# Ever eat a whole pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641 "2001-05-07T13:19:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/21 "2001-05-08T04:08:20Z")
In college, the 1996 Engineers Week included a timed pizza eating contest. Two 16" Papa Johns pizzas: one pepperoni, one jalapeno (sp?). We were allowed to wash it down with Mt.Dew or Coke, too. I ate the whole pep and two slices of the jal. We (team of 3) finished in 8minutes23seconds. We came in second place and won $50. I didn’t eat again until lunch the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/22 "2001-05-08T04:35:17Z")
I used to regularly eat a whole pizza, pizza was all that was delivered in the town I lived in, and I lived by myself and didn’t keep leftovers. A medium one is no problem whatsoever, a large makes me feel a bit fuller than I like. I have eaten two larges before, and one time at a pizza buffet me and my friends were trying to see who could eat the most and I had 22 slices. I don’t eat like that anymore, though. ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/23 "2001-05-08T05:38:01Z")
I have myself a whole large pizza once a week or so. It’s all a part of my obsession with pizza that dates back to the first time I read _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency_. Before that I was casual about pizza. Now I can’t live without it. But my shrink says I’m getting better. ---
**Author:** ![dodge\_this](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@dodge\_this](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dodge_this)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/24 "2001-05-08T05:54:16Z")
Yes I have. I have also polished off giant calzones and half-buckets of fried chicken in one sitting. I won’t even begin at the amount of beer… Most of my friends are amazed at the rate I put food away. Mainly because I am pretty tiny. Since I met my present SO, I’ve stayed away from most fastfoods though…come to think of it, it’s been a year since I had pizza. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/25 "2001-05-08T15:17:57Z")
Last week I had a large pepperoni pizza, extra pepperoni, extra cheese, light on the sauce, and a 3-liter Coke. Finished it off in 45 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/26 "2001-05-08T15:30:32Z")
I can put away a medium sausage or cheese-only any day of the week. In less than 45 min. All by myself. Yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/27 "2001-05-09T06:28:37Z")
45 minutes?? Geez, that’s slow! Give me 10, tops, and the pizza will be no more! (I like being able to eat whatever I want) ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/28 "2001-05-09T09:20:04Z")
At college I used to be able to eat a whole large pizza. I’m beginning to learn that feats of impressive eating do not correlate to butchness, hardness or any other inappropriately masculine characteristics I may be trying to cultivate. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/29 "2001-05-09T11:55:04Z")
I have a British friend who is skinny as a toothpick. He cannot put on weight to save his life, yet every time I’ve been out to eat with him, he orders two, oh about 12 inch, pizzas for himself, sandwiches them on top of each other, and eats them with a knife and fork. These are fairly thin crust, but still. Zheesh. Every so often I finish one of these pizzas, but usually half is enough. Even with pasta. He’ll order something creamy and heavy like spaghetti carbonara, but always a double portion. And he’s 5’ 10", about 140-150 lbs!!! ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/30 "2001-05-09T22:11:50Z")
Oh yes, many times, but not as often as I used to. A lot of the time I would also have bread sticks and hot wings. I could live off pizza, beer and Dr. Pepper if I had to. ---
**Author:** ![poohpah\_chalupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/31 "2001-05-10T15:29:18Z")
_This week?_ No. _Ever?_ …what’re you, _new?_ ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/32 "2001-05-10T21:02:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Odieman \* > \*\*Yup…waay back in my University days…there was a restaurant that featured all you can eat Fridays…so a bunch of us had an unofficial pizza eating contest. It was thin crust 14 inch pizza with 8 slices per pie. Of the 8 of us there I came third…with 14 pieces…the winner had 18 (!) pieces. I went home and laid on my bed for the next 8 hours…like being drunk except the room didn’t spin and I felt like I ate a bowling ball \*\* You call that gluttony? Piker. 🙂 My story starts exactly the same…University, all you can eat (aka “pizza orgy”) Tuesdays. Waitresses would take a pizza out of the oven, walk over and offer a slice or two to the AYCE customers–so it was difficult to equate to whole pies. My girl friend, best buddy & me were regular customers, but one night decided to go for the gusto, so to speak. I think we polished off 70 slices, fairly evenly distributed. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/33 "2001-05-10T21:36:41Z")
Hell yeah! With relative ease, I might add. Then again, I have successfully eaten a 4 lb burrito. ---
**Author:** ![Obvious\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Obvious\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obvious_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/34 "2001-05-11T00:21:54Z")
Whilst I can polish off a whole pizza, with regular crust, off by myself… Nowadays I tend to cut back. Yes it sure tastes good going down… but boy does it gets its revenge. After eating a large pizza It feels like a tons of bricks in my stomarch. I usually feel awfull. Not to mention my incredibale thrust for water… I guess its all that doe. I prefer a medium now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/35 "2001-05-11T01:23:49Z")
This is why I hate men. O.K., maybe it’s not _hate_ exactly, more like a strong sense of the unfairness of it all. My username is quite discriptive, and yet I can’t imagine eating a whole pizza pie. My stomach hurts just thinking about it. Please tell me you are all 600 pounds or better. Or that a few of you are women. It would make me feel a lot better about the world. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/36 "2001-05-11T06:44:38Z")
I’ve eaten an entire 16" Domino’s Pizza on a few occasions. I still can if I’m hungry, but I don’t. My weight as of this post: about 185 lb. My weight when I ate entire pizzas: about 185 lb (I didn’t do it frequently enough for it to have a significant effect on my weight). ---
**Author:** ![Dak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@Dak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dak)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/37 "2001-05-11T09:24:35Z")
me and my flat mates sometimes go to pizza hut for their buffetlunch, my personal best is 17 slices plus salad but the record at the moment stands at 19. The really amazing thing is the guy that ate this truly prodigous amount weighs much less than the rest of us and was still peckish! We all still managed a reasonable dinner later on though. (Weight at time of post 154lbs) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/38 "2001-05-11T12:41:54Z")
It is a blessing to read this thread. Being an extremist in everything, I had a hard time learning how to eat. I’d either diet or binge. When binging, I could easily eat an entire pizza with a bottle of red wine, followed by a dozen doughnuts. Fortunately, I was never bulimic! But I have weighed 80 lbs. and 180 lbs. on occasion (and everything in between). I have learned how to eat moderately, and have been very extreme about doing so. And I wish I knew the word “hamover” back then. I had hundreds of such experiences. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/39 "2001-05-11T12:45:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sengkelat \* > \*\*I used to eat large (16", I believe) Domino’s with regularity in high school and college. However, Domino’s pizzas are incredibly flat. I’ve polished off entire larges of various other makes (Round Table, Straw Hat, Pizza My Heart) as well. > > I don’t do it much anymore, since I love leftover pizza and have my own fridge. Also, because I don’t want my pizza-distended stomach to take up all the room that my lungs usually occupy. \*\* ::shudder:: No pizza records here, but I did talk to an employee at a Subway who said one of her regulars–a large African American chap–had a prodigious appetite for 12-inch subs. Said he regularly scarfed down THREE (3) in one sitting. Need I say: garbage in, garbage out? ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641/40 "2001-05-11T12:58:44Z")
The best I ever did was 2 1/2 large pizzas. Of course I am known far and wide (mostly wide) as an eating machine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eat-a-whole-pizza/64641.md?page=3)