I had pizza....

tanniew78

The thing with it is, I need some advice. I had ONE slice, technically. However, this particular slice was gigantic. Like, remember the old opening of Rosanne where they eat that huge pizza? JUST like that. Same look and everything. So.... would you count it as 1 or 2. I counted it as 2 in my diary, but I wanted to see what you all thought.

ChantalD75

I would count that as two....

ChantalD75

I would count that as two....

jrueckert

Better to overestimate than underestimate. Go with 2.

LOVEsummer

2 for sure and resist the urge next time

dababers

Honestly, the fact that you are asking says you already know the answer. It would count as two slices. Don't beat yourself up over it. Get back on your program and do better tomorrow. You can do this!

xecila

Don't beat yourself up over it, but I would count it as two as well. I always try to overestimate.

tanniew78

2 for sure and resist the urge next time

I believe in everything in moderation. Pizza is not a bad food. It is only so if you eat 5 slices. I am well satisfied with my (survey says!) 2 slices.

gangstagirl625

2

justann

I'd consider it 2......or even 2 1/2 or 3.

TORNATO1

Sounds like 2 slices. Don't worry about it, get in the gym and work extra hard. Congrats on your pizza, i'll bet it was awsome! I hope you enjoyed it by eating it really really slow haha.

Shaye85

I would go with 3...and it always tastes good but is it worth the regret afterwards??

sbwood888

2

tanniew78

I would go with 3...and it always tastes good but is it worth the regret afterwards??

Why would you think I regret it? I dont. Its not like I have pizza once a week or even once a month. I was asking opinions on slice count. Not whether i should feel guilty about even having it in the first place. The fact that I DID have it and stopped at that amount is good. In my old life I would have eaten half of it myself. And with the last few months Ive been having, maybe the whole thing. However, I did not. I am perfectly happy and full with what i had. Its a victory.

remember, what works for YOU doesnt work for everyone. i believe in everything in moderation. Can I eat pizza everyday or very often? No. And I know that for sure now. However, once in awhile wont kill my plan.

tanniew78

Sounds like 2 slices. Don't worry about it, get in the gym and work extra hard. Congrats on your pizza, i'll bet it was awsome! I hope you enjoyed it by eating it really really slow haha.

I did eat it pretty slow. Slower than I normally would have. I think it really helped me to stop myself after 2 slices.

SaraEWrig

I would go with 3...and it always tastes good but is it worth the regret afterwards??

Why would you think I regret it? I dont. Its not like I have pizza once a week or even once a month. I was asking opinions on slice count. Not whether i should feel guilty about even having it in the first place. The fact that I DID have it and stopped at that amount is good. In my old life I would have eaten half of it myself. And with the last few months Ive been having, maybe the whole thing. However, I did not. I am perfectly happy and full with what i had. Its a victory.

remember, what works for YOU doesnt work for everyone. i believe in everything in moderation. Can I eat pizza everyday or very often? No. And I know that for sure now. However, once in awhile wont kill my plan.

I wouldn't regret it either. Good job for tracking honestly in your journal! I beleive everything in moderation too!

xecila

I would go with 3...and it always tastes good but is it worth the regret afterwards??

Why would you think I regret it? I dont. Its not like I have pizza once a week or even once a month. I was asking opinions on slice count. Not whether i should feel guilty about even having it in the first place. The fact that I DID have it and stopped at that amount is good. In my old life I would have eaten half of it myself. And with the last few months Ive been having, maybe the whole thing. However, I did not. I am perfectly happy and full with what i had. Its a victory.

remember, what works for YOU doesnt work for everyone. i believe in everything in moderation. Can I eat pizza everyday or very often? No. And I know that for sure now. However, once in awhile wont kill my plan.

Good for you.. and good job on showing restraint after those 2 slices. I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't forbid anything, or feel guilty.. If this truly is a lifestyle change, then you're much better off just saying "well, I'll do better tomorrow" than wallowing in regret over your choices. Regret turns into self loathing, and self loathing leads to binging.

So, again.. Good for you.

3ur3ka

I would go with 3...and it always tastes good but is it worth the regret afterwards??

Why would you think I regret it? I dont. Its not like I have pizza once a week or even once a month. I was asking opinions on slice count. Not whether i should feel guilty about even having it in the first place. The fact that I DID have it and stopped at that amount is good. In my old life I would have eaten half of it myself. And with the last few months Ive been having, maybe the whole thing. However, I did not. I am perfectly happy and full with what i had. Its a victory.

remember, what works for YOU doesnt work for everyone. i believe in everything in moderation. Can I eat pizza everyday or very often? No. And I know that for sure now. However, once in awhile wont kill my plan.

I feel the same way about what I eat and how I eat. I've tried depriving myself of the things I like to eat before and I FAILED MISERABLY. If you don't treat yourself once in awhile you'll become bitter and b!tchy.

Tonight? I'm having a hamburger. WITH fries. That's right. I said it.

and to answer your question, 2 if it wasn't very thick. 3 if it was.

DS13

I'm with you on the anything in moderation. It makes the process so much easier than limiting completely. Anyway do you have a food scale? It really helps me when it comes to things like this because instead of going by slices you could go by grams or oz to get a more accurate number. Works great for any other food also.

muethymommy

I would also have put it as two. I am like you on the everything in moderation, its okay to induldge a little once in awhile.

tanniew78

I'm with you on the anything in moderation. It makes the process so much easier than limiting completely. Anyway do you have a food scale? It really helps me when it comes to things like this because instead of going by slices you could go by grams or oz to get a more accurate number. Works great for any other food also.

I dont have a scale unfortunately. The pizza place I get it from makes it like hand tossed crust. So its not thick pan pizza or thin crust. Somewhere in between.

cmmull67

Tonight? I'm having a hamburger. WITH fries. That's right. I said it.

Ha! Beat ya to it! That was lunch, sorta. I grilled a hamburger on a real grill, had some Sun Chips, and an apple. Damn it felt good to eat "junk" today. However, now I don't feel deprived, and dinner will be sensible enough to still come in at my goal, plus fill me up.

Anyway, to the OP; good on ya for knowing your limits, and having realistic goals and expectations. A reward should never be filled with regrets, but knowing that it's a reward and not the norm.