PIzza

hanzibobs931
hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
edited November 11 in Health and Weight Loss
I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

Thanks Guys

Ps we can both cook :)
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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    What about ordering pizza and just stick to one slice? Or buying pizza by the slice instead of a whole pie?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

    I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

    has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

    Thanks Guys

    Ps we can both cook :)

    how few calories are you eating that you cant fit in half a pizza?
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    my partner would never go for this and I wont be able to sit and watch him and his freakishly fast metabolism eat a whole pizza. have you found a pizza base alternative that is nice :)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Would never go for what? You taking a slice or two and eating it with a huge delicious salad?

    Boy gotta learn!
  • ajaycold
    ajaycold Posts: 3 Member
    I was on Facebook and ran into a "cauliflower crust pizza!" I want to try it.
    Maybe you could do that...?
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

    I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

    has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

    Thanks Guys

    Ps we can both cook :)

    how few calories are you eating that you cant fit in half a pizza?

    I eat lots through the day but little and often I also cant always exercise or walk around because of my knees so I try and plan days without exercise and then eat more if I do
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Would never go for what? You taking a slice or two and eating it with a huge delicious salad?

    Boy gotta learn!

    I will try that out and see. he don't like sharing... but he will learn that he will not starve :P
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2015
    alternative pizza bases that don't quite work are

    cauliflower bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cauliflower-crust-pizza

    pita bread

    your main issue is the amount of cheese and the high fat toppings

    me - I like anchovies, olives and mushrooms on my pizza and a crispy sourdough base .. ommnommnom
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    my partner would never go for this and I wont be able to sit and watch him and his freakishly fast metabolism eat a whole pizza. have you found a pizza base alternative that is nice :)

    he doesnt have a freakishly fast metabolism...

    maybe start thinking about solutions instead of just making excuses?

    have half a pizza one day, the other half the next... its really not as difficult as you're makign it.
  • AbbieBeckett
    AbbieBeckett Posts: 70 Member
    Sometimes I use a pitta bread, a tablespoon of pizza sauce and grate low fat cheese on top if I really can't spare the cals for a real pizza. But mostly I just incorporate real pizza into my daily goal. You need to have some willpower to have a couple of slices instead of a whole/half pizza! That way you don't miss out x
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    Just make your own base, I love mine half wholemeal half white (actually just for taste reasons). Use your own sauce so you don't have loads of sugar in it and be careful with the amount of cheese. You can each make a personal one and he can put a pound of cheese on his one
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    my partner would never go for this and I wont be able to sit and watch him and his freakishly fast metabolism eat a whole pizza. have you found a pizza base alternative that is nice :)

    he doesnt have a freakishly fast metabolism...

    maybe start thinking about solutions instead of just making excuses?

    have half a pizza one day, the other half the next... its really not as difficult as you're makign it.

    I am. just finding it hard at the moment, but I am getting there,
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    89nunu wrote: »
    Just make your own base, I love mine half wholemeal half white (actually just for taste reasons). Use your own sauce so you don't have loads of sugar in it and be careful with the amount of cheese. You can each make a personal one and he can put a pound of cheese on his one


    I like that I will do that. that way he wont have to share because trust me it is more difficult than it should be to share with him. ha ha ha ha
  • georgiabaggio7
    georgiabaggio7 Posts: 1
    You can make a pizza base with low fat greek yogurt & self raising flour. Just 1 cup of each mixed together until its a ball shape (might need little extra flour if wet), and then kneaded out for about 5 mins.

    I tried it today for the first time.. and it actually tastes really nice! :)
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    georgiabaggio7 wrote: »
    You can make a pizza base with low fat greek yogurt & self raising flour. Just 1 cup of each mixed together until its a ball shape (might need little extra flour if wet), and then kneaded out for about 5 mins.

    I tried it today for the first time.. and it actually tastes really nice! :)

    love this idea will try this out for sure :smiley:
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    georgiabaggio7 wrote: »
    You can make a pizza base with low fat greek yogurt & self raising flour. Just 1 cup of each mixed together until its a ball shape (might need little extra flour if wet), and then kneaded out for about 5 mins.

    I tried it today for the first time.. and it actually tastes really nice! :)

    I don't understand why you'd bother - that has 620 calories, pretty sure you could knock-up a home made thin crust pizza dough for one that's less

    even shop-bought pizza bases will be around the same
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    after I posed this I looked up the cals. I know I will make my own and just be done with it :P
  • kl_anderson
    kl_anderson Posts: 3 Member
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

    I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

    has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

    Thanks Guys

    Ps we can both cook :)
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

    I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

    has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

    Thanks Guys

    Ps we can both cook :)

    Hi, I just saw this and even though you may have found a solution I thought other's may find this helpful
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    A slice of plain NY pizza has about 350 - 450 calories; it's just cheese, sauce and bread. I'm not sure I see the problem.
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    Do you have a Papa Murphy's? I love their pizza, the thin crust ones are delicious, and most of those come out around 250 calories/slice. I find I can fit that in easily even at a lower calorie intake, and if I'm at a moderate deficit I can fit two or three pieces (depending on toppings) in along with a big salad. It's tasty, it's real pizza -- I would hang myself rather than try a cauliflower "crust" -- and I get enough of it to be very satisfactory.
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    avskk wrote: »
    Do you have a Papa Murphy's? I love their pizza, the thin crust ones are delicious, and most of those come out around 250 calories/slice. I find I can fit that in easily even at a lower calorie intake, and if I'm at a moderate deficit I can fit two or three pieces (depending on toppings) in along with a big salad. It's tasty, it's real pizza -- I would hang myself rather than try a cauliflower "crust" -- and I get enough of it to be very satisfactory.

    im in the UK do we have them here I have never seen one :smiley:
  • imabeevampire
    imabeevampire Posts: 166 Member
    Yesterday I made a pizza using a plain pizza base from sainsbury, pizza sauce (also sainsburys) then measured out the cheese mushrooms etc.
    I cut in half shared it with my little boy. 3 slices were yummy enough to fill me up and came in at less than 500 calories :)
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Try flat out bread for crust and make it yourself. You can put anything on it. I usually just pile on the veggies.

    Papa Murphy's is great. We get the delite (thin crust) too. Hubby likes the veggie now too. He eats most of it, but I have a couple slices and fit it in my calories.
  • Jagerin
    Jagerin Posts: 68 Member
    I love pizza. I can sit and eat a whole pizza without even thinking about it. I have a hard time controlling it. Especially if I'm upset or in a mood.

    My solution has been to make my own substitute pizzas that are smaller. I've tried making my own crust and using the pita breads and naan breads and what not. I've come to two recipes that work for me.

    1. 1 Flat bread (I use Flatout Light Original), bake it for a few minutes at 350 till it's crispy like a thin crust pizza. 60grams of Barilla All Natural Marinara Sauce spread over the crust. 1.4 oz portobello cup chopped. About .3oz baby spinach chopped. 2grams fresh basil chopped. 1 oz Mozzarella cheese. Put it back in the oven till the cheese is melted and then slice.

    Comes out to about 220 calories for the whole thing and it seems to satisfy my pizza craving and still fill me up.

    2. I take a large porobello cap, remove the stem and scrape out the gills. Fill it with spinach, diced onions, sauce, mozzarella and parmesan, and basil. Bake for about 30 minutes. I really like mushrooms, so this really wouldn't work for someone who doesn't.

    Sometimes I add on some Meatless Soy Crumbles or a little Chorizo.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    ajaycold wrote: »
    I was on Facebook and ran into a "cauliflower crust pizza!" I want to try it.
    Maybe you could do that...?

    WHU???? grossness!
    OP, eat regular pizza make it fit!
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    Jagerin wrote: »
    I love pizza. I can sit and eat a whole pizza without even thinking about it. I have a hard time controlling it. Especially if I'm upset or in a mood.

    My solution has been to make my own substitute pizzas that are smaller. I've tried making my own crust and using the pita breads and naan breads and what not. I've come to two recipes that work for me.

    1. 1 Flat bread (I use Flatout Light Original), bake it for a few minutes at 350 till it's crispy like a thin crust pizza. 60grams of Barilla All Natural Marinara Sauce spread over the crust. 1.4 oz portobello cup chopped. About .3oz baby spinach chopped. 2grams fresh basil chopped. 1 oz Mozzarella cheese. Put it back in the oven till the cheese is melted and then slice.

    Comes out to about 220 calories for the whole thing and it seems to satisfy my pizza craving and still fill me up.

    2. I take a large porobello cap, remove the stem and scrape out the gills. Fill it with spinach, diced onions, sauce, mozzarella and parmesan, and basil. Bake for about 30 minutes. I really like mushrooms, so this really wouldn't work for someone who doesn't.

    Sometimes I add on some Meatless Soy Crumbles or a little Chorizo.

    That's what I like. we just both really like pizza and its so high in cals I will try both of those, I think it would stop me wanting pizza :P
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    @hanzibobs931 There are no Papa Murphy's in the UK, but I'd bet you have something similar. Search around for "take and bake" pizza places, or whatever your local vernacular for the same idea would be. :)
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

    I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

    has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

    Thanks Guys

    Ps we can both cook :)

    You could easily fit one or two slices into your lunch or dinner. If you live in the US Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's, & Little Caesar's all have nutritional info for a lot of their pizzas.

    How many calories are you working with?

    If you like a local pizzeria that doesn't have nutritional information you could always select the best option in the database & go with that.
  • hanzibobs931
    hanzibobs931 Posts: 47 Member
    dunnodunno wrote: »
    hanzibobs931 wrote: »
    I have started to lose weight however me and my partner love pizza. I am missing pizza but I cant justify the calorie intake.

    I have hip and knee problems so exercise is difficult and not always possible.

    has anyone got any ideas for healthy pizza that me and my partner could enjoy together. I don't think I can watch him eat pizza much more.

    Thanks Guys

    Ps we can both cook :)

    You could easily fit one or two slices into your lunch or dinner. If you live in the US Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's, & Little Caesar's all have nutritional info for a lot of their pizzas.

    How many calories are you working with?

    If you like a local pizzeria that doesn't have nutritional information you could always select the best option in the database & go with that.

    1200 cals a day

    its more that I can eat a whole pizza without noticing. I am somewhat of a pizza addict I will try to make my own and control the cals that way but I will try to have just a couple of takeaway pizza slices when I am used to the low cal alternative :)
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    I wouldn't begrudge my husband pizza because I'm on an eating regimen. I just need to figure out how to fit it in. Try to get thin crust w/ no double cheese. Only put the slices you can fit in on your plate and put the rest up in the fridge. Substitute additional slices with some other non-caloric food such as a big side of veggies. You can eat pizza reasonably and lose weight!
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