As an Italian, that's really a lot of pasta. I eat 80gr of pasta, a bit more at the restaurant (they make larger portions), I hate big bowls of pasta and have

As an Italian, that's really a lot of pasta. I eat 80gr of pasta, a bit more at the restaurant (they make larger portions), I hate big bowls of pasta and have it no more than 2/3 times a week, usually less. Pasta is a kind of food you have to eat and then wait that gastric acids kick in to take the hunger away If you're trying to eat pasta until it makes you feel full, you're having too much of it. Pasta releases water over time and too much of it will also make you very sleepy, especially after lunch. That's why there is a tradition in Italy of not working too much after lunch and shops used to reopen in the afternoon at 16. People had too much pasta (they had not much more to eat, until they had it) But if you eat it once a week I guess it's ok, my grandma used to eat pasta with bread everyday and she lived 96 years... I did a lot of sport in the past, it doesn't really keep your weight down, to lose weight doing sport, while also eating a lot without limits, you should do it 12 hours a day. I was luck enough to be born genetically skinny, but now that we are older many of my friends are fighting against weight daily, despite being professional players on a strict diet until their 30s.