can never give up pizza

maggie_degroat

maggie_degroat

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I love pizza and i think that is the one thing that is hard for my to give up, so because i want to eat healthy but still enjoy foods i looked around for ideas so today i decided to try it and i am sure many people have already done this or seen this but if you have not then here ya go...
i enjoyed myself a 236 cal. pepperoni pizza today

got me a 100% whole wheat pita
low fat ragu sauce
low fat mots cheese and turkey pepperoni, now when you read the back your not going to use a 1/2 cup of sauce so make sure you only count the stuff you use which i used 2 tbsp which was more than enough same with the cheese, 1/4 cup was plenty but hey if you like cheese just make sure yoU had the extra cals. in there and you can always change it up, throw some peppers veggies whatever you want and still make it a healthy pizza or even cut the pita in half and split the ingredients in to 2 and have 2 pizzas for the price of one.
after all that said i ate it and enjoyed it and it also killed my pizza craving, yeah it doesn't taste like your favorite pizza from the pizza place down the road but it's better for you.
 
pizza is my favorite. i just have it for my cheat meal because i know i could never give it up entirely...thin crust, white pizza w/ tomatoes and cheese or regular loaded up with veggies. only two slices, when i know damn well i could eat half a pizza, not because i'm that hungry, but because it's just sooo good. ughh :(
 
i hear ya, it's hard staying away from the things you use to eat when your family is still around eating it. i try not to cheat i have though but i try not to so i just instead try to make the things i use to like healthy. if only i could do that with buffalo wild wings yummy... i tried making the pizza with flat bread but my taste buds weren't having it, yuck...i have the same problem with soda i use to drink soda every day but instead once in a while i will drink a celsius to kill that craving plus it says will burn up to 100 cal. per a can and it gived me a boost there yummy but pricey
 
when i first started i tried not to cheat at all, but after two weeks, it was killing me seeing everyone else eat all the things i liked. i read about cheat meals on here and decided to incorporate one into my routine. so one cheat meal a week it is, normally on a saturday or sunday. i normally eat what i've been craving the most all week, even if it really isn't a meal...like i'll eat a healthy dinner, then if i've been craving ice cream, i'll have a serving. then i'm normally over it, thank god! :)

i was never big on drinking soda, well we call it pop around here, ha. my parents never really allowed us to have it, except if we were out to dinner on special occasions (birthdays, etc). then once i said to myself no ice cream, no cake, no candy, no soda, etc, i started to crave it! so instead of buying a 2 liter bottle or a case of pop, i'll go to the store and buy a can out of the pop machine outside, have that, and be done with it. i figure one can't hurt that much.

i'm just scared that if i don't treat myself to something i'm really craving that all hell will break lose and i'll eat a whole pizza and drink a 2 liter of pop. so far so good.

i may try your pizza recipe, however, it probably won't do the trick for me and i'll still crave the regular stuff...anything's worth a shot though!
 
speaking of ice cream another one of my lovely cravings picked my self up 3 boxes the other day all low calorie they have been sitting in there for a few days now and yet to touch them i like to have one every once in a while for a snack or something and i think for the one chocolate pop it is 60 cal. my biggest problem is right before i get my period i always binge but this time i didn't which is a huge step for me, usually i will eat anything that has chocolate in it, cookies, brownies, both..lol whatever i see. the other bight i ended up having a 6inch turkey sub from subway and i treated it as it was a cheat even though i knew it was all that bad. i am just so determined to feel good about myself.
 
it's definately total normal to have cravings during your period...i think it makes it even worse when you're on a diet too! i was really craving girlscout cookies last month, since they are absolutely everywhere...so i bought a box of thin mints, while on my period, and set them on my dresser (so my brother didn't eat the entire box in one sitting). i haven't even opened them yet! so i guess we're the same way in that aspect.

and subway subs aren't THAT bad, especially turkey (which is my favorite from there). i actually had one yesterday, on wheat bread, loaded with veggies, and a little bit of sweet onion sauce, which is a treat. and fortunately i didn't make it a meal!!

being down 24 lbs has got to feel good!
 
it does feel good... omg girl scout cookies, love them went to walmart the other day to buy some more healthy stuff and at the first entrance were those girls sitting there with there big smiles on there face staring you down like there saying COME BUY SOME YOU KNOW YOU WANT ONE..lol i looked at them and the thought of the thin mint in my mouth tasted so good, then i said to myself, nope ntot falling for that i drove to the other enteranced.. when i went to leave i looked for them and they were gone, thank goodness. usually i would buy like $50.00 worth and freeze them but i wasnt taking the chance.
 
it's so hard to resist them since they only come around once a year!!

the other day at wal-mart i discovered that edy's now makes girl scout cookies ice cream...horrible, right? it comes in thin mint (with chocolate or vanilla ice cream), tag a longs, and simoas. i'm almost sure the thin mint ice cream tastes better than the cookie. i put it in the kitchen in the basement...i'm less likely to be down there, ha.
 
good for you, with in days maybe you will forget about it.lol.
how long has it taken for you to lose the weight that you have
 
i can only hope.

when i first lost weight, in 2006, it took me from the beginning of may to the beginning of august to get down to 130 lbs...so 27 lbs in that time frame.

i maintained that weight until i set my new goal of 118 lbs in 2007...it then took me from january to april to get to my new goal weight, which i maintained until april 2008.

went through a bunch of stuff (long distance relationship, break-up, trying to finish up school, new job, blah blah blah) and put on 10 lbs...now i'm back at it again!

life story right there almost, haha.
 
i have been there, all throught out my teens i stayed at 160 got married he was in the military so he deployed for 6 months and while he was gone i got down the 130 i felt great well he came back i ended up pregnant and by the time i delivered my son i was 220 lbs. WOW.. got back down to 165 and bam our relationship went sour i went back up to 205 he worked over nights and then he still would not come home untill noon time i think i seen him maybe 5 hours out of the week. he could never give me truthful answers he was a liar.
woke up 1 day and said i am tired of living my life this way so i left him, found out later that he cheated on me many times and even at the current time of the break up. i then packed my stuff up incuding my son and moved to virginia where i met my fiance he was in the navy go figure. he went on deployment right after i got there and i was staying at a friends house and things got sour i dropped pound with in a couple of months i was down to 170. i stayed at that for a bit bam pregnant again delieverd at 122 after my son was born i was at 190. then went up to 209 went on a diet this past dec. lost 14 1/2lbs but gained 10 of it back so i restarted last month at 205.5 and i am sticking to it.. no more kids no more feeling depressed over a relationship i am in this for me and to be healthy for my kids. i know it's gonna take a long time and i am willing to take all the time i got.
 
wow, you went through a lot, but i'm sure it's all made you stronger. you deserve to do something for yourself without worrying about the stresses of a relationship. it'll be better in the long run and you'll be happier and healthier for yourself and your kids.

this whole losing weight by a healthy diet and exercise is very time consuming, but slow and steady wins the race. being down 24 lbs, it's like being 1/3 of the way there already!

how old are your children?
 
I wish i had more time in a day to really work out, in the morning i am getting my oldest off to school then clean house try and gather my sanity for the day..lol go to work from 12- 7 which while i am at work i dont get a second to sit i am always running around, after work i meet up with my brother at the gym do all my workout and try to get home around 8:45 to listen to my son read his book and tuck him in, my youngest stays up late i think he may have insomnia..lol i was actually thinking about doing a latin workout dance before my younest wakes up in the morning.
Brayden my oldest he is almost 8 and Rylan my younest is almost 2.. it's funny cause they were due on the same day just years apart so i upped to have him early didnt want them to have to share a birthday so now it's 2 weeks apart. apparently i am really fertil 1 day of the year.. he he.. so now i avoid that day.. i am happy with the 2 i have they keep me busy although i wish there was more time in a day to spend with them..
what about you any kids?
 
that's so weird that they were due on the same day, although i wouldn't have wanted for it to be on the same day either...too much conflict with birthday parties and all that. i always used to complain that i shared a birthday with my two cousins and my great grandma. we'd have a joint party, complete with 4 cakes, and i was just mad that i had to share the attention cause it wasn't MY day. what a bratty little kid i was, haha. now i have to share my birthday with my boyfriend...isn't that odd? i'm a year older though.

i'm sure your kids keep you busy though. i know i am always really worn out after i babysit my niece and nephew, they are 5 and 7, and that's only one day of it! when we go on vacation and i'm with them all week i feel like i need a vacation from vacation. :) i can only imagine how my mom and dad feel, ha.

no kids for me though and not anytime in the near future. i need a job, house, and puppy first i think. actually, i can see myself turning into just having dogs instead of children. i love kids, but it's better when i can give them back at the end of the day (for not, at least)!
 
Pizza is my heroin. I can't not eat pizza. I am addicted to it to the point of needing help. I crave it, I love it, it owns my life. I eat one large pizza a week and have done so every week since I changed my eating habits in September of last year.

Just wanted to share that I love pizza too. We need a "club".
 
Moon said:
Pizza is my heroin. I can't not eat pizza. I am addicted to it to the point of needing help. I crave it, I love it, it owns my life. I eat one large pizza a week and have done so every week since I changed my eating habits in September of last year.

Just wanted to share that I love pizza too. We need a "club".
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I agree. I love it. There are so many little family owned pizza shops around here which are a million times better than Domino's and Papa John's. I just have a hard time deciding which place to get it from...although the one place makes it with thin crust (reminds me of pie crust kind of), a sweeter sauce, and low fat cheese. I'm not sure if it's any healthier, but I've convinced myself it is. :)
 
well MOON your still doing great even with the pizza cheat, god i am so now craving pizza star's pizza i dont even want the whole pie just 2 slices ooooo maybe even 3 yummy. damn i am so hungry now....

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Shep i tell myself everyday that i need a vacation away from work, kids and fiance just be by myself for a week with no one around.. that would be so peaceful.. yeah then i woke back up to reality..lol
 
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