DocIKY Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I'm working on reintroduction and found myself dismayed over the weekend! A week into this I reintroduced some dairy with no problem. I went on compliant, thinking I wouldn't worry about gluten products as there aren't any that are a regular part of my cooking/eating habits anyway. Then my old friend pizza walked into my life again. Oh, how I have loved pizza in so so many ways over the years. Saturday I woke up thinking about pizza and how I couldn't wait to eat some pizza!! I took my girls to my favorite pizza place for lunch. I ordered my favorite veggie pizza and then.... It didn't taste nearly as lose-my-mind-in-it delicious as it had before! I ate one piece and was done. Then, to make matters worse, it sat in my stomach like a lead weight for the afternoon. I wasn't nauseous but I was not happy & energetic either! I find that now I'm grieving my old friend pizza. I haven't had any other gluten products since. I'm guessing since I had no response to cheese before and didn't eat any new veggies that it was the crust that did it. I'm wondering if my thought processes in this are rational (as they are often not with food). Do I just abandon pizza as something that won't work for me? Do I look for a gluten free pizza crust recipe? For the same reasons that whole30 forbids "paleofied" desserts, I don't want to look for ways to pretty up a problem so I can justify it not being a problem. But since Saturday, I have realized I look at giving up pizza as worse than giving up brownies! And here I always thought by biggest problem was that sugar dragon! Clearly, barely post whole30 I'm still in that place of over analyzing everything! Your clarity and wisdom in my moments of irrationality are greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyhoward Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I'm not sure I'd abandon pizza altogether if that is something you enjoyed in the past, but this particular type of pizza doesn't sound like it was worth it from what you wrote. Maybe if you have the opportunity to have pizza some other time and it looks really delicious and you decide it's worth the risk to your health, then go for it. It sounds to me that it was probably the crust that made you feel less-than-stellar. As time goes on, you may feel less like you're losing out on something you always loved - especially given the great way you feel right now. I think there is a grieving process that we have to go through when we determine that some of the foods we loved don't make us feel too hot, but it's something you have to figure out for yourself as you are faced with those off-roading decisions. I would look at the off-roading chart in the resources section to help you when the time comes, but in the meantime, don't sweat the "what am I going to do when . . . "s. Remember, you have to ride your own bike, and you'll figure out in time what will work best - whether its saying yes to the pizza or deciding it's just not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandra Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I've had this same experience. Some old foods that used to give me so much pleasure in the context of my otherwise unhealthy diet and palate no longer live up to their hype in the taste department and they make me feel ill. Hold on to that negative association. It's your healthy body telling you that your old treats weren't good for you then and aren't appreciated now. There are plenty of Paleo options that don't try to recreate your old comfort foods. Call them the new comfort foods. Different, healthier, and associated with all kinds of good things in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Honestly, I don't think it is at all irrational to grieve the loss of your beloved pizza. In fact, I recommend you write a "Dear John" letter to it. Seriously. Recall all the times you've eaten it--the occaisions, the people you were with, what you were doing. It sounds like it was something special for you--a treat--and that's probably what you're mourning--the idea of it, what it represents--because you are not missing a having a leaden lump in your stomach. So often food is not food. It is what it represents to us, it is what it means to us. Let the association of the meaning of the food and the actual, physical thing, the pizza dissassociate from one another: separarate them out. Then you can start to figure out how to create and/or provide for yourself what it meant, what it stood for without having to use the physical pizza itself. Unless, of course, you decide there is no other way to satisfy what it is you need from it except by having it--but I don't think that'll be your decision or you wouldn't hve posted the way you did. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
befabdaily Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Pizza really does just sit like a brick in the belly, doesn't it? A couple of times between 30s I have given in and chowed down on a pizza, and I always feel horrible for two days afterwards. I'm on a 26-day compliance streak right now, so I can't experiment, but I've seen a couple of recipes for almond crusts that look like they might work. A non-gluten crust, a much lighter coating of cheese...maybe it might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candice@allthingsyogi Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Try This! http://carrotsncake.com/2012/11/toaster-oven-pizza-for-one.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I also grieved when I gave up outside pizza for good. And a year ago tried an outside gluten free one and was really sick so they are gone for good. But now I really enjoy a homemade one on a corn tortilla, tomato base and roast veggies on top, pumpkin especially is great to keep it moist. And no swollen stomach, itchy skin, congestion and wind afterwards either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hey Candice, that looks great. I will have to try it. I used something very similar for a chicken pie crust recently and that was great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Stuff I Make My Husband blog has a great rundown on various different pizza crust recipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshacklett Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm actually scared of this happening. There are very few "comfort foods" for me, but pizza is definitely one of them. However, if you can tolerate the dairy, try putting some pizza sauce, cheese, and spices on top of eggplant rounds - I really enjoy this for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mary-t Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I think we do go through a bit of a grieving process when we have to remove a former favorite from our diet. Google "cauliflower pizza crust" and prepare yourself for a good pizza!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's totally normal to grieve your food! *enter shameless 9Blog promotion* http://whole9life.com/2012/01/the-five-stages-of-food-grief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I loved this the first time I read it, and now the second time.... And I have reached the stage where I can just say yes to am I going to eat that (chicken skin!) and not have to try to convince any one why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks, Robin! You read my mind. Going through bargaining right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocIKY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 That was great Robin. Our stories are so similar! It's still funny to me that I thought sugar would be my biggest battle (hey I did grieve cupcakes too) and then it turns out that gluten is the devil! I still find moments of trying to bargain or even deny. Unfortunately my denial and one time indulgence led to a break out (almost immediately) on my chest so bad it looked like the measles. It's hard to deny that kind of evidence! Oh well, I'm a work in progress on these phases too. But I'm working on acceptance each day. Like this morning in staff meeting as I delightedly noshed on my brisket with a side of sweet potato mash, easily ignoring the stares of the donut zombies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no paleo police! Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I grieved potato chips after my first Whole30 and now I'm over them completely. Try having roasted eggplant parmesan instead of pizza. Easy and quick to make at home and absolutely delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista Billows Rodriguez Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Well Fed (The Clothes Make the Girl) has an awesome "meatza" recipe, it was a big hit in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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