Need help with cravings (Pizza & wings)

If you are really craving something, work it into your daily calories. For example, I really, really wanted a good burger. So this weekend I skipped breakfast on Saturday and had a giant burger for lunch. Fries don't matter as much to me, so I got a salad on the side. I also wanted pizza last week, so I worked that in (a couple of times, actually). If you absolutely can't work it in, eat it, track it, and move on. You aren't going to be perfect all of the time, and that's ok. This is a lifestyle, not a diet, so you need to have treats sometimes!

Homemade pizza is the way to go. You control the calories and the sodium is soooo much better. A lot of stores sell homemade dough now - makes it easy - just top it and bake.

I have pizza about once per month. I exercise more that day. I eat 3 pieces and my fiance, who is a lot bigger than me, gets the other five pieces. We have a big salad with this. I chew slowly, savoring every bite.

I have a hard time when his brother and his family is in town and we have pizza night because they get double the amount of pizza needed for one meal, and it's a long meal, and its hard to not keep eating.

You can see if this Buffalo Chicken Soup scratches your yen for wings: http://fastpaleo.com/recipe/paleo-buffalo-chicken-soup/

I get my pizza from Pizza Hut (I know not everyone likes their pizza). The thin and crispy crust runs me from 220-250 calories a slice, and I'll generally have two slices. I limit it to one meat topping and generally have a veggie or fruit topping as well (I'd throw more veggies on, but I'm cheap and get the two pizzas for $6.99 each deal). My favorite combos are sausage and mushrooms with alfredo sauce, honey Sriracha crust, and balsamic drizzle 250 calories per slice and salami and pineapple with honey Sriracha sauce, garlic crust, and balsamic drizzle. Is it the best thing I could eat, no, but it fits into my calorie goal and satisfies my craving for pizza.

I through chicken breasts in the slow cooker with Frank's buffalo wing sauce and eat it by itself or on lettuce . So tasty

Plan your day around it. If you have small breakfast and lunch you will most likely be able to fit in some pizza or wings. If you feel the amount is not enough to satisfy you for the calories you can always have a large salad or some broth based soup with them to bulk up the meal.

mmm buffalo chicken pizza with blue cheese crumbles

Good advice above! Another tip is go to a pizzeria (or Costco) and have a slice. If you don't have a whole pizza around it helps to not overeat.

I try to make it fit by eating less earlier in the day and/or exercising to have extra calories. Or most likely, I eat the pizza and wings and enjoy it - I'll go over my daily calories, BUT... I know it's only one meal, and that one meal won't make me regain ALL of my weight back. I go back to eating my deficit the next day. Whatever lbs. I "gain" overnight is water weight and will go away as I keep eating at my deficit.

Tinawood40 wrote: »

Homemade pizza is the way to go. You control the calories and the sodium is soooo much better. A lot of stores sell homemade dough now - makes it easy - just top it and bake.

I make buffalo chicken pizza that is the bomb and it knocks out both of these cravings at once! i'll hook you up with the recipe if you'd like it

Baked chicken tenderloin with hot sauce spread over them is my favorite...I dip them in a Blue Cheese/light sour cream dressing!! Find slightly healthier ways to incorporate what you love into your new health conscious lifestyle.

I eat the foods I enjoy. I just track/account for it.

One aspect: quantity. My husband can eat a whole large pizza, and sometimes does. He generally regrets it - due to the heart burn and the way the body feels after eating a huge mass of food with a significant amount of grease. In the past there have been many times where I have over-eaten because I enjoyed the taste of something. Now I try to have a better balance, eat slower, and keep in mind I want to eat until satiated - not eat until I feel like I'm going to explode.

Another aspect: look for ways you can lower the calories of your favorite things. When eating wings out, I ask for baked wings. Still taste great, but less fat/calories. At home, I buy the store brand frozen wings and cook them in the air fryer. They're very good, and less calories than actual 'fried' wings. For pizza, consider your crust, cheese and topping choices. Dominos for example, the hand tossed or pan crusts are the highest in calories. The thin or Brooklyn style are lower cals. Avoid 'extra' cheese. And in terms of the meats, don't go overboard. A couple slices of pepperoni will have less cals than a couple slices of Meatzza (which is 4 meats AND extra cheese).

JoshuaRoberts173 wrote: »

I am new to MFP in regards to using the community forums. I have been losing weight but now I am stuck and have been for a couple of months. I need to lose 40 pounds to help me with a degenerative disc problem. Any real advise or tips that have helped your craving issues would be appreciated, please add me as a friend to see my dieting.

I had a cheesy flat bread pizza and when I logged it told me it was better for me so that works! Also I pick one day a week for a cheat day.