Ate 1.5 pieces of PIZZA! Nooooooo

Not real happy with myself. I knew I should have just stayed away. I was a little surprised I could even have that much to begin with! Im only 5 months out. I have lost halfway of what I need to, but that means I still have 73ish pounds to go, which is no small feat especially if I eat crap or allow "snacking". Ugh!

This is why it's a fabulous idea to stay away from "trigger" foods. All kinds of fears are coming back to me, like the fact that I won't lose anymore weight if I do this ****

My little bit of saving grace has been that I excersize so much, I actually have a personal training session today after work- which is all the more reason why I shouldn't have had anything like pizza. Then again, if I think Im "okay" because I excersize that might be a bad thing. I need to just stay on top of it and not allow my cravings to take control. That fat girl wants her fat girl food!

I guess it's soup for dinner tonight.

So dissapointed in me today...

We are all human, I've yet to meet anyone that didn't have an "issue" or days they failed.

It's the reaction that helps us. Going to work out is a great response, but beating yourself up or assuming you will keep doing it, are not so good of reactions. Those can trigger us just as much as food.

So brush off, tell yourself "yikes, lesson learned, I'm right back to plan" and let it go. You've done great, focus on that!

Regular or thin crust?

Being AWARE and regaining control is paramount to this journey.  Good for you recognizing it.  Don't be like me and forget in 3 years and end up regaining and really pissed.

MS Shell

This is a serious post but Dogzzzz. You just made me lmfao!!!

And not to ignore them OP....good for you for recognizing. You will get right back on track tomorrow...
Don't do what I do and dwell on it for days!

Actually, I think what kind of crust it was is a valid question. If it was thin crust, the amount of carbs is much less than if it was regular or thick, right?

And how likely are we, as humans, to stick to our newfound habits if we can't ever take some kind of mini break (as long as it stays a "mini" break)?

Question: How much pizza would you have eaten pre-surgery? I haven't been sleeved yet, and I can eat 4-5 slices easily. Maybe pizza shouldn't be a regular food in your eating plan if it's a trigger, but eating only a slice and a half sounds like an NSV to me, especially since you are far enough out that you can handle eating just about anything

Yep....that was sort of my thinking.  I was kinda wondering if a thin crispy crust acts kinda like a cracker and allows you to eat more of it.....while a thick doughy piece would fill you up super fast.

You are on to something there - the eggface lady's site has instructions for WLS friendly pizza that my wife and I use sometimes. I normally use a thin corn tortilla as the crust - a whopping 19g total weight of crust upon which the meat, cheese and veg are baked. I never worried about the carbs, but the overall caloric impact was primarly the meat and cheese and quite workable.

Paul Newman has a frozen thin crust pizza that my wife brought home once (what are you thinking!?!) but it was actually quite friendly - the nominal "serving" is 1/3 of the pizza - too much for one sitting for most of us - but at a little over 300 calories and 14g of protein (the "supreme" version) it was quite do-able as lunch and afternoon snack. Not the greatest protein/calorie exchange, but not a terrible indulgence either.

Okay, pre op I could have easily eaten 6 slices of pizza no issues. Now if it was thin crust, I probably could have eaten a 7th. I always forced (and I mean forced) myself to stop after 4 pieces.

You slipped, you recognized it, you are taking accountability for it, now move on. Don't be disappointed in yourself - learn from your mistake and do your level best to remember what you learned today the next time temptation beckons.

Be gentle with yourself, but be aware. Congrats for taking responsibility and being accountable to yourself and your weight loss goal!

And ...... ? One of the best thing about this journey is that your tool is not broken. One and a half slices of pizza ?! Probably a half a slice too much, but if you look at it that way, it's not that bad.

And more importantly, you know what you did, you realize the trigger, and YOU MOVE ON. Don't berate yourself, don't feel guilty, just get back on track and keep moving forward.

Many of us used to get on the "I'm a failure" for eating something that we 'shouldn't eat' ~~~ it's not about one meal. It's about what you do after that one meal. It's about the rest of the week, and that you didn't give up on yourself or your diet because of half a slice of pizza !

Step away from self criticism. Get back to protein and 64 oz of fluid. You'll be fine.