Tip for fellow pizza addicts
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I LOVE PIZZAAAA!!! But it's definitely a problem! So I will only eat it once in a while and after looking up the nutrition value, well I am not so willing to eat a few slices anymore. But it is definitely one of the hardest things I have to deal with in regards to out of control eating!0
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I make my own pizzas with Flat-Out light wraps as the crust...get my fix but a lot less calories0
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Even if I am completely stuffed, if someone brings a pizza around, I'm eating again.
I can literally eat pizza until I throw up, and then go back for more.
I want to drown in pizza.
That and wine are why I'm fat, haha! Thanks for the tip.0 -
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I'm addicted to pizza, could eat it every day. I can usually control myself and have only a couple slices, unless I've been drinking in which case I want to be a pizza black hole and absorb all the pizza in the world. If there is leftover pizza in my fridge, that's just, no - I will eat it all post-haste, cold, warm, hot, I don't care.
I've discovered that the optimal strategy for me is to buy a large pizza when I'm totally sober and just kind of want pizza, eat a slice or two, and then freeze the rest. Amazingly this works, I can leave it alone until I'm desperate for pizza, at which point I take out only the amount that is calorically responsible to eat and put it in the over to re-heat. It makes it a lot harder to impulse eatallthepizzabecausepizza, and I don't need to spend 3 hours making it from scratch or order delivery for way too much money and eat too much because it's right there. This probably sounds neurotic, but I'm willing to bet that there are other moderate-drinker-pizza-freaks on a budget out there who may want to give this a try, it sounds so simple and obvious but...okay maybe it is, but it's a greatly victorious strategy.
I have made this same wonderful discovery about freezing leftover pizza, but my reheating has all been done in the microwave, which is not the best method.
Would you please share your reheating instructions using the conventional oven? Thanks!
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Your version, seems like a Lunchables type of a pizza; to me.
^This is a good idea. Also I make pita pizzas almost every day for lunch because I love pizza so much! I use a whole wheat pita, 2 TBSP pizza sauce, a 1/4 cup of really good Italian cheese blend (Trader Joe's Quatro Formaggio) and 6 slices of pepperoni. Bake it in the oven/toaster oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees and you will have delicious thin crust personal pizza for under 300 calories! I've been making these for a few years now and they have saved me from over-eating the "real thing" on many occasions.I do understand!! My solution was to make my own english muffin pizzas. Not quite like a regular pizza but very good and easy to portion out, Yummy!!
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I generally make my own pizza (4 years of working at Sbarro through college), so I can control how much of anything calorie dense goes into it (oil, cheese, dough). I usually do a large pizza for the two of us, where we eat get two slices plus salad!, and then do the same with the leftovers for a quick lunch on busy weekends. It's "cheating" but it's controlled.
I'm actually making a white pizza this weekend. Exciting stuff!
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rehab is always an option ...0
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I could eat pizza for every meal, every day. Portion control is definitely key to addicts. Pizza alternative recipes are great and all, but it still isn't pizza. If I deprive myself of pizza for a long period of time, I'll binge and eat a whole pie! So, it's ok to treat yourself every now and then as long as you don't overdo it.0
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We have made pizza with a homemade crust of wheat flour and greek yogurt. We've also made a crustless pizza, using cream cheese, parmesan cheese and egg to make a crust-like bottom. You just have to eat that one with a fork. Its not a bread crust, but its cheese so its not all bad 0
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PIZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA is my freaking weakness too. my two cents----save it for your cheat day and don't order a large. No way I can keep it to one or two slices. I just know that about myself. Order a personal or small thin crust.0
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yes, just tell a heroin addict it can only have one shot a month.... The thing about being an addict is that you don't have any control over the matter you are addicted to. You just want all of it. Really bad.CARidge727 wrote: »Portion control is definitely key to addicts.
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misskarihari wrote: »
yes, just tell a heroin addict it can only have one shot a month.... The thing about being an addict is that you don't have any control over the matter you are addicted to. You just want all of it. Really bad.CARidge727 wrote: »Portion control is definitely key to addicts.
LOL for real ...
I can't believe we are comparing pizza addiction to drug addiction ..
another day in MFP world...0 -
misskarihari wrote: »
yes, just tell a heroin addict it can only have one shot a month.... The thing about being an addict is that you don't have any control over the matter you are addicted to. You just want all of it. Really bad.CARidge727 wrote: »Portion control is definitely key to addicts.
Are we going to compare cheesecake to meth, now?0 -
misskarihari wrote: »
yes, just tell a heroin addict it can only have one shot a month.... The thing about being an addict is that you don't have any control over the matter you are addicted to. You just want all of it. Really bad.CARidge727 wrote: »Portion control is definitely key to addicts.
Wut?0 -
I love that plan!! I eat pizza on Friday just about every week, it's my daughter and I's end of the week tradition. Go home, relax and watch TV and order from Pizza Hut! 0
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misskarihari wrote: »
yes, just tell a heroin addict it can only have one shot a month.... The thing about being an addict is that you don't have any control over the matter you are addicted to. You just want all of it. Really bad.CARidge727 wrote: »Portion control is definitely key to addicts.
Even though I used to weigh close to 400 lbs, I have to agree that food is NOT physically addictive in the same way that heroin, alcohol, and even nicotine or caffeine are. It IS, however, totally possible to develop a psychological DEPENDENCY on food as a means of coping. At the risk of opening up an entirely different can of worms I will compare it to marijuana, which according to most studies, is also not physically addictive.
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The only problem with frozen pizza is that I like eating frozen pizza. Crunchy.0
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I've started swapping proper pizza for what they call Pizetta's here in the UK... They're like mini pizza's that are like long and thin. They are sold at most supermarkets, own brand and other, and come in at up to 500kcal for the ones I like and totally fix my pizza hit. I've also made them myself with dough because they are smaller and build the toppings up. Then have with a salad
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Great idea. Also, buying a slice works if you have that option nearby.
Hey people who scoff at creative uses of the word pizza... My grandmother was from Italy. She scoffed at putting mozzarella cheese on pizza! I guess if you want to be really authentic, you better pick a new name for your 'pizza', too.
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have a slice or two of pizza...not the whole pie.0
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SomeGirlSomewhere wrote: »I'm addicted to pizza, could eat it every day. I can usually control myself and have only a couple slices, unless I've been drinking in which case I want to be a pizza black hole and absorb all the pizza in the world. If there is leftover pizza in my fridge, that's just, no - I will eat it all post-haste, cold, warm, hot, I don't care.
I've discovered that the optimal strategy for me is to buy a large pizza when I'm totally sober and just kind of want pizza, eat a slice or two, and then freeze the rest. Amazingly this works, I can leave it alone until I'm desperate for pizza, at which point I take out only the amount that is calorically responsible to eat and put it in the over to re-heat. It makes it a lot harder to impulse eatallthepizzabecausepizza, and I don't need to spend 3 hours making it from scratch or order delivery for way too much money and eat too much because it's right there. This probably sounds neurotic, but I'm willing to bet that there are other moderate-drinker-pizza-freaks on a budget out there who may want to give this a try, it sounds so simple and obvious but...okay maybe it is, but it's a greatly victorious strategy.
I have made this same wonderful discovery about freezing leftover pizza, but my reheating has all been done in the microwave, which is not the best method.
Would you please share your reheating instructions using the conventional oven? Thanks!
I set the toaster oven at 350C and it heats up quickly since it's small, I put the slices in frozen straight from the freezer and they actually reheat pretty quickly, not exactly sure how long a I usually just kind of helicopter in that general area pretending to do things of consequence mostly with a vague air of desperation until they're ready, I'd guess maybe 10 minutes0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »have a slice or two of pizza...not the whole pie.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT NOT TO CRAM IN MY FACE!!
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I make pizza's out of tortilla's nowadays. Just top it with stuff you like, 12 minutes in a 200 degrees (Celsius) oven and you're good to go.
But yeah, I enjoy the real, fatdripping pizza's way more, but these are great for a quick fix and do the job too.0 -
I make my own pizza using the pilsbury pizza crust, prego spaghetti sauce, and shredded mozzarella (I honestly like plain cheese pizza more than pizza with toppings). This way I know it's less greasy than parlor pizza and I can figure out the calories and not stress over it 0
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