Eating Clean?

m16shane

"eating clean means different things to different people and you'll get a thousand different answers,"

I couldn't agree more. with that statement. Truthfully for me eating better meant not eating fast food and few times a week. I still eat low fat ice cream (I know kill me) I eat a lot fresh stuff especially this time of the year when you go to produce stands. Its all about what you want out of life. I personally like sweets or a burger once in a while.

cmeiron

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

Like I said: I eat at a deficit, i.e., less than my TDEE. Doing this reduces weight, including body fat. I lift heavy things and make sure I get enough protein in order to retain as much muscle as possible as my fat reduces. But I also eat a lot of really delicious food and haven't restricted a single thing from my diet. I eat ice cream every day. Yesterday I also ate candy. And cheese. And pancakes. And a hamburger. And pizza. It all fit my macros and calorie goal for the day. It was awesome.

BeachIron

In to hear once again how I'm doing it all wrong with my dirty, naughty and sinful diet. Please oh please we need more soapbox . . .

Thank you! Now if someone will just step right up and start preaching about all of our food sins then we can all go home and self flagellate for the rest of the day . . .

Nice physique BTW

Acg67

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

I heard she uses raspberry ketones and green coffee bean

BurningAway

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

What you've read has all been written by people looking to make money.

She already told you what to do. Eat at a deficit to reduce body fat.

Well thats easy enough, is that really ALL it is? Aside from exercise.

BurningAway

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

I heard she uses raspberry ketones and green coffee bean

Dont be ridiculous...

jwdieter

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

Her diary is open. It's worth looking at, so you don't misinterpret.

cmeiron

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

I heard she uses raspberry ketones and green coffee bean

DAMMIT STOP TELLING EVERYBODY.

GOD.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

I just spray WIndex on my Oreos.

The_Enginerd

I eat fast food, chocolate, pizza, ice cream, and other goodies. Daily. I don't drink 8 cups of water a day. I had a bacon/nutella/orea sandwich this weekend. My results have been good despite (or maybe BECAUSE?!) of all of that.

Mario_Az

You Can't Out Train a Bad Diet

Acg67

http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/the-dirt-on-clean-eating/

MireyGal76

You Can't Out Train a Bad Diet

oh yes you can.

I'm proof.

xtrasmall

omg girl plz learn to spell n just try to eat fresh vegetarian foods n no eggs or processed foods k bye

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

omg girl plz learn to spell n just try to eat fresh vegetarian foods n no eggs or processed foods k bye

uhm, why no eggs?? Please. I eat eggs daily....

LorinaLynn

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Again, as another poster already posted. Follow this link. YOU are the one that's wrong. That may be what you need to do to get the lower body fat percentage but ultimately it isn't about clean eating, it is about calories in versus calories out.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1027933-look-what-fast-food-ice-cream-have-done-to-my-cholesterol

Lots of examples of people achieving low body fat objectives through changing diet. Link does not show someone achieving low bf, just losing weight. Different goals.

Um... what exactly do you think he lost there, other than his shorts, if not body fat?

Mario_Az

You Can't Out Train a Bad Diet

oh yes you can.

I'm proof.

maybe you can and that is great but a majority of people can not eat like crap all day and expect to be shredded

AlongCame_Molly

I just spray WIndex on my Oreos.

THAT is foodsin. STOPPIT. Poor lil Oreos...

Achrya

omg girl plz learn to spell n just try to eat fresh vegetarian foods n no eggs or processed foods k bye

No eggs?

Well. Clearly this isn't for me. I try to have some eggs everyday. With the yolk. And usually some bacon.

cmeiron

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

What you've read has all been written by people looking to make money.

She already told you what to do. Eat at a deficit to reduce body fat.

Well thats easy enough, is that really ALL it is? Aside from exercise.

Pretty much, yep.

cmeiron

omg girl plz learn to spell n just try to eat fresh vegetarian foods n no eggs or processed foods k bye

No eggs?

Well. Clearly this isn't for me. I try to have some eggs everyday. With the yolk. And usually some bacon.

Werd.

jessilyn76

Google the name Tosca Reno.......check out her book "Just the Rules" for basics. Form your own opinion.

MireyGal76

You Can't Out Train a Bad Diet

oh yes you can.

I'm proof.

maybe you can and that is great but a majority of people can not eat like crap all day and expect to be shredded

So then perhaps that would be better worded to say that it is difficult to out train a bad diet. But that it is doable, with hard work, and determination.

Thing is... eventually, if you are watching your calories and being honest about maintaining a deficit, your eating improves... because you quickly start to realize that while a handful of chips are tasty and emotionally rewarding, they are also about 220 calories... which is also what an entire chicken breast with some sauce is worth... and that is sooooo much more filling.

And since many don't like feeling hungry, they start to shift their eating habits so that they can eat more for less calories.

If people accurately counted their calories, and logged their exercises accurately... I think it's not as hard as it seems at the outset.

But that's my opinion.

eta: if they ate like crap ALL day... they'd run out of calorie allowance anyways, which then flies in the face of the generally accepted weight loss principles.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

I just spray WIndex on my Oreos.

THAT is foodsin. STOPPIT. Poor lil Oreos...

oh, I still eat them... much like the Hot Tamales I had last night that fell in the bottom of my purse and tasted like perfume. I still ate those, too.... lol

CorvusCorax77

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition.

Sorry, nope.

<---- (Does not eat "clean". Eats at a deficit to reduce body fat, thereby revealing muscles underneath.)

Ok seriously now im completely confused. I have read SO many different books, websites, diet plans, ect. How are you doing what your doing im dieing to know.

I heard she uses raspberry ketones and green coffee bean

this isn't fair! I have coffee every day!!!!

sullus

"Eating Clean" is another form of Orthorexia, where people banish either individual food items or entire food groups based on information that is either of questionable provenance or fits what they last heard on Oprah or Dr. Oz.

My definition of eating clean is to wash all of my fruits and veggies, even the ones that say that they are pre-washed, very thoroughly in water with a bit of either vinegar or bleach (which dissociates in water to sodium and chlorine and has a very short dwell time) like a teaspoon in a gallon of water.

Keep my meat and fish at <40 F until I'm ready to cook them. Don't keep fresh meat in the fridge more than 48 hours before using or freezing.

Keep my pots and pans, prep surfaces, serving dishes and utensils scrubbed. Don't use the same spoon for sampling while cooking - use a clean one.

Whatever you choose to eat, just watch the calories and eat adequate protein.

This is wrong just WRONG. A calorie deficit will allow you to lose weight, if your trying to get a six pack and lean out clean eating is what will lower your body fat percent so that you can see definition. Clean eating is simple, if you can not pronounce the name of an ingredient on a package of food dont eat it.

Scrubbing your food with bleach isnt clean eating its ridiculous.

Ahhh. This is why I come here ...

granitendirt

Funny, I was thinking about this very topic today while driving... And also considered that every person probably has a different way of interpreting 'clean'.

For myself, 'clean' refers to not mindlessly eating. I've cleaned out, so to speak, several hundred calories a day from my diet by not randomly shoving stuff in my mouth I don't event need (twss). Examples: Candy people bring to work, bags of chips left on counter, that kind of thing.

Hell yeah I eat anything I want, I just acknowledge it and appreciate it before consuming. That's what 'clean' has come to mean for me.

safetypins

"Eating Clean" is another form of Orthorexia, where people banish either individual food items or entire food groups based on information that is either of questionable provenance or fits what they last heard on Oprah or Dr. Oz.

My definition of eating clean is to wash all of my fruits and veggies, even the ones that say that they are pre-washed, very thoroughly in water with a bit of either vinegar or bleach (which dissociates in water to sodium and chlorine and has a very short dwell time) like a teaspoon in a gallon of water.

Keep my meat and fish at <40 F until I'm ready to cook them. Don't keep fresh meat in the fridge more than 48 hours before using or freezing.

Keep my pots and pans, prep surfaces, serving dishes and utensils scrubbed. Don't use the same spoon for sampling while cooking - use a clean one.

Whatever you choose to eat, just watch the calories and eat adequate protein.

I just had to quote it because I cracked up.


LMAO. Scrubbing food with bleach. DEAD.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

You Can't Out Train a Bad Diet

oh yes you can.

I'm proof.

maybe you can and that is great but a majority of people can not eat like crap all day and expect to be shredded

So then perhaps that would be better worded to say that it is difficult to out train a bad diet. But that it is doable, with hard work, and determination.

Thing is... eventually, if you are watching your calories and being honest about maintaining a deficit, your eating improves... because you quickly start to realize that while a handful of chips are tasty and emotionally rewarding, they are also about 220 calories... which is also what an entire chicken breast with some sauce is worth... and that is sooooo much more filling.

And since many don't like feeling hungry, they start to shift their eating habits so that they can eat more for less calories.

If people accurately counted their calories, and logged their exercises accurately... I think it's not as hard as it seems at the outset.

But that's my opinion.

eta: if they ate like crap ALL day... they'd run out of calorie allowance anyways, which then flies in the face of the generally accepted weight loss principles.

I think I fell in ..... *swoons*

Trechechus

Clean eating



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