Bad to eat pizza?

No, it's not bad to eat pizza...maybe not 5 slices though. As long as you can fit it in, it is fine, just remember there is not much nutrition in it, so it might not be a great thing to eat all of the time.

I eat pizza probably once a week, maybe 2 slices and a salad with it.

Papa Murphy's has really good DeLite pizzas. I get the veggie supreme with no cheese and can eat half the pizza and still be under on my calorie goals. When I'm craving pizza, that's what I get!

Pizza isn't the worst thing. Although, I recommend making your own. It may take longer but it probably won't be as greasy. Add tons of veggies on it to get some nutrition...spinach, tomatoes, olives, green peppers. You could also add mushrooms and some slices of chicken too. Always use a thin crust (whole wheat/grain if your grocery store has it) and that will cut down on calories also.

Pizza hut also has new light pizza's that I have heard are really good. I also wouldn't eat 5 slices but maybe indulge in the pizza occasionally but start off with a large salad and glass of water.

We eat pizza at least once a week and I have still managed to drop the weight. Remember, this is a lifestyle change, not diet. And pizza, for some of us, is a staple. Like other posters have said, get some veggies on there. I love the Papa Murphy Delites! I usually get one of the grilled chicken varieties.

Pizza is fine. Next time, you might want to get the veggie one. It will cut down on the amount of cheese and fat from the cheese. Plus you get benefit of having some veggies. As others have said, I wouldn't eat 5 slices. Maybe one or two or buy an individual frozen pizza. If you do get take out pizza, take what you need and freeze the rest. You won't be as tempted to sit there and continue to eat most of the pizza.

Holy cow, I had no idea Papa Murphys are so good calorie-wise! My parents always got the stuffed ones, so whenever I see a Papa Murphys I always just thought "Sigh... oh well."

Gonna have to try these... on my next "pizza treat" weekend.

I wouldn't normally eat 5 slices on my diet. I was just really, really, really under my calorie goal yesterday... like by more than 1200.

Thanks guys. Fingernail-biting-nervous about that stupid pizza. Still have to go shopping, I'm getting sick of junk food!

Ok... so starting with this comment:
1. Did you ever hear about a skinny person becoming obese by eating 5 slices of pizza? :noway:
2. Did you ever hear of a fat person gaining 5 lbs from eating 5 slices of pizza? :grumble:

Are you understanding the whole long term (a.k.a. lifelong) lifestyle change thing? :bigsmile:
Remember... you didn't get here throughone day, one week or one month of bad decisions... but a history of bad decisions. It will take a history of good decisions to get you where you are going.

Likewise, one "bad" decision will not condemn you to failure. Look around the boards and you will see people talking about "cheat" days everywhere. I will give you one guess where my "cheat" meal is... a local pizza buffet. Yup... not only do I indulge, but I allow myself to overindulge. I have done it twice this year: once when I hit 20 lbs lost, and once because "it was time."

So, don't go nail-biting and feeling guilty from your lapse into the wonderful splendor of the heavenly dough, sauce and cheese. Just look at it objectively, determine if you want to make a habit of it, and move on.

Now, on a completely different vein... (I must self identify as a pizza FREAK... I can, and have eaten pizza for more than 3 meals a day... and loved every second of it)

I would say that pizza should be relegated to the "treat" category. There are several nutritional flags that should be raised with pizza.

First the crust. The crust is the calorie engine for pizza. My wife and I searched high and low trying to find pizza dough recipes that would minimize the caloric damage. It was tough, but there are some out there that are "the lesser of two evils." Next comes the sodium levels. Pizza is a sodium nightmare, and there is plenty of info on here about the dietary concerns of sodium. Finally, there is the fat contents. If you think restaurants use low fat or fat free cheese, you are fooling yourself. So, from a purely nutritional level, I would say pizza should always be used as a treat.

I would suggest watching the Jamie Oliver Food Revolution to learn about the benefits of fresh cooked meals, and avoiding all as much processed food as possible. I learned this lesson independently when I tried tackling my sodium levels. Basically speaking, fresh ingredients are healthier than processed. And 99.9% of restaurant and fast food is processed.

The junk food and other processed foods are going to be the low hanging fruit in your fitness goals. Pick those fruit first, since they will be the easiest to take care of.

It's better to make your own. With the right ingredients you can get super healthy, save money, taste just like chain and only half the calories!

In fact, I'm having Hawaiian Pizza (canadian bacon & pineapple) on Saturday. It's just under 800 calories for half of a giant homemade pizza! Feel free to check my diary out.

I just made my own homemade pizza tonight! Got a dough ball from Kroger, spread a little sauce, bell pepper, mushrooms, onions, and pepperoni and baked it up. It was 350 cals with fresh ingredients and I knew what exactly was in it. I am all about making over my fave take-out foods. Delish!

SO here's my random pizza questin.....When I eat pizza I take all the cheese off and just eat the bread/sauce. How do I enter that calorie-wise???? I'm guessing that the cheese has quite a bit of fat and calories......just not sure what to put.

It isn't the best to have all the time but it won't kill you. I am in a tough spot too. I have had breakfast and lunch today and my net calorie intake is 501 and my dad is bringing home pizza tonight eel. It'll be hard but I'll exercise

Shoot... I'm about to have some pizza for lunch myself! I ain't even scared.

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...if you don't share with me :bigsmile:

Saying "pizza" isn't enough information.
Cheese Pizza is actually a very balanced meal.
When you add sausage and meatballs things get crazy.
Also, 5 slices are probably too much unless it is some kind of tiny and thin pizza.
When we make pizza in our pizza oven the pieces are very thin, so I might have fixe of those.