I think that's how we are "supposed" to be eating--a few slices a pizza no more than a few times a year. Not a few times a month or a few times a week. So it is, as you say, a frame of mind. I think that feeling guilty about eating pizza once in a blue moon will create problems that lead to overeating or eating unhealthy food more often.
It's okay to have treats from time to time--that's why they're called treats, not every day food. I think that part of the obesity problem in this country comes from seeing these kinds of foods as for every day, especially since they're so easily accessible, rather than for certain occasions.
Personally, If I told myself that I couldn't have pizza ever again, I'd go nutso. Depriving myself in terms of food in public, feeling shame and guilt about eating was a lot of what got me into this mess.
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