The family got pizza this weekend, and I REALLY wanted some! I have been on Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet since April 5th. Normally, you move on to Phase 2 after two weeks, but I've kind of hung out in Phase 1 for longer since I have a ton of weight to lose! Well,
I have officially lost 20 pounds, and, as a reward, I enjoyed some pizza! - but not the same kind as the Family - that would be blowing it too far - instead, I found a recipe at
Kalyn's Kitchen for a
South Beach Diet Friendly Flatbread Pizza that was extremely delicious!
South Beach Diet Friendly Flatbread Pizza(Makes 2 servings of pizza)
1 piece Multi-Grain FlatOut flatbread
1 tsp. + 1 tsp. olive oil
2 T Muir Glen Pizza sauce (or use any low-sugar sauce)
1/2 cup + 1/4 cup low-fat grated pizza cheese (I used a blend of Part-Skim Mozarella, Provolone, Romano, and Parmesan cheese)
12-15 pieces turkey pepperoni (or use Canadian bacon or turkey Italian Sausage, precooked)
4 oz. sliced mushrooms, sauteed (or use other veggies of your choice)
Preheat oven to 450F/230C. While oven heats, put flat cookie sheet into oven to heat. (If you have a pizza stone, that would work great here.) After about 5 minutes, remove cookie sheet, drizzle on about 1 tsp. olive oil, and spread around with paper towel. (Be careful not to burn yourself on the hot pan.) Put flatbread on pan, put in oven and cook 2-3 minutes, just until bottom of the flatbread is slightly toasted.
While oven heats and flatbread toasts, heat 1 tsp. olive oil in non-stick frying pan, add mushrooms and saute until they're softened and starting to brown. (You may need slightly more oil, depending on your pan.)
Remove cookie sheet from oven and turn flatbread over, then spread 2 T pizza sauce on the toasted side, spreading around with your fingers or a pastry brush so there is a very thin layer of pizza sauce on the entire surface of flatbread. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over sauce, and spread around so it covers sauce. Layer pepperoni, then mushrooms, over the cheese, finishing with 1/4 cup more cheese.
Put cookie sheet back into hot oven and cook pizza 7-8 minutes, or until cheese is melted and slightly browned and pizza is done. Watch it carefully the last couple of minutes. Cut in half for two servings, and serve hot.
YUMMY!
I didn't feel like running today, but I persevered and I did it! Okay, to be honest, it's more of a "fast walk" at this point than an actual "run" but I'm getting there! Today I "fast walked" 2 miles in 32 minutes! I've never really been big into exercise -- but I know it's what I need to do! If you're having a hard time getting motivated, the first thing I would suggest is to set a goal. Recently a friend of ours finished a half marathon, and just like that I decided "If Paulie can run a half marathon, so can I!" I started sharing with people that I wanted to do this, and so now there is no turning back! LOL Another friend who is a runner got me set up with the "Couch to 5K Running Plan" and after that I'll continue to train for the half marathon (a half marathon is 13.1 miles, btw). It's a daunting goal, but little by little (step by step) I'll get there! My first goal is to run a 5K (3 miles). I'm going to be running in the Lebanon Area Fair 5K on July 24th (anyone wanna join me?!). The Harrisburg Half Marathon is in September. Set a goal; grab your running shoes and persevere!
