Question:
Pizza- can i ever eat it again?

I have been craving pizza a lot lately. I am 4 months out and have lost 100lbs. Do you think pizza would really hurt me???    — angelndskyz (posted on September 28, 2005)

September 27, 2005
As a steady diet its a bad food choice, but as a occasional treat should be fine, eat mostly the toppings like cheese and pepperoni, to maximize the protein.
   — bob-haller

September 28, 2005
We all know pizza is not a great food choice. I have it once a week. One or two tiny pieces. And I am 3 years out RNY. I did not tolerate it for the first year at all. The thin crust is most aggreable. You are only 4 months out? 100 lns already! WOW! If your family has some pizza, try a little cheese off the top. CHEESE WAS ALWAYS MY FRIEND. Fatty yes, but tolerable and good protein. Eat it very slow. Bread and grease, sugar is still a problem for me, and thank goodness it is! One reason I had this surgery was to change such things. Anytihng in small doses is usually ok. What we learn from WLS is moderation, elimination of poor choices. Congrats on your success!
   — Jenny_B

September 28, 2005
I eat it once in a while. Thin crust only, the thick crust makes me feel bloated and the toppings are my fav part anyways. Did you know if you blot the top of your pizza with a paper towel or napkin you remove about 30% of the fat??? I can only eat 1-2 small pieces anyways, a far cry from the days of polishing off 1/2 a large pizza.
   — **willow**

September 28, 2005
Well I have eaten pizza, but a piece of pizza sent me to the emergency room last night with a gallbladder attack. Unfortuneatly it is something that happens to us after the gastric bypass so be careful because I was in a lot of pain last night. I had the surgery on April 29th and mine is already going bad. Stormy 346/250/151
   — Stormy71

September 29, 2005
For my first seven months, i found that just picking the cheese off the top was enough for me - and I could only eat about a tablspoon of that! Now I eat about 1/8 of a small slice- if that. I have almost a whole slice of white pizza in my fridge from four days ago. Tomato slice is high in sugar, so I save a little by not eating the regular pizza. At four months out (wow, you sure have lost a lot!), I would say try a little of the cheese.
   — Novashannon

September 29, 2005
I am five months out, I do like pizza toppings but find the crust a real problem. I would suggest a few goldfish crackers, they have a pizza flavor. I loved pizza before my sugery but find it not worth it.
   — Gina W.

October 8, 2005
My husband has found single serving low carb pizza in the freezer section of the grocery store. It has a thin crust, made with soy protien base flour, and low fat mozzarella cheese. You might try it.
   — DianaE