I'll keep the intro short, as I also have started a blog (check it out!).
When I graduated HS 11 years ago, I was pretty (not a personal observation, this is what I'm told) and a size 6-8. Now I'm almost 30, and a size 20. I have had a couple semi-successful weight loss episodes, but I eventually get discouraged (or hungry) and gain it back, plus some.
My most successful try was 2 years ago. I went from 224 lbs to 195 lbs before my wedding. Now I'm up to 231.5 (as of this morning).
So here I am, hoping to get immersed in blogging/support on here.
Note: my snack bag of pistachios is not cutting it today. I'm hungry.
Welcome to the forum. I love pizza too. I know Weight Watchers and SmartOnes have some good lower calorie pizza you can enjoy.
Make sure you are following a food plan that fits with your lifestyle and you can follow long term. Following a plan where you are constantly hungry may cause you to give up too soon.
Best of luck to you!!
It's so hard to determine what "diet" fits with my lifestyle and is sustainable...until now, the only thing I could hang with is eating what I want, when I want it. Although I have gone boughts with eating balanced and healthy, I haven't been able to stick with it for more than a few months because I don't like it. I know, lame. Right now, my plan is to eat healthy all day, small meals every couple hours. Then, at night, homemade pizza that is carefully calorie counted.
I'm hopeful that I will see some results fairly quickly in how I feel daily (sluggish and can't concentrate) and that will help with "sticking to it."
Thanks for the welcome NEMom, and congrats on doing so well with your goals!
You could try "pitz pizzas" Start with pita, add abit of pizza sauce, lots of veggies & some light cheese & bake until bubbly. THis is pretty good and
way lower in calories than regular pizza. Good luck on your journey!
Pizza lover have you considered counting calories as a food plan?
I am a calorie counter. I choose this method because its free and flexible. I can basically eat what I want as long as it stays within my calorie range. I try to keep my calories between 1300-1400 calories per day. My loss has not been fast though, however, I feel like it is something that I can continue long term.
That's exactly what I do. I'm actually a whiz when it comes to counting (been doing it for years), and I believe that it is the best option for me. I have a major problem with starting new after I slip up. For example -
I forget to pack my lunch, so I'll say "screw it" and go across the street for a cheeseburger. When I get home, since I already blew the day by having a cheeseburger, I say "screw it" and eat pizza (what else?) for dinner. A couple hours later, I figure that my day is blown already, so I saw "screw it" and eat whatever carbs that I can possibly melt cheese on that are in the house. And there are carbs and cheese in the house because the previous day I said "screw it" and bought what I wanted. Then the weekend comes, and since I have been slipping all week, I saw "screw it" and go on a calorie free for all, with the intention of getting back to it Monday.
For me, it comes down to self control. Self control is something I struggle with in all aspects of my life. I actually rarely keep anything unhealthy around the house, but if I am craving something, I don't have the self control to not go to the store.
The best solution for me would be to move an hour away from any grocery store. Now THAT would be a lifestyle that I could live with...lol
I do the same "screw it" thing. It's so frustrating when I'm done with whatever I just ate and I realized, crap I'm going to be way over my calories. Which leads to another screw it moment. hahaha.
I totally get you! Pizza is a serious weakness of mine too. What I'm doing these days is making a huge salad and eating that before I get to the pizza. I also try to make the pizza at home with whole wheat crust and less cheese. (Sometimes I do roasted veggie pizza with a grating of fresh parm on top - delicious!)
Hi Pomm! I'm planning on posting my homemade pizzas on my 3FC blog. Tonight, BBQ Chicken pizza! I make homemade crust, less cheese, etc. I separate the dough into individual sizes, and I roll it pretty thin so I fool myself into thinking it's bigger than it is, lol.
Damn, I'm hungry right now. Been eating like I should today (ok, maybe I could add some more veggies...), and all I want is a huge piece of bread covered in goat cheese...mmmm....
First, it sounds like some solid menu planning and prep would be a good tool to set yourself up for a successful week. If you take the time to plan ahead, you're not stuck without something for lunch and grabbing whatever you can.
Second, I'm a reformed carbaholic and one of the best things I did was to learn what foods will fill me up and keep my brain from screaming for carbs when I'm not actually hungry. For me, that means eating lots of veggies, avoiding sugars and other things that will spike my blood sugar, and ensuring that I have some healthy fats with every meal.
@pizzaloveresq, "Hungry Girl" Lisa Lillien has a few faux pizza recipes. One is to bake a med-large hi-fiber flour tortilla @375 for 5 min til crispy (on a cookie sheet), spread 2 T tomato sauce and sprinkle with 1 stick string cheese, then bake another 5 min, 181 cals.
She has one for a veg pizza at 150 cals too: roll out 1 pk Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust refrig dough into a rectangle on a Pam-ed baking sheet., spread 3/4 c. canned tom sauce, place eggplant and zucchini slices, sprinkle with 3/4 c. shredded fat-free or part-skim mozz, then distribute sliced mush and bell peppers over. Bake for 15 min @ 425. 8 servings.
She had a bunch of other ones in her cookbooks too.
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