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Pizza

Ive seen where people say they don't eat pizza. Is it the nutrition part or is it one of those things that is just hard to eat with the band.

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  • I really haven't had pizza since being banded, although I am not purposefully avoiding it. I am fine with most foods as far as eating goes (no cheap or fried doughy breads), so I would imagine I could

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    I use the whole wheat pita bread and make my own homemade pizza; I add pizza sauce, lots of cheese and topings. I cook them for about 12 minutes so the crust is very crisp. Good Luck

  • daisychains7
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    I remember at a pre op appointment, I told my nutritionist I was sad at the thought of never eating pizza again. She laughed and said "who said you could never have pizza again? You'll just have 1 pie

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im not a pizza fan, maybe a once every 2 months or so. I think its the bread part because it expands and can get stuck easily. Try thin crust ??

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But I just saw a recipe on myfitnesspal where you make your pizza crust out of cauliflower and cheese...the whole pizza is less than 400 calories and everyone said they couldn't eat the whole thing. I'm thinking that might be worth a try.

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I knew thin crust would work better. I just wasn't sure if people still had problems with that. I make homemade dough and do really thin crust, like almost see through before it's cooked. Really hoping i will be able to try it in a few weeks.

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I recently made a vegetable pizza on a flour tortilla which was very nice and good nutritionally.

I use the whole wheat pita bread and make my own homemade pizza; I add pizza sauce, lots of cheese and topings. I cook them for about 12 minutes so the crust is very crisp. Good Luck

I use the whole wheat pita bread and make my own homemade pizza; I add pizza sauce, lots of cheese and topings. I cook them for about 12 minutes so the crust is very crisp. Good Luck

Thats a great idea and I love pita bread, thanks!

I remember at a pre op appointment, I told my nutritionist I was sad at the thought of never eating pizza again. She laughed and said "who said you could never have pizza again? You'll just have 1 piece instead of 4!" that made me happy. Haha. Haven't tried pizza post band yet but I heard thin crust is easier. Cant wait to try pita pizza soon.

I do the pita too with skim mozzarella spinach and mushrooms it's really good it gets the pizza craving satisfied without the guilt . My kids love it too we call it make ur own pizza night of course they have pepperoni and pineapple as well as veggies to play with :)

It was a joke at work years ago that I would have pizza for lunch everyday if I could! I still love pizza. It is just high in cals/fats. I don't eat pizza if I am alone. However if my college age nephews invite me to the movies (I'm super fun Aunty Honk!); I don't feel guilty going out for pizza. I do order a side salad eat that first and then have one slice of thin crust. Being as one goes to college out of town my pizza nights are far in between.

I do what honk does, I eat a salad then have a small slice. By the time I get to the crust edge, I am full!

I eat pizza now. I am over a year out. I could not eat it at first but I can eat 1 slice now. I only do this about once every 2 to 3 months if that. I always get the crispy crust.

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I was looking online for a low carb pizza recipe and I found one that uses egg as the crust. Just cook the egg as you would an omlet. Place egg circle on a pizza pan and top with vegis, cheese and sauce bake for 10min. I tried it for lunch today. It was good alternative to pizza crust

I really haven't had pizza since being banded, although I am not purposefully avoiding it. I am fine with most foods as far as eating goes (no cheap or fried doughy breads), so I would imagine I could eat thin crust pizza...

My nutritionist is of the idea that there are no "bad" foods, just foods to consume in moderation vs ones you should eat all of the time.

I just make cheese or pepperoni pizza on a whole wheat wrap, 5 mins under the broiler and its perfect, and a bonus is that my kids even love it.

PIZZA!!! Absolutely, hands down, my favourite food. I get into trouble with pizza, so I only indulge occasionally now.

Giving up your favourite foods isn't sustainable, and I say this from experience. The biggest thing for me was making it into a treat as opposed to a staple of my diet (more than once a day, 3-4 times a week!)

The first time I lost the weight, I basically gave up eating for pleasure to do it. This time, I'm going to keep it off by letting myself indulge in moderation. So far so good, and this way is a lot more fun! ;)

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