Pizza > salad (PLEASE ACTUALLY HELP)
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Flatout light and high fiber pita bread are the easiest ways to make personal sized pizza. I'll easily throw together a 10 minute pizza for myself or my little one with whatever toppings I have on hand, and it's often 300 calories or less.0
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Thank you all for the advice so far. I feel like I'm being so strict because I am just starting out and I want to lose a lot of weight!! I suffer with PCOS and I'm not sure if that makes it harder to lose weight, there's not a lot of help for it out there overall, being overweight is a side effect of polycystic ovaries or polycystic ovaries could've been bought on from being overweight? I'm unsure but I do feel guilty even thinking about enjoying food, I feel like I won't lose weight if I eat normally.
There are plenty of people on here with PCOS that have lost weight and kept it off. They do have to be a little stricter about intake, but from seeing their comments they still enjoy foods that they like and can eat...
Honestly, if you are feeling guilty about enjoying food then you really need to reexamine your relationship with food, as in all honesty, that is border line disordered eating…
Hey OP! I'm one of those fabulous people suffering from PCOS. While I've absolutely reduced my carb intake from what I used to consume, I still fit pizza, burgers, fries, and all things carb into my diet. I try to get a lot of my calories from protein, good fats, and veggies (I love veggies), but if I want pizza... I eat pizza. I just don't fill up on pizza. I'll eat pizza and a salad. Or steamed broccoli. Or something else besides pizza. When I allow myself to have cravings and enjoy the things I crave, I find myself being more successful and I have much less of a chance of saying "eff it" and throwing myself into a giant stuffed crust pizza or vat of donuts.
You mentioned your concern of being able to keep this up for "1-2 years". It may be covered already, so I should go back and read... but why the protein shakes? Why not eat real food you enjoy?
Have you spoken with an endocrinologist or nutritionist to help you with your weight loss and PCOS? That might be helpful.
Feel free to add me if you'd like
For now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
Also... wut?0 -
For now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
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For now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
I don't have access to the limes as I am at work, I will bare that in mind though, thank you!
OP - I would suggest 100% ignoring that advice.0 -
For now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
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squeeze your lime juice at home and bring it with you to work... easy solution0
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For now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
I don't have access to the limes as I am at work, I will bare that in mind though, thank you!
OP - I would suggest 100% ignoring that advice.
Hahah! I was trying to be polite0 -
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Thanks so much, that's really kind of you to offer the advice!! :-) I have added you xSconnieCat wrote: »Thank you all for the advice so far. I feel like I'm being so strict because I am just starting out and I want to lose a lot of weight!! I suffer with PCOS and I'm not sure if that makes it harder to lose weight, there's not a lot of help for it out there overall, being overweight is a side effect of polycystic ovaries or polycystic ovaries could've been bought on from being overweight? I'm unsure but I do feel guilty even thinking about enjoying food, I feel like I won't lose weight if I eat normally.
There are plenty of people on here with PCOS that have lost weight and kept it off. They do have to be a little stricter about intake, but from seeing their comments they still enjoy foods that they like and can eat...
Honestly, if you are feeling guilty about enjoying food then you really need to reexamine your relationship with food, as in all honesty, that is border line disordered eating…
Hey OP! I'm one of those fabulous people suffering from PCOS. While I've absolutely reduced my carb intake from what I used to consume, I still fit pizza, burgers, fries, and all things carb into my diet. I try to get a lot of my calories from protein, good fats, and veggies (I love veggies), but if I want pizza... I eat pizza. I just don't fill up on pizza. I'll eat pizza and a salad. Or steamed broccoli. Or something else besides pizza. When I allow myself to have cravings and enjoy the things I crave, I find myself being more successful and I have much less of a chance of saying "eff it" and throwing myself into a giant stuffed crust pizza or vat of donuts.
You mentioned your concern of being able to keep this up for "1-2 years". It may be covered already, so I should go back and read... but why the protein shakes? Why not eat real food you enjoy?
Have you spoken with an endocrinologist or nutritionist to help you with your weight loss and PCOS? That might be helpful.
Feel free to add me if you'd likeFor now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
Also... wut?
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For now i would recommend for you to drink a liter of water with 2 fresh limes squeezed in to it and drink as much as you can every time you have a craving. Besides, the craving for carbohydrates is a imbalance of hormones in your brain because of the lack of specific vitamins and minerals. I hope this would help you.
I don't have access to the limes as I am at work, I will bare that in mind though, thank you!
OP - I would suggest 100% ignoring that advice.
Hahah! I was trying to be polite got ya ..
I just did not want you to fall victim to a bunch of nonsense0 -
Hey, I have PCOS too and you need to find what works for you! So far I haven't had to limit my carb intake to lose weight but that may change. Your body is ever changing so you should experiment and find what works best for you. I tried low carb and was miserable and my doctor told me it's okay to have them but your weight loss might be slower. She was right, at times it's sluggish but I found something that I can do for the rest of my life.0
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Hey, I have PCOS too and you need to find what works for you! So far I haven't had to limit my carb intake to lose weight but that may change. Your body is ever changing so you should experiment and find what works best for you. I tried low carb and was miserable and my doctor told me it's okay to have them but your weight loss might be slower. She was right, at times it's sluggish but I found something that I can do for the rest of my life.
Thank you so much! I haven't met anyone in the UK by me with PCOS so it's awesome to find ladies on here that suffer with it too! It's true that everyone is different, I try not to compete or compare especially with weight loss! X0 -
Hey, I have PCOS too and you need to find what works for you! So far I haven't had to limit my carb intake to lose weight but that may change. Your body is ever changing so you should experiment and find what works best for you. I tried low carb and was miserable and my doctor told me it's okay to have them but your weight loss might be slower. She was right, at times it's sluggish but I found something that I can do for the rest of my life.
Thank you so much! I haven't met anyone in the UK by me with PCOS so it's awesome to find ladies on here that suffer with it too! It's true that everyone is different, I try not to compete or compare especially with weight loss! X
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3070-p-c-o-sis
There is a nice group on this board, if you're looking for more people to chat with about this, it may be the place to go.
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if you want pizza, then find a way to work pizza into your day and have it. Weight loss does not equal self torture.
Let me guess, you are trying to eat 100% healthy and avoid "bad" foods??? If yes, then I would suggest avoiding the whole "healthy" "bad" "good" mind set and remember that what matters is the food choices in your overall diet. No food is unhealthy in the context of an overall diet.
Hit your calorie/macro/micro targets and fill in with the foods that you like. yes, eat nutrient dense foods like chicken, vegetables, rice, etc, but at the same time you can also eat things like pizza, ice cream, bagels, cookies, etc…
This is sound advice, in my opinion. Unless there are health issues that restrict you from having certain foods, just make it fit into your calorie & macro goals. You don't have to starve yourself or go on a liquid diet to lose weight. Compensate for a slice of pizza at lunch with a healthy dinner if that eases the conflict you are having. A slice or two of pizza won't hurt you now and then.0 -
squeeze your lime juice at home and bring it with you to work... easy solution
Or just eat food.
Pack a sensible lunch. Make a personal size pizza like what was suggested before. Bring a tuna sandwich or eat a salad topped with chicken or turkey or whatever other protein you want. Don't deprive yourself or you will end up ordering and eating the whole pizza.
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JenAndSome wrote: »squeeze your lime juice at home and bring it with you to work... easy solution
Or just eat food.
Pack a sensible lunch. Make a personal size pizza like what was suggested before. Bring a tuna sandwich or eat a salad topped with chicken or turkey or whatever other protein you want. Don't deprive yourself or you will end up ordering and eating the whole pizza.
I vote for this! Because I have broke and ate the whole damn pizza in the end, along with an order of wings. UGH0 -
Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.0
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holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.0 -
holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
Nope...she said in a previous post on page 1 that she didn't have an eating disorder 0 -
holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
no, she did not...however, she did say that she felt "guilty" about enjoying food, to which I told her that is borderline disordered thinking when it comes to food..but she appears to have given up on the notion that enjoying food is guilty, so maybe she misspoke?0 -
SconnieCat wrote: »holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
Nope...she said in a previous post on page 1 that she didn't have an eating disorder
Ok, I'm not going senile yet. That post was just a little odd to me.0 -
holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
no, she did not...however, she did say that she felt "guilty" about enjoying food, to which I told her that is borderline disordered thinking when it comes to food..but she appears to have given up on the notion that enjoying food is guilty, so maybe she misspoke?
I can understand that then, I also fell into the trap of demonizing food and feeling guilty which did result in an eating disorder.0 -
I'm unsure of what I need to do to lose the weight healthily. I could use a personal trainer or google it or take genera
Advice but ive learnt that everyone is different and I don't want to try something and feel like
Giving up if it doesn't wrk. I'm very impatient too :-( I know I need to just change up my lifestyle a bit and change my mind set
1) Lesson 1- Learn patience..if it comes off overnight, it goes back on overnight. Unless you have a BIG deficit to shoot for you probably want to set up your MFP to lose .5-1 pound a week.
2) Lesson 2- Everyone IS different. You will have to find what works for you. It's also a good idea to switch up your exercise routine/foods when you get bored. That's when you are more likely to give up.
3) Lesson 3- If you can find an exercise that feels like "playing" to you, it will be easier. I've gotten used to running and enjoy it now. Maybe for you it's pilates, yoga, swimming, kick-boxing. Maybe you try lifting weights and that's your thing (there are a lot of lady lifters on MFP). Soccer, volleyball..etc etc etc. Try different things.
4) Lesson 4-SMALL changes. Each small change will net a long-term result. My first small change was just to park a little farther from the door and take the elevator less. Next goal was to not have any "zero" exercise days...I started using the treadmill for part of my breaks at work or walking outside. Sometimes I lift weights.
5) Lesson 5-Log, log, log. Being aware of what you're taking in (and burning off) helps keep your eye on the prize.
6) Lesson 6- One "bad" day isn't the end of the world. I might have 1 or 2 days a week where I'm over on calories. As long as I have a deficit over the week, I still lose weight. Don't obsess about seeing red every now and then...unless there's a MEDICAL reason to be super strict about it.
Following these 6 more or less has enabled me to drop from 264 to 210...skipped logging food/exercise for a couple months and ballooned back up to 228...back down to 219 as of this morning and still losing..
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I love this board, so much great advice in here 0
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holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
T)!holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
no, she did not...however, she did say that she felt "guilty" about enjoying food, to which I told her that is borderline disordered thinking when it comes to food..but she appears to have given up on the notion that enjoying food is guilty, so maybe she misspoke?
I can understand that then, I also fell into the trap of demonizing food and feeling guilty which did result in an eating disorder.holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
no, she did not...however, she did say that she felt "guilty" about enjoying food, to which I told her that is borderline disordered thinking when it comes to food..but she appears to have given up on the notion that enjoying food is guilty, so maybe she misspoke?SconnieCat wrote: »holliebaker90 wrote: »Best advice... go to a doctor! If you say you have an eating disorder, I think it is time for a different way of approaching things. Only a doctor can advise for you what your body needs after a full physical exam.
Did the OP say she had a eating disorder? Did I miss that? I think the OP is just trying to find out something that might work for her.
Nope...she said in a previous post on page 1 that she didn't have an eating disorder
Thanks for the concern holliebaker90 however as previously stated, I do not have an eating disorder. I agreed that saying I felt guilty for actually eating solid food was a tad dramatic, I'm not great with how I word what I want to say! Anxiety is a bstard that makes me jumble up what I actually want to say and I don't make sense a lot ha! I did suffer with bullimia when I was a teenager, but thankfully I'm through that now 110% :-)!0 -
I don't ordinarily suggest gluten free foods to non-Celiacs; however, the crust is extra thin and cuts the calls per slice dramatically. I eat half a pizza as a meal a couple of days a month for around 450 -500 calories. Have your pizza and weight loss too.0
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MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »I don't ordinarily suggest gluten free foods to non-Celiacs; however, the crust is extra thin and cuts the calls per slice dramatically. I eat half a pizza as a meal a couple of days a month for around 450 -500 calories. Have your pizza and weight loss too.
Great idea, thanks so much :-)0
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