Ate pizza today...

I love, love, love Pizza.. What a pita place does here is make pita pizza's so I have started to do this at home as well.. I can eat the whole thing and it's less then 500 calories..

What I do..

Pita
BBQ Sauce.. I don't care for tomato sauce
Ham
Bacon
Pineapple
Cheese

Bake it in your oven or toaster oven.. It's delicious.. You can do pepperoni and cheese, chicken, whatever you feel like having on it.. Veggies, you name it. Nutritious and healthy..

Thanks for posting this recipe. I used to make pizzas on Orowheat thins and I forgot how good they were. Portion controlled and I could add whatever fresh veggies and proteins I wanted. Super idea for indulging pizza cravings at home.

You're quite welcome...

The one thing that's awesome about life is... you get a new day to start over every 24 hours. Don't beat yourself up over one day-- make the next a great one. EVERYONE does it and if you restrict yourself too much, you'll just find yourself giving up. Best wishes!

I love you SideSteel

ignore your friends who make fun of you for what you are eating.

This is a lifestyle change NOT a diet. and seriously who would want to never eat pizza again?

I ate half of a homemade pizza yesterday and was still under calories. not.a.single.bit.of.guilt.

Enjoy food. it is not the enemy.

I love you SideSteel

I saw him first.


and hi Ed!
I am a big fan!:flowerforyou:

1st let me say this about your guilt. It's a good thing because is shows you're serious about this. Good for you but don't let it stop you. I've heard lots of stories of people that did what you did and quit. NEVER QUIT.

2nd. if you are just starting out. I alway tell people just starting out to keep a calorie deficit to lose weight and when you get down to that last 10 or 15 lbs we can tweak the diet and cut out more bad stuff. Not everyone can go from eating poorly to a clean diet over night. I couldn't. If you told me 3 1/2 years ago when I started this that I'd HAVE to eat the way I eat now I would have failed. I'd still be 250 lbs or more. Some people have to make baby steps.

3rd. Pizza is probably one on the better "junk" foods. As long as it's a treat and not your normal diet food you'll be fine...move on.

4th. Look at every meal as a battle...win more battles than you lose and you'll win the way.

And finally I'm having pizza today (Sadly not with Ed watching the SEC Title game), as I watch my DAWGS beat up the Tide.
I howerver don't eat white breads so my pizza will be a whole grain crust...and their may be Bud Light Lime too (haven't decided if I wanna be that bad). LOL

So, there is A LOT of good advice in this thread that should really help you out and congrats on choosing a better way of life.

First of all, unless you feel guilty about eating all foods, ignore the poster who said that you need help and have an unhealthy mental state. If you feel bad about eating enough to make your organs function and keep yourself alive, then yes, you should see someone, because that can cause serious problems -- but if you feel bad about eating "junk food" or takeout, many of us can relate.

There are people on here who are really hard-core fitness people, and will tell you that you shouldn't be eating that kind of food. For the average person...what is life without pizza? I mean, seriously. How about birthday cake? You shouldn't feel bad about celebrating your birthday, or the birthday of someone you love, just because there may be some unhealthy food. As long as you're still creating a calorie deficit, you will lose weight. I would recommend not eating pizza or fast food regularly (as it is usually high in salt as well as calories, and can create some temporary, yet disappointing water weight gain), but here's the main point: if you make room in your diet for your favorite foods, you're more likely to stick with your food plan. Therefore it is in your best interest to allow yourself *some* wiggle room in what you feel you "can" and "can't" eat. :-)

No worries!

Hahahaha love this, I can so see my dog doing this :laugh: