Pizza: want but ought not to have!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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,