Can I have a takeaway pizza and still lose weight?

I have 2 slices of pizza once a week - with pizza it isn't the calories that mess ya up its the high sodium/water retention. I refuse to give up foods that I LOVE, like pizza. I've no idea if an entire "personal" size pizza is a good idea - youll have to figure that out for yourself. Perhaps half for supper on one night, and the other half for lunch the next day? I think it's great to figure out how to incorporate "real" food into your weight loss plan because sooner or later you're going to be faced with things outside of your control and you need to already comfortably know that having pizza one night isn't going to kill you.

You can eat pretty much anything you want to and lose weight. It's about calories in vs calories out. Plus, with high sodium days, lots of water

Friday night is pizza night in my house. I changed to thin crust and eat either a salad or carrots and celery with a little light ranch dressing to keep myself from overeating the pizza.

I'm having my cheat night tonight and pizza is high on the menu. Lets talk next week about the effect it had.

Why don't you try making your own 'skinny tortilla pizza' and load it with your choice of toppings and low fat cheese!

If you wanted chips - sweet potato fries are amazing & they're crisped up in the oven, rather than a deep fat fryer!

I find that I am most successful in my journey now than in the past because I'm not cutting anything out completely, just cutting down proportions. I have splurge meals and even though I try and save my cals for the splurge I sometimes end up over.

sweat before the splurge sweat after

I think it is best not to have takeaway once a week. I think that is too much and might undo some of your hard work all week. I recommend limit it to once a month. See how that goes. You might then try twice a month and see how that goes.. if you see you are not losing as well, then you know the takeaway is hurting your progress.

I know some people eat that but you have to decide if it is making you go forward or backward.

I have 2 slices of pizza once a week - with pizza it isn't the calories that mess ya up its the high sodium/water retention. I refuse to give up foods that I LOVE, like pizza. I've no idea if an entire "personal" size pizza is a good idea - youll have to figure that out for yourself. Perhaps half for supper on one night, and the other half for lunch the next day? I think it's great to figure out how to incorporate "real" food into your weight loss plan because sooner or later you're going to be faced with things outside of your control and you need to already comfortably know that having pizza one night isn't going to kill you.

You can eat pretty much anything you want to and lose weight. It's about calories in vs calories out. Plus, with high sodium days, lots of water

I like this post above and agree. Everything except the pizza the next day. I prefer it fresh. I est 2 slices of pizza every weekend. It's not a cheat day, it's not a relaxed day. I don't work out extra to have it. I just work it into my daily numbers. Pizza is the #1 thing I won't give up. I didn't and had no problem reaching my goal. Now that I am beginning a bulk 3 slices will be even sweeter. I'm not worried about the sodium, I drink plenty of water and live a very active lifestyle.

I think it is best not to have takeaway once a week. I think that is too much and might undo some of your hard work all week. I recommend limit it to once a month. See how that goes. You might then try twice a month and see how that goes.. if you see you are not losing as well, then you know the takeaway is hurting your progress.

I know some people eat that but you have to decide if it is making you go forward or backward. I don't see the need to deprive ourselves to eating something we love just once a month. Things like that can lead to binges. Train hard, eat hard!!

I'm not trying to attack you but you seem to live a very restrictive lifestyle.

Hi - why thank you - I wrote the first paragraph and someone wrote the second.. I do not feel insulted when someone is offering a comment to me If you were talking to me about leading a restrictive life, that may be true, but I "choose" to restrict some foods, its all in a kind of positive attitude. If I ever start to say things like "I cant have that ever" or such like that , it will make me feel like a prisoner.

I may change my mind later, but for now, its all good. positive attitude, what i "can" have rather than what I "cant" have.

I'm walking a fine line between wanting to lose weight, maybe a pound or two a week, and it does take a week to lose that pound. I monitor myself to see whether my food choices make the scale go up or down, its kinda fun in a way to challenge myself to see what such and such thing will do to me. I can taper off, or add more or even find a niche for the best most delicous lobster roll sandwich the other day,, it was so good!!!! i just ate less the rest of the day and it worked out well.. i never even have to have a cheat day because just like cheating on your spouse, if all is good in the home, no need to want to cheat! same with food.

yes just two slices not the whole pie.

Yes! Once a week is fine. I personally love pizza and I don't plan on giving that up. But when I do have pizza, I workout extra the next day.