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Quit smoking and then maybe you'll be able to taste the subtle differences between pasta varieties. I mean, ****, doesn't everything you eat taste like a gotdamn Marlboro Light?

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03-15-2018 , 12:20 AM

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Howard Beale

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Originally Posted by Land O Lakes

Quit smoking and then maybe you'll be able to taste the subtle differences between pasta varieties. I mean, ****, doesn't everything you eat taste like a gotdamn Marlboro Light?

No, it tastes more like the Cookie Dough Indica that's my current fave.

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03-15-2018 , 12:22 AM

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de captain

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In that case you can't have enough types of pasta.

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03-15-2018 , 12:42 AM

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g-bebe

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Spaghetti GOAT

Penne and rigatoni WOAT

Bowtie is meh

I can live with the fettucinis and linguinis just fine. Rotini and fusilli can chill too.

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03-15-2018 , 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by de captain

In that case you can't have enough types of pasta.

That's been a real problem. I've lost 50 lbs in the last year and every fall off of the wagon has either been pizza or pasta.

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03-15-2018 , 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

That's been a real problem. I've lost 50 lbs in the last year and every fall off of the wagon has either been pizza or pasta.

You lost 50 pounds blazin' on MMJ?

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03-15-2018 , 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by madlex

On more than one occasion earlier in this thread we have established that Rotini = spiral pasta.

And rotelle = wagon wheels.

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03-15-2018 , 02:41 AM

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That's been a real problem. I've lost 50 lbs in the last year and every fall off of the wagon has either been pizza or pasta.

Congratulations Howard

You have every reason to be hating on pasta if it's a weakness but a 50 pound weight loss in a year should not to be written off as a bad year!

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03-15-2018 , 02:41 AM

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My favourite is tortiglioni. All the joy of rigatoni but with grooves to grasp that sauce.

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03-15-2018 , 02:55 AM

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Howard Beale

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Originally Posted by Land O Lakes

You lost 50 pounds blazin' on MMJ?

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Originally Posted by Rexx14

Congratulations Howard

You have every reason to be hating on pasta if it's a weakness but a 50 pound weight loss in a year should not to be written off as a bad year!

I've stuck to a not extreme version of Atkins. Plenty to eat, not a problem there, but, damn, do I want a bowl of spaghetti every now and then. More like a year and a half now that I think about it.

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03-15-2018 , 03:15 AM

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So you guys call Fusilli Rotini?

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03-15-2018 , 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

Think of your favorite pasta dishes. Do you think they would be just as good if you replaced the pasta with any other type pasta?

Spaghetti and meatballs
Fettuccine Alfredo
Linguine and clams

Would those be as good if you used elbow macaroni as the pasta for all of them?

How about macaroni and cheese? Do you think it would be just as good with spaghetti noodles?

Yes, yes, yes.

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Originally Posted by Tuma

it's typically more dense and has a slight chew. spaghetti has a melt in your mouth thing going for it.

Doesn't cooking time determine whether pasta is al dente or melt in your mouth?

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Originally Posted by Howard Beale

I feel bad for the kids whose parents willingly serve up such an abomination.

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03-15-2018 , 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

Howard,

That.

Think of your favorite pasta dishes. Do you think they would be just as good if you replaced the pasta with any other type pasta?

Spaghetti and meatballs
Fettuccine Alfredo
Linguine and clams

Would those be as good if you used elbow macaroni as the pasta for all of them?

How about macaroni and cheese? Do you think it would be just as good with spaghetti noodles?

This post reminded me that my dad makes a penne with cheese sauce, he thinks its better for holding the sauce than macaroni. IDK, its pretty good.

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03-15-2018 , 06:40 PM

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I've stuck to a not extreme version of Atkins. Plenty to eat, not a problem there, but, damn, do I want a bowl of spaghetti every now and then. More like a year and a half now that I think about it.

I are so confused.

On a version of Atkins, yet railing against the numerous types of pasta?

What is next? Venting about the wide variety of breads available?

Edited to add: Congrats on the weight loss!

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03-15-2018 , 06:57 PM

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Howard Beale

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Thanks! Bread's different, though. OTOH, maybe I'll wait 6 months and do the same thread for bread.

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03-15-2018 , 07:24 PM

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Or you start exercising and eat as much pasta and pizza as you want.

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03-15-2018 , 08:44 PM

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Or you start exercising and eat as much pasta and pizza as you want.

Exercise does extremely little for weight loss. Caloric restriction also does very little for long term weight loss. Eat less move more has been pretty much definitively shown to be a bs strategy for long term weight loss.

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03-15-2018 , 08:51 PM

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So you think it is impossible to lose weight?

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03-15-2018 , 08:51 PM

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So you think it is impossible to lose weight?

No, intermittent fasting and reducing insulin works.

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03-15-2018 , 08:57 PM

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Pretty much none of this is true.

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03-15-2018 , 09:01 PM

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KK,

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Originally Posted by KatoKrazy

Eat less move more has been pretty much definitively shown to be a bs strategy for long term weight loss.

That’s just completely wrong.

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03-15-2018 , 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Didace

Pretty much none of this is true.

Wrong. Pretty much every study that was done on eat less move more trying to prove it actually showed it doesn't work. Read some of Dr. Fung's work, such as The Obesity Code -- it's really a great piece of work. He explains everything very well and backs up pretty much every point he makes with references to peer reviewed studies.

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03-15-2018 , 09:03 PM

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Seems like Howard lost a significant amount of weight, and he didn't mention anything about intermittent fasting or insulin...

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03-15-2018 , 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

KK,

That’s just completely wrong.

All caloric restriction alone does is ruin your metabolism.

Yes, it boils down to calories in calories out -- but calories out isn't static.

There's a reason almost everyone that loses weight by eating less ends up gaining it back (and often a bit more).

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