Conference rocks::weight_control

    Liz, I did the same thing---bought Halloween candy that I didn't
    like (My husband even asked me why we had such "yucky" candy this
    year!) But, with all the candy people brought into work, plus the
    candy I stole (What an awful Mommie!) from my son's pumpkin, I was
    really out of control this week. I'd eat one little-size  (delicious!)
    Milky Way and then figure, "well I blew my diet, I guess I'll eat
    spaghetti for dinner!", etc., etc., etc.,......
	
    I seem to be doing okay now but it's sure been a tough week!

    Well, after doing so well for 4 days on my new eating plan, I
    broke down and ate a bag of dipsy doodles.  Okay, no big deal, just
    get back on track for dinner, right?  Wrong.  I then proceeded to
    eat 4 slices of pizza and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
    for dinner.  I don't even like cream cheese frosting!  Okay, all
    is not lost, get some aerobic exercise in.  I fell asleep.  Anyway,
    my body did not appreciate the change in diet and I felt very sick
    this morning.   I'm about to go for my walk (which I haven't done
    for two days) and I feel much better.
    
    Even though I am confessing, I really don't feel guilty.  Having
    pizza was something I really wanted.  Next time, (if I weaken again)
    I will limit my slices and make sure I eat fruit or something before 
    ordering a large pie for two people.
    
    On the road again...
    D.

    Darelene, don't (I repeat don't!) order a large pizza even for
    two people on the premise that you can have left-overs!  Its
    much too difficult not to *finish up those last slices* while
    the other person is eating.  Order a small pizza and salad, that
    way you can have one piece, satisfy your craving, and eat your
    salad while the other person polishes off the rest of the pizza.
    
    I finally realized the only way I could control what I eat of
    high appealing foods (like pizza!) was to control the amount
    set in front of me!
    
    For the same reason, I won't eat buffet sytle anymore.  If we go
    to a buffet, I order off the menu (sigh, it *does* work however...)
    
    Hang in there!
    
    mary
    

    I too have a weakness for Pizza....
    Its one of my favorite foods and I don't think I could live without
    the stuff.
    What I found that helped me when I was really dieting heavy was
    the "weight watchers" frozen pizzas...  They are really very good,
    and only approx 300 calories...
    
    I know they are not as good as the "real" thing....but they do the
    trick for me.  I like them very much, and in fact I had a few people
    hanging around the microwave today wondering what smelled so good.
    (It was my WW pizza!!)   I have not been dieting very heavily lately,
    but WW pizza always stays in my freezer. 
    
    I lost 20 lbs this summer and have been able to keep it off so far...
    (up and down one or two here and there..but...) so now I am able
    to eat regular "fattenting" pizza every once in awhile sparingly.
    
    But the WW pizzas have saved me quiet a few nights!!
    
    Just say to yourself that when youget the craving for pizza...the
    only kind you will allow yourself to have is the WW...and thats
    that!  
    
    (One of my little tricks were to cut it into 8 small pieces so it
    feels like you have more to eat....I would growl when my boyfriend
    would try to steal even ONE piece!!!  He learned!)
    
    
    

    
    I am one of those people who order a LARGE pizza for two.  And I
    always fight for the last piece with the other person.  Lately,
    I have been trying to cut down the amount I eat for dinner, so 
    I divide the pizza in 1/2 and eat only the toppings.  Is that
    better than eating 1/4 of the pizza????  Dr. Mike Z???
    

    I don't think I'd find just eating the toppings all that satisfying.  I
    think the cheese is the real killer with pizza.

    With that in mind, if breads are your downfall, the Moosewood Cookbook
    has a recipe for zucchini crust pizza that's quite good.  You still have
    to ration the cheese, but other than that it's mostly veggies.

    Beverly

.5>    I divide the pizza in 1/2 and eat only the toppings.  Is that
.5>    better than eating 1/4 of the pizza????
    
    	It depends on how oily the crust is and what the toppings are.
    
    	Pizza crust is usually very low in fat. Toppings like cheese,
    sausage, pepperoni, and olives are high in % of calories from fat.
    
    	So, if your crust isn't oily, and if your toppings are like
    those listed above, you're eating more fat by eating the toppings
    and not the crust.
    
    -mike z

I personally LOVE pizza crust!  However, one of my friends does not
like the edges of it so she saves them for her dogs.  She calls them
pizza bones!  I love it!