I do measure the countable things, too. I don't make pasta at home anymore; it's a treat for a good Italian restaurant.
Yes, given the fact I've lost 3.5 lbs in this amount of time, it's told me that I really just need to tweak what I eat to maintain a slightly lower weight and that if I didn't exercise I would be fat. That's what keeps me from going too far into the danger zone But, the thing is, I already felt that my eating was somewhat restrictive before this challenge. I had quinoa with my dinner tonight, which, because it's protein and not technically a grain, I allowed myself. Now I feel very full. Just 7.5 more days of very low carb. Then I will start to add in some brown rice and occasional whole wheat bread. But, I still need to up the protein and watch the portion sizes.