Day 5: Lunch - Thin Crust from Forte

Thought I'd mix it up a bit with some thin-crust pizza from Forte, an Italian place by my office. It wasn't very thin, and the entire thing was overcooked. I wasn't happy, but I still ate five slices because I missed breakfast.

Also, I have chosen to not honor the secondary challenge based on the sheer fact that although I could, I just don't want to eat pizza for a month. Today's lunch has ruined me from pizza, as I still have this horrible, pit-of-my-stomach awfulness that won't quite go away. You have failed me, Forte.

A New Challenge Has Been Proposed

Just left he challenger's office. He went through his daily questions about what's on the menu for lunch (like it's not pizza), how I'm doing, etc. I mentioned how the pizza wasn't the problem, that the water has been the most difficult part.

He then propositioned me to eat only plain pizza for a full month, with any beverages I want. I asked to be able to add toppings to the pizza, to ensure that I don't go a full month with minimal protein intake. What was decided upon was two "free meals" for the month, where I am able to eat anything I wanted.

The first week would count towards the month, so I'd only need to do three additional weeks.

I am intrigued and am seriously considering it because I do think I could eat pizza for a month, so long as I have my choice of beverage.

Any thoughts? Should I ask for more (toppings, cash price, etc.)?

Day 4: Dinner - Bar Pie

Last night I ended up going out with some of my coworkers to a bar in Morristown. I was told they had bar pies, so I'd be fine for dinner.

We ordered two pies (assuming they'd be small), and I ate 9 out of the 12 slices--each pie only had 6. Definitely the worst pizza I've eaten so far, but I didn't expect much from a bar by way of fine Italian cuisine.

Unfortunatelty for me, I was not thinking about breakfast last night, and did not leave myself anything to eat this morning. I am starving. Water has to somehow hold me over until lunch.

Day 3: Dinner - Whole Wheat Margherita

Tonight, I'm going a bit lighter after a few meals of "fake" pizza (Dominos, Papa John's), and got a whole wheat Margherita pie from a local pizza joint, Nino's. Technically, it is just a plain pie. Nino's only uses fresh mozzarella, so while their pies are a bit more expensive, they are that much more delicious. I'll be enjoying this pie probably through lunch tomorrow.

Day 3: Lunch

Eating day-old Papa John's while everyone else in the office was enjoying a delicious, breakfast-for-lunch Coyne Cuisine day, wasn't fun.

***Photos courtesy of Lila, famed author of Encyclopedia Branigan***

Day 3: Breakfast - Papa John's Leftovers

Took two bites 30 seconds before the video and I was fighting back 
burps throughout. Maybe this whole pizza thing is beginning to weigh on me a bit.

Day 2: Dinner - Papa John's Newbie

Left my laptop at work, so my apologies to all of you who are craving an intense dinner video blog. Maybe tomorrow.

Continuing the "pizza I always see commercials for but never actually eat" trend, I found myself face-to-face with a deep-dish pizza from Papa John's.

Aside from the fact it's a square pizza cut like a round one and came with some gross garlic sauce and a hot pepper (can someone explain that one to me?), it was pretty good.

I have to say my first Papa John's experience was a good one (even though every slice being a right triangle sorta threw me off). I think if I was blindfolded and given a deep-dish slice from Pizza Hut, and one from Papa John's, the only way I'd be able to tell the difference is that Pizza Hut tends to be crispier. They taste exactly the same, but the Papa John's pizza is very doughy--actually it's pretty much undercooked.

Better ingredients, better pizza, Papa Johns.

How Many Slices?

How many slices do you think will be consumed over the next seven days? Right now, I'm at three. As you read about below, at lunch I just couldn't stop at two.

Leave your predictions in the comments section at the bottom of this post. The prize is bragging rights. Price is Right rules, as always.