Monday, July 5, 2010

Tour De Pizza

A pizza guy in the US has is on a 1,300 mile mission dubbed the “Tour de Pizza” on his bicycle. He’s promoting that pizza is actually very healthy and that it’s all about selecting your toppings wisely, portion control and exercise.

I’ve been saying that for over a decade, our menu is loaded with healthy choices like low-fat mozzarella, lean grilled chicken breast, fresh veggies not to mention our 100% whole wheat crust option. On more than one occasion, I’ve been told “you don’t look like an award winning pizza chef”, which I always have to ask; “What does an award winning pizza chef look like?” The answer is always that I should be as round as I am tall.

Pizza has been getting a bad rap for years, while it’s true that many low price pizzas are made with fake cheeses and imitation meats loaded with fillers & by-products, the essential, all natural ingredients found in high quality pizzas are indeed healthy.

This guy has lost 25 lbs in 30 days...does anyone need more proof than that?
Check out the full story here;
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/06/15/1275199/bicyclist-fueled-by-pizza.html

Now I’m not supposed to diet while breastfeeding, and the truth is that I’ve already lost most of my pregnancy weight, but when it comes time to drop the rest you can bet that I’ll be on ‘the healthy pizza diet’.

In the meantime, this gave us an idea for a great way to showcase the healthy nature of our menu so we’re looking for a couple of individuals to participate in ‘the Diana’s 30-day healthy pizza diet challenge’.

The successful candidates would be motivated to lose pounds while eating our healthy pizza for at least 2 meals of the day. We’ll provide the healthy pizza for the 30 day diet and monitor daily/weekly weigh ins. Proper portion control and moderate exercise is also a key component of this plan.

So how about it, do you know someone who’d be willing to take the ‘Diana’s 30-day healthy pizza diet challenge’ ?

3 comments:

Bobbin Threadbare said...

I would TOTALLY be willing to try that out. I'm a big guy, I love the pizza, and should really be more active.

DonnaRiguidel said...

Hi Diana! This is Patti's "little" sister and I would totally be willing to do this - I am just about to start a new exercise regimen and was hoping to complete a few marathons next year, and a few triathlons. I had some health issues this year and let myself go - so I am very concerned about what I put into my body. In the military we are expected to stay in shape, and I need to represent that better.

I do really love pizza and have heard that cheese is the hardest thing for people to "give up" on a diet. My husband would be willing too - he has about fifty pounds or so to go, but is less active. The only thing is, we both don't like mushrooms - so that may be a challenge :)

Diana said...

Hi guys! Hey Donna! Well the search is on for two participants for our 30 Day Pizza Diet Challenge, we have to be fair and open the applications to everyone so please fill out an application and review our "Rules of Engagement"; http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2yuvvn0gbjnufmq/start