Pizza: want but ought not to have!

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  • asher0920
    asher0920 Posts: 2 Member
    I buy the 100 calorie sandwich rounds and put turkey peperoni, cheese, veggies, etc on it. Then pop them in the convection oven or bake for a few min. They're really delish and not horrible. I also feel more full than just eating 1 or 2 pieces of regular pizza. Oh, and I use some sort of marinara sauce, but not much.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I might be having pizza at some point this weekend! And I'm going to eat a lot of it!
  • rubyted
    rubyted Posts: 21 Member
    Phew…at least someone was here to set the world to rights. Not having muffins, indeed?!

    We do indeed have muffins but to us they are just muffins. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_muffin

    We also have crumpets….http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumpets

    …..damn it, I'm hungry now and have neither crumpets OR muffins. :(
  • rubyted
    rubyted Posts: 21 Member
    …and yes….

    Eat the pizza, log it, and then get on with your week. Pizza is good!
  • ksuh999
    ksuh999 Posts: 543 Member
    You're all just bluffin' with your muffin.
  • LRoslin
    LRoslin Posts: 128
    We had homemade gluten free deep dish pizza last night. It fit into my plan because we'd planned for it, I plugged the recipe into MFP and calculated the macros and made it work. Was I able to eat the whole pan? Of course not. But I had a delicious dinner and leftovers for lunch today, and I was under my calorie mark. You just have to know where you want to spend your calories and macros. I really wanted pizza for lunch, so I skipped my morning snack today and instead of mashed potatoes tonight I'll have a baked potato.

    And yes, as others have pointed out, you can satisfy pizza cravings in healthier ways. If it's really the toppings you love, make a broccoli crust or cauliflower crust or even use a bagel thin and make a quick toaster oven pizza. If it's really the crust you love, make the crust the splurge and go light on cheese and use veggies, not sausage or pepperoni.
  • maillemaker
    maillemaker Posts: 1,253 Member
    Love it... I can't stop at 4 though... A red mist descends and before I know it I've had the whole thing. :(

    See, this is what all the "just eat it!" crowd don't understand.

    It's a hard enough willpower battle to stick to a calorie deficit, let alone tempting yourself with small morsels of what you really want to eat.

    It's like telling an alcoholic it's OK to just drink in moderation. The whole problem is the inability to moderate! If I could eat in moderation I wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Love it... I can't stop at 4 though... A red mist descends and before I know it I've had the whole thing. :(

    See, this is what all the "just eat it!" crowd don't understand.

    It's a hard enough willpower battle to stick to a calorie deficit, let alone tempting yourself with small morsels of what you really want to eat.

    It's like telling an alcoholic it's OK to just drink in moderation. The whole problem is the inability to moderate! If I could eat in moderation I wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place.

    It all a learning process, we all have to learn that overeating got us to obesity and we need to learn to eat in moderation. This is where you order a personal size pizza and a salad and enjoy your pizza.... Cutting things out of your diet in the beginning may be necessary but eventually we all have to learn to eat the things we like. Unless you think you will never it pizza again in your entire life. If that is the case then count me out of that equation.... but If you order a large and don't have the ability in the beginning to stop at 2 or 3 pieces then of course your going to fall off the wagon, but order a size that allows you only a few slices will teach you moderation and the discipline of only ordering a portion size...
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Love it... I can't stop at 4 though... A red mist descends and before I know it I've had the whole thing. :(

    See, this is what all the "just eat it!" crowd don't understand.

    It's a hard enough willpower battle to stick to a calorie deficit, let alone tempting yourself with small morsels of what you really want to eat.

    It's like telling an alcoholic it's OK to just drink in moderation. The whole problem is the inability to moderate! If I could eat in moderation I wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place.

    Except I wouldn't tell an alcoholic that. They don't need alcohol to live. You do need food to live. Therefore, you need to learn to develop a healthy relationship with food, including how to eat in moderation. You can learn how to stop at the smaller amount, it's about making the decision to do it and sticking to it.
  • SandraD1424
    SandraD1424 Posts: 81 Member
    I had the same issue yesterday!!!

    I have made pizza quesadillas with whole wheat tortillas, and the fixings, just be sure to go easy on the meat and cheese. Then I dip in sauce. It cut quite a few calories from the norm.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    Make your own pizza :). Much healthier and more delicious (IMO) than store-bought/take-out, because you can add exactly what you want!
  • LRoslin
    LRoslin Posts: 128
    Love it... I can't stop at 4 though... A red mist descends and before I know it I've had the whole thing. :(

    See, this is what all the "just eat it!" crowd don't understand.

    It's a hard enough willpower battle to stick to a calorie deficit, let alone tempting yourself with small morsels of what you really want to eat.

    It's like telling an alcoholic it's OK to just drink in moderation. The whole problem is the inability to moderate! If I could eat in moderation I wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place.
    I do understand. I have recovered from bulimia and compulsive eating. One mantra that has really helped me is "I already know what it tastes like." If I've had a piece of pizza, and the rest is calling to me, I remind myself that the first piece really is the best, and I know what it tastes like, and I wrap the rest up and put it in the fridge. Sometimes I do that as soon as I've put my serving on my plate.

    Whenever I get the urge to just go crazy with the cookies, or the pizza, thinking "I know what that tastes like" helps a LOT. I never used to tell myself that. I'd be thinking, "That tastes awesome, I want more." But there really is a law of diminishing returns when it comes to pleasure from foods. There's a peak, and then the food just doesn't taste as heavenly as it did when we first started out!
  • prettyBhaug
    prettyBhaug Posts: 9
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    No, really.

    My kinda pyramid
  • lookaheadfcsus
    lookaheadfcsus Posts: 14
    It's a matter of choice. Good pizza vs. bad pizza. (Very) thin-crust, selective toppings.. Not six pounds of meat, cheese and guilt.


    I had pizza last week. From a good italian place. It was supposed to be a cheat day, but weight kept dropping off regardless.
  • hmaddpear
    hmaddpear Posts: 610 Member
    I just want to say, this thread has inspired me to have pizza tonight. Good, thin-crust pizza. So looking forward to it!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I just want to say, this thread has inspired me to have pizza tonight. Good, thin-crust pizza. So looking forward to it!

    I decided also to have pizza tonight.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Some people that tick the required boxes for an 'alcoholic' manage to develop/go back to a healthy relationship with alcohol. Same with other drugs.

    Also - what's stopping you adding what you want to store bought Pizza?
    I tend to go for a bit lower calorie frozen store one which is around £1-£1.50, then add my own stuff on top to get more protein (and the tastiness of cheese/meat :) ).
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    I make my own pizza. I roll the crust as thin as I can, use an olive oil or ricotta base (I can't eat tomatoes), and then add my toppings and cheese.

    Some of my favs:

    1) Olive Oil base, three types of mushrooms, caramelized onions, roasted garlic, goat cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

    2) Same as above but only with one type of mushrooms and adding steak.

    3) Olive Oil base, chicken, onions, roasted red peppers, feta, and mozzarella cheese.

    4) Ricotta base, any vegetables I have on hand (eggplant, onions, bell peppers, squash, kale, spinach), and mozzarella cheese.

    I usually end up eating 3-4 pieces of any of these and it fits my calories and macros no problem.

    Pizza is so versatile and easy that it is really one of my go to meals. That and baked omelets.
  • cinnamon0033
    cinnamon0033 Posts: 23 Member
    I have found when I get that nudge in my mind that I better listen to it. I just find a way to make it work. So many people feel like they cant have what they crave. I believe I can. If I did not take this mentality I think I might have sabotaged my success. This does not mean that I give myself a get out of jail free card. It means I find a way to make that slice of pizza fit into my plan instead of me fitting into its. Its all about moderation and choices. I know that this is not a fabulous pizza but Jacks sausage and pepperoni pizza from the frozen section of the super market works for me. It has about 290 calories in a fourth of pizza. Heck you could eat half the pizza in a meal and still be able to work it in your diet plan.
  • fun_b
    fun_b Posts: 199 Member
    I usually make a 300 calorie pizza using a flatbread, puree and cheese so this fits into my plan. Or there are low carorie tortillas as well,
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    One mantra that has really helped me is "I already know what it tastes like." If I've had a piece of pizza, and the rest is calling to me, I remind myself that the first piece really is the best, and I know what it tastes like, and I wrap the rest up and put it in the fridge. Sometimes I do that as soon as I've put my serving on my plate.

    Nice approach! :flowerforyou:

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