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Originally Posted by stt816
of course low calorie pizza would be better, but isn't it the same people that can't control themselves. So if you have them on a strict meal plan, wouldn't they be more likely to binge when they go out? Your general health will be fine if you go with the 80/20 rule, what is bad about pizza? Bread? no Cheese? no Tomato sauce? no
if you look at it pizza is an all natural food 
gotta think outside the box |
What the F$%CK is all natural, don't get me started on food labeling. If you mean all natural by my standards, I don't see how your traditional pizza with processed doe, processed cheese, tomato sauces with added ingredients often including sugars and unhealthy fats could be considered "all natural" Now if you're going by food labelers anything can be listed as all natural.
I am not sure why I must explain this to someone in the field.
Not if it's a properly constructed meal plan, you are eating the proper ratios of proteins, carbs and fats. This is where the 5-6 small meal come in as well. We all know that 3 800 cal meals is 2400 cals and that 6 400 cal meals is 2400 cals, so at the end of the day we're back to cals in vs. cals out. we all know that it takes about 2.5-3hrs to digest a meal in that cal range but what happens the 3 higher cal meals, especially with higher gi foods, is that there is more of an insulin spike, by the time the second feeding comes along you will most likely be hungry, with that hunger comes cravings as well as a good chance of overeating and poor food choices as a result. ( I haven't forgotten you feel there are no poor food choices IIFYM) Now by eating the smaller meals by the time you've digested the previous meal it's time to re-feed. This helps keep insulin levels more steady, helps in decreasing cravings and binge eating. If you have been following the plan for a short while and eating good quality foods your body adjusts and the physical cravings are reduced drastically. Now by creating meals that are similar in texture and taste you satisfy the mental aspect of it. There are also well planned cheat days, re-feedings, over feedings etc, depending on where you are. By having these days defined it makes it much easier to follow a well constructed diet and have a treat now and then. This is how many of us who eat healthy and have for years succeed. By cutting someone loose and saying yes, go for that pizza if you feel like it will backfire in a heart beat.