Myles, the recipe is for 3 servings, so 1/3 cup of pasta per serving. Per the box, one cup dry has 41g of carbs, 2g of fiber.
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Ohhhh, didnt realize it was 3 servings ;p
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Weight is maintaining but i am feeling slimmer...lol. I am hoping the added weight training is helping!

BTW-last night I drank my first alcohol in a month since doing my extreme weight cutting. I had two glasses of my wifes girly wine and had a buzz like no other! Tooo funny. My tolerance has hit the floor!
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I know what you mean Eddie. My tolerance was always low to begin with, even for being so big. Now it's virtually non-existant. One drink and I"m flying to the moon.
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It's do-able. Get 'er done, brother!
You are on a roll! Update your progress in your sig too if you get some time.
Don't worry about it. If you're doing everything that you need to to right, then it will happen. Good things come to those who wait.
Keep it up. If you feel better, that's progress, regardless of what the scale says.
Taking a long break from alcohol will do it to you.:-) Happens to me a lot when I am dry for months at a time.
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241.3 on the scale today. Not official weigh in day, but it's only three pounds away from my short term goal.:-)
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<Rob Schneider>You can do it </Rob Schneider>

:-)
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Didn't get a walk in today, I"m nursing a pulled hamstring. Hurts like he@@ to bend down. I"m working on stretching it out. In the meantime, I worked up quite a sweat today doing yardwork and then cleaning up the basement. Only need to find some RCA cables for the DVD player and I can start my Power 90 workouts. Can't wait to try out the Bowflex dumbbells.
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First 2 days went pretty well. I drank all water with the exception of having a diet drink in the mornings for my caffeine intake.

I traditionally take melatonin at night, but I don't think I can take the same one I've traditionally taken because it lists dextrose in the ingredients. It says there are no carbs in it though.

Melatonin Fast Dissolve (5mg) Ingredients
Other ingredients: dextrose, cellulose, cellulose gum, crospovodone, strawberry artificial flavor, beet juice color, magnesium stearate, sucralose.
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At only 5mg, I wouldn't think there's much sugar in there.
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I agree. I wouldn't worry about it either.
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Made this salad to accompany dinner tonight. Thought I was having lake perch but pulled out a walleye filet by mistake. This salad is perfect for summer eating, paired with any lean protein like fish, chicken, etc. It's quite easy to make and you can swap out the grain for pretty much anything you can find (quinoa, bulgur, even regular pasta, just watch serving sizes).

Cracked wheat salad. Makes 2 really large servings. You could divide it into thirds and cut the carb count down even further.

114g (1/2C) cracked #2 wheat
54g (2oz) red bell pepper, chopped into 1/4in dice
39g (1.5oz) carrot, chopped into 1/4in dice
87g (3.25oz) grape tomatoes, sliced into quarters
90g (3.3oz) onion, finely diced
17g (.6oz) green onion, sliced thin on a bias
5g (.2oz) thai chiles, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp sherry vinegar (you can substitute red wine vinegar if you don't have sherry)
salt/pepper to taste

Rinse cracked wheat under cold water 3-4 times to clean. Put into a large bowl and cover by at least an 1in of boiling water. The wheat will absorb the water so you'll want enough keep it submerged. Let stand 15-20 minutes. Taste test after 15mins to see if softened completely. If not, let soak the full 20mins. Drain in a sieve, pressing out excess liquid. Dry out bowl, add wheat and set aside to cool slightly.

Once the wheat has cooled a bit, add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Place in fridge to cool completely, approx 1 hour.

It's that easy. I added the chiles as I had them on hand, you can always omit or replace with some crushed red pepper flakes

Nutritional info (per serving)
313 calories, 14.7g fat, 2g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 0g cholesterol, 6.5g sodium, 40.2g carbs, 7.3g fiber, 3.4g sugars, 2.2g protein.

If you divide into 3 servings, the info is as follows.
209 calories, 10g fat, 1.3g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 0g cholesterol, 4g sodium, 26.8g carbs, 4.9g fiber, 2.3g sugars, 1.5g protein.
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For those of you doing low carb, make sure to drink plenty of water. It'll help metabolize the extra fat/protein yout taking in.
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201.4 tonight. I might finally break the 200 barrier in the morning. Lisa thinks 200 is fine. I want to try 185 and see how there works out. :-)
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229 this morning. It's been about 2 years since I have been this weight. I might actually hit 225 before I hit the beach in 2 weeks.
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I've been told that you want to get to about 10 lbs below your goal weight because once you stop the diet, you'll gain about 5-10 lbs before you stabilize.
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That makes sense, Hugh. Never thought about it that way.:-)


Scott and Derrick on a roll!:-)
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I love the new Health and Fitness Category!:-)
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Very cool. Gotta love those mods! :-)
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I'm about to finish my 4th bottle of water today...1 liter sized. :-)
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