purely curious... pizza/carbs EVER again??

i'm sitting at work right now, all of my coworkers are eating their ordered in lunch, pizza, garlic knots, ect ect ect! the smell has totally filled the air.
I'm just wondering has anyone ever had a bite of these things since surgery? or anything with awful carbs? I'm doing ok and fighting the head hunger (I do like protein shakes i do like protien shakes i do like protein shakes!!!! ) I'm just curious if ever again in a "normal eating situation" do you have small portions of the "bad foods"?  (I totally get this is life change and I'm more than willing to do it, i'm just asking and of pure curiousity)
thanks!

I love pizza!  Could eat it everyday, and sometimes do, I just make it crustless (some pizza places even will make it for you).  You can also find recipes for a cauliflower crust, my NUT gave me a recipes using lowfat cheese and hearbs and eggs to create a crust.  You get very creative when you want to have a healthy lifestyle and yet enjoy certain things.  A couple bits of sauce with turkey pepperoni or canadian bacon and a sprinkle of cheese taste amazing!!!  Good luck.

very cool! thanks so much!

 Can you please post your crust recipe?  Thanks.

I just looked it up, pretty neat!

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
1/2 tsp garlic salt
olive oil (optional)

pizza sauce, shredded cheese and your choice of toppings*

 

Directions:

 

To "Rice" the Cauliflower:
Take 1 large head of fresh cauliflower, remove stems and leaves, and chop the florets into chunks. Add to food processor and pulse until it looks like grain. Do not over-do pulse or you will puree it. (If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the whole head with a cheese grater). Place the riced cauliflower into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes (some microwaves are more powerful than others, so you may need to reduce this cooking time). There is no need to add water, as the natural moisture in the cauliflower is enough to cook itself.

One large head should produce approximately 3 cups of riced cauliflower. The remainder can be used to make additional pizza crusts immediately, or can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.

To Make the Pizza Crust:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Add oregano, crushed garlic and garlic salt, stir. Transfer to the cookie sheet, and using your hands, pat out into a 9" round. Optional: Brush olive oil over top of mixture to help with browning.

Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.

Remove from oven. To the crust, add sauce, toppings and cheese. Place under a broiler at high heat just until cheese is melted (approximately 3-4 minutes).

Enjoy!

*Note that toppings need to be precooked since you are only broiling for a few minutes.

 

 

Serves 2; Adapted from Your Lighter Side.

 

Note for those that don’ t have a microwave:

You can steam the florets on the stove before ricing them. The texture/consistency won’t be the same (It will be more like a puree) but it still works fine once you mix all the ingredients together! I know because I’ve tried it that way too!

 

I'm probably in the minority but yes- I have had pizza and other carbs. I had my surgery 6 months ago. I am down 90 lbs ( 30 lbs to go)  I stop at one peice of pizza since that fills me up.  The danger for me is grazing and the carbs like chips and desserts which seem to slide and not cause much restriction.

I am reading " the rules of normal eating" and I would rather be 10 lbs overweight and not obsessed with food if that makes sense.

But that said- the tasty stuff is on top - the bread is just the delivery system lol.  I will often just eat the toppings mmmmm

 I plan to use Julian bread which is no carb for my pizza w/ salsa and turkey  pepperoni.. I'm waiting for my bread in the mail

 You are at a very difificult point in regards to head hunger.  You are dealing with the extreme change in diet along with the stomach not being healed.  I cannot emphasize enough that you need to keep yourself safe and stay away from foods that are off plan.  With that said...

I was not much of a pizza eater prior to surgery... at it mostly because I "had" to.  Post op every so often I got a hankering for some.  Once I was far enough out I very, very occasionally had some- bu*****pically did put me over for my calories for the day.  I was low carb for the first 2 months, but then began eating carbs due to hypoglycemia and did just fine getting to goal.  But with all those carbs and calories came plentiful and consistent exercise.  Just know that it is not the same path for everyone.  You may be a person that needs to keep it low carb, or maybe not.  That is something that you will need to sort out.  

The head huner doesn't go away, even when at goal.  What does change (hopefully) is how one deals with it long term and continuing to eat mindfully.  

thank you! I didn't mean in ANY way that I'd be trying this ANY time soon! I know I have a loooong road before any thoughts of "regular" food come into my head or mouth for that matter! The head hunger is something I read about on here but never really grasped until experiencing it myself the past few weeks. My stomach has no idea what's going on at the moment but my head is all over the old food! lol It's a work in progress and so far I'm winning! thanks for you thoughts! Just smelling all the goodness in the office before had me wonder.. :)

 I love pizza and I will eat it again a long time from now but will choose the thin crust low fat meats and one piece.