the pizza looks amazing!!! Such a easy and healthy way to make pizza at home. Have you tried to use tortilla as base?

Hi! I found your blog a few days ago, and I’m really enjoying it, and oh my gosh, that pizza looks delicious!

Looks delicious!

MMM love the pizza. sooo good looking 😀 hope your knees are feelin’ good girlfriend !!

Yummy pizza! Caitlin, you are sooooo creative with your meals- you put me to shame! I feel like I always eat the same old boring stuff. You always put your own unique twist on everything! Good job!

I really hope your knees are feeling stronger today so you can get some exercise in. I feel for you girl 🙁
Good luck with the bone scan on Saturday- you will be in my thoughts & prayers. Btw, you're a strong woman and I KNOW you will recover real soon.

Have a WONDERFUL day 🙂

Hope the knees feel better, and that pizza is my favorite too! 🙂

oh that pizza looks DELISH! 🙂

that pizza a looks so yummy! thanks for the lunch idea :o)

i’m in the middle of losing weight and i loved your idea of snacking on deli meats…what other kinds of foods did you eat to get you to your goal?

Balance – OOO good idea!

Fodie – I use Toufayan WW Pitas… they are cheap and only have 140 calories each!

Caitlin – Thanks for reading!

Sharon – OMG your dog is SO CUTE!! he looks red! is that his real coat color?

ashleigh – hmmm… i tried to eat loads of fruit + veggies (low calorie, high fiber!). i based my weight-loss plan loosely on south beach diet and snacked on stuff like string cheese, laughing cow + celery, and PB with apples. i did forgo “whole foods” for lower-calorie versions of stuff, like dannon light n fit instead of regular yogurt, but i wouldnt really recommend that now. oh, and i ate LOADS of frozen grapes when i needed a sweet “dessert.” 🙂

danielle – your welcome!

emily – hi! thanks for reading!

first off, is the side effect an increased FEELING of hunger, or is the medication somehow making your burn more calories and therefore the side effect is you actually NEED more calories? you might want to ask your doctor.

i’m guessing the side effect is that it just makes you FEEL hungry. if that’s the case, i would try to cut off feelings of hunger at the pass by doing exactly what you mentioned– spreading out my calories all day–eating smaller portions, but more often. maybe you could also try loading up on low-cal, high water-content/fiber-content foods, like veggies (carrots!) or fruit to help alleviate hunger/munchies.

if i had been woken up by hunger pains at 3 AM, i definitely would’ve eaten something as well. legitimate signs of physical hunger always means you should eat. you said you ate PB and oatmeal, which isn’t a bad choice, but it is pretty calorie dense. so maybe if this happens again, you could try a glass of milk?

re: the option to exercise more…. you have to exercise a lot to offset a difference in calories. I burn 75 calories per 1 mile of running, so if you’re going to add in an extra 400 calories, that’s potentially a lot of running. it’s probably best to try to space out your food while eating a normal amount (1800 – 2500, depending on your weight and height).

that being said, i do think it’s worth it to talk to your doctor about all this. he or she may have some insights that i do not! 🙂

I hope you feel better!

That pizza looks delish! I have had ham and pineapple and loved it.

I hope your knee gets better. I know what it is like to not be able to exercise. No fun at all.

Your wedding sounds like it is going to be beautiful with all the candles!

I hope your knees hold out! I am with everyone else, that pizza looks just incredible and the photos are beautiful!

Great pizza!

Oh, and thanks for the full quote. I love it.

Can you give more information on your future sister in law’s detox. I am always interested when the approach is motivated by health rather than weight loss.