Papa johns.
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Their nutrition calculator is great. Play with it and fit it into your calories.0
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SabotageinStilettos wrote: »@cee134 loves pizza!
This is mostly true.0 -
katherineleggett wrote: »
Did one bad meal cause you to gain weight in the first place? Will one good meal cause you to lose it all?5 -
One thing to keep in mind is if you've been restricting for a while and have been avoiding fatty/greasy foods, your body may have an unpleasant reaction... go easy
Where we live, PJ's often has 50% off specials & my hubby brings it home regularly. I use to love the Works, and now don't really enjoy it anymore, so you may also find your tastes have changed.0 -
im not a big pizza person, but when i have pizza its usually papa johns
100 pounds lost says it not gonna kill ya
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Why do you need to ask permission to eat a certain food? You're an adult, you don't need anyone's permission. Sounds like what you do need, is a better understanding of something called "context and dosage". Pizza, just like any food, is not good or bad. It can be eaten, in an appropriate amount (dosage) relative to your calorie needs, as part of an overall balanced diet (context).
Many successful members, myself included, have achieved weight loss, fitness, and overall health goals without cutting out any of the foods we love. I eat pizza once a week or every other week usually with my kids. They also like chain pizza - so we order domino's, Papa Johns, or pick up Little Caesears. A couple of pieces of pizza, plus a salad that I make at home, puts me at about 700-800 calories, which fits easily into my day (I'm in maintenance though). If you are at a lower calorie target and feel that would be too much of an impact on your day, you can exercise to "earn" a few more calories, you can bank calories during the week and save them up for a higher calorie day on the weekend, or you can accept that eating one day at maintenance calories but other days at your normal calorie target still puts you in a deficit for the week.
You should be aware that if you've been cutting things like pizza out, you may see some temporary water weight gain when you step on the scale.
Enjoy!5 -
It’s done. 4 large slices.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »im not a big pizza person, but when i have pizza its usually papa johns
100 pounds lost says it not gonna kill ya
For once in my life I’ve eaten slowly with a knife and fork and I’m full from less!
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katherineleggett wrote: »Can I have papa johns?! I’m craving it SO much!
Help!
Cheaper and probably healthier just to get some cardboard and munch on that.6 -
Pizza is not bad. I like pizza. Have your pizza and move on. 2 slices of pizza is like 600 calories.0
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It's one meal. And if you're craving it's likely nothing else will satisfy your craving and you might end up eating a bunch of other stuff trying to, then go over anyways. I make pizza every weekend with the two ingredient dough and love it! I'm a pizza lover so this helps me tremendously and I don't go over with it. My pizzas average 650 calories for a 10", and 50 grams of protein. Win win.
That being said, If it were me, I would go for better pizza. I love pizza but papa johns was the only one I ever threw in the trash.1 -
katherineleggett wrote: »Can I have papa johns?! I’m craving it SO much!
Help!
Cheaper and probably healthier just to get some cardboard and munch on that.
Unless cardboard has some hidden nutritional value we've all been sleeping on, a meal like pizza with protein, fat, carbohydrates and the vitamins and minerals in flour and tomato sauce (along with whatever toppings OP chose) is going to be much more nutritious than cardboard.5 -
katherineleggett wrote: »Can I have papa johns?! I’m craving it SO much!
Help!
Cheaper and probably healthier just to get some cardboard and munch on that.
Why do people feel the need to impose their tastes on others?
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katherineleggett wrote: »
It’s done. 4 large slices.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »im not a big pizza person, but when i have pizza its usually papa johns
100 pounds lost says it not gonna kill ya
For once in my life I’ve eaten slowly with a knife and fork and I’m full from less!
Very glad to hear this! I also would love to draw your attention to @WinoGelato 's first paragraph which nicely summarises, I think, what most of the posters are trying to say.
One meal and/or one exercise session will not make a person fat, thin, or buff. The long term accumulation of single meals and/or single exercise sessions (or lack thereof) WILL actually have an effect.
Your weight varies from day to day (and it would make perfect sense for it to shoot up after you eat something with increased sodium such as a pizza. it will come down a couple of days later assuming you don't continue eating the higher level of sodium and that you use the bathroom regularly
). The long term trend of what your weight does over a minimum 4 to 6 week time period to account for hormonal fluctuations is what matters though.
Managing your weight (and ultimately your health) is a longer term process. To me, at least, it makes sense to try to reduce the difficulty level for things that I have to keep doing long term.
If you are catching yourself thinking about your hard work in a way that implies that you're not happy with the difficulty level... you may want to consider that you are the one who sets your goals and time limits.1 -
melissa6771 wrote: »It's one meal. And if you're craving it's likely nothing else will satisfy your craving and you might end up eating a bunch of other stuff trying to, then go over anyways. I make pizza every weekend with the two ingredient dough and love it! I'm a pizza lover so this helps me tremendously and I don't go over with it. My pizzas average 650 calories for a 10", and 50 grams of protein. Win win.
That being said, I agree I would go for better pizza. I love pizza but papa johns was the only one I ever threw in the trash.
But if OP is craving Papa John's specifically (like the post indicates), substituting another type of pizza may not be as satisfying. Presumably she knows what Papa John's tastes like and she knows that she likes it. What else really matters?5 -
katherineleggett wrote: »
It’s done. 4 large slices.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »im not a big pizza person, but when i have pizza its usually papa johns
100 pounds lost says it not gonna kill ya
For once in my life I’ve eaten slowly with a knife and fork and I’m full from less!
And that's how you learn to make the things you enjoy work Way to go you! (not being patronizing I swear, this seems to be a really big hurdle a lot of people struggle with and you figured it out) 6 -
janejellyroll wrote: »melissa6771 wrote: »It's one meal. And if you're craving it's likely nothing else will satisfy your craving and you might end up eating a bunch of other stuff trying to, then go over anyways. I make pizza every weekend with the two ingredient dough and love it! I'm a pizza lover so this helps me tremendously and I don't go over with it. My pizzas average 650 calories for a 10", and 50 grams of protein. Win win.
That being said, I agree I would go for better pizza. I love pizza but papa johns was the only one I ever threw in the trash.
But if OP is craving Papa John's specifically (like the post indicates), substituting another type of pizza may not be as satisfying. Presumably she knows what Papa John's tastes like and she knows that she likes it. What else really matters?
Yes, when people say "get something better" , they are basically saying, "get something I like". Pizza elitism 5 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »
It’s done. 4 large slices.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »im not a big pizza person, but when i have pizza its usually papa johns
100 pounds lost says it not gonna kill ya
For once in my life I’ve eaten slowly with a knife and fork and I’m full from less!
And that's how you learn to make the things you enjoy work Way to go you! (not being patronizing I swear, this seems to be a really big hurdle a lot of people struggle with and you figured it out)
It's really (IMO) one of the most important skills to master for long-term weight control.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »melissa6771 wrote: »It's one meal. And if you're craving it's likely nothing else will satisfy your craving and you might end up eating a bunch of other stuff trying to, then go over anyways. I make pizza every weekend with the two ingredient dough and love it! I'm a pizza lover so this helps me tremendously and I don't go over with it. My pizzas average 650 calories for a 10", and 50 grams of protein. Win win.
That being said, I agree I would go for better pizza. I love pizza but papa johns was the only one I ever threw in the trash.
But if OP is craving Papa John's specifically (like the post indicates), substituting another type of pizza may not be as satisfying. Presumably she knows what Papa John's tastes like and she knows that she likes it. What else really matters?
Pretty sure I said for her to have it if that's what she said craving and that nothing else would satisfy that craving.
No harm in giving her more information for something she might enjoy in the future or on a more regular basis. That's how people try new things. That how I started trying it two months ago because someone else told me about it. Why are you always so controversial and argumentative? Every time you reply to one of my posts. And to others. People have opinions and information to share.7 -
katherineleggett wrote: »
It’s done. 4 large slices.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »im not a big pizza person, but when i have pizza its usually papa johns
100 pounds lost says it not gonna kill ya
For once in my life I’ve eaten slowly with a knife and fork and I’m full from less!
Glad you got what you wanted and enjoyed it! It's a learning process and learning balance is a huge part of it. Good for you!1
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