rice, grains, 'taters and sweets. And today I have almost ZERO craving ever for ANY carbs. And when I do eat them- I can only eat a few bites before I feel totally over-full and uncomfortably bloated. Very weird and interesting.
 
Mama Mangia said:
A friend of mine and I are going to try that diet at truthaboutdiets.com - by the two brothers that lost all that weight in no time at all - and did it in a healthy fashion.

I know MANY that did the Atkins diet - and everyone one of them ended up with all kinds of problems afterwards. Some gained the weight back - as soon as they started to eat good carbs - they cannot lose it either - not on any diet. There is something about the Atkins diet that messes you up completely.

One of my friends lost 85 pounds on Atkins - gained back that and more - and here it is 7 years later and she can't lose weight - even on WW. And certain foods react on her now.
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I’m not really looking for weigh loss but I am interested in cross training to speed up my metabolism. I’ve been doing some cross training but I think I need to do more. I’ve heard about this diet before but there are never any specifics. I won’t buy something if I don’t know exactly what they are talking about. What if this exercise they are talking about is something I can’t do or the food plan is something I just have? They want you to give them money with out saying exactly what their plan entails. I know they don’t want to give it away for free but I need more information to go on before I plunk down my hard earned cash.
 
The diet is sensible eating - with recipes included - and they have exercises - some you may have to work up to - but that can be with any program. I felt the same way - but a few others I know have started it and are doing quite well.
 
Mama Mangia said:
The diet is sensible eating - with recipes included - and they have exercises - some you may have to work up to - but that can be with any program. I felt the same way - but a few others I know have started it and are doing quite well.
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Well let me know how it goes. I hope it really works for you. I think for now I will stick with my current plan. weights, spinning, walking and flexibility exercises.
 
I Love Pasta!! :) I had my back tooth pulled out yesterday (Wed.):( and that's all I have been eating, that and chicken noodle soup. I'm OK, so that's Good. I even lost a few (8) pounds so that Good! Cookie :)
 
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