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Whole Wheat Pizza?

A few months ago my girlfriend and I changed the way we live in a nod towards better health and an effort to lose weight. At the top of my list of foods I gave up was pizza. Nine months and about 80 pounds later/lighter, we are re-introducing some healthy carbs back into our diets, so we've been in search of a good whole wheat pizza.

Last night we got a pie from DaVinci's Pizza (at Juan Tabo and Eubank just to the east of Horse and Angel Tavern). It was awesome! Whole wheat pizza is surprisingly difficult to find in this town. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tags: pizza, whole wheat

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Permalink Reply by Ron Da Bomb on December 1, 2010 at 12:48pm

That's a good question. In February, I made the following changes:

1. Eliminated alcohol (for the first few months - now we have the occasional bottle of wine or glass of beer).
2. Started the South Beach Diet.
The two biggest changes for me with this diet were the elimination of:
- refined grain (i.e. white flour, pasta, many cereals)
- refined sugar (i.e. no more coke. This was a biggie since my drink of choice was bourbon and coke).
3. Started walking every day for lunch.
4. MUCH smaller meal portions. After adding up the fat/calorie/carb count of what I was eating vs. what I now eat, I was astonished.
5. Meal planning. This is another biggie for me. We started a Google calendar and we plan a week at a time.
6. Reward Day! About once every 4 to 6 weeks, we eat whatever we want for a day. Sometimes for a whole weekend.

We eat between 1200 and 1500 calories daily with limited carbs and sugars. Lots of lowfat proteins. Lots of salads. I make fun of our meal planning saying all we eat is chicken and weeds. But honestly, I am rarely hungry anymore. I'm almost halfway toward my goal. At first the weight loss was quick, like about 10 pounds a month. Now, my sustained rate is about 3-4 pounds a month.