Have you ever tried clean eating?

Mandygring

I'm curious if anyone has tried clean eating and saw results. I have been doing it for a while now and feel so much better.

TavistockToad

Nope

malibu927

It depends on what you're definition of "clean" is

sijomial

Define clean eating please.

3dogsrunning

I used to follow the Tosco Reno version of "clean eating".
I never got results until I started calorie counting. I also found that I had a tendancy of restricting - sometimes to the point where I wouldn't eat because I couldn't find anything to fit the definition of clean - would end up in me breaking down and overboard on "unclean" foods.
I found that not restricting foods or deeming them "clean" or "dirty" went a long way in being able to stick with it. Counting calories helped me lose the weight finally.

ForecasterJason

How exactly are you defining clean eating? I consider my diet to be mostly clean, but not sure if it would fit what you're referring to.

MichaelaSheppard

Joe Wicks is the cleanest i've done

danibabii11

Rhe mlst processed foods i eat is my pretzles and my yogurt. Everything else is produce or from the meat department in the store. And its amazing the results and the feeling.:)

Mandygring

You sound like me I try to stay in those departments too but I am a chips and salsa nut lol

dlkfox

What's your version of clean? Seems lile.everyone has a different version...kosher, halal, vegan.....

Mandygring

unprocessed, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and no artificial ingredients, preservatives, sugars, saturated fat, and trans fat.

zyxst

No. I find it too restrictive for me.

Mandygring

It can be but I cheat sometimes! Shhhh lol

3dogsrunning

Mandygring wrote: »

It can be but I cheat sometimes! Shhhh lol

So basically doing the same thing as many of us here are doing, eating a diet primarily of whole foods with the occasional, um, less nutritionally dense food added in.

sijomial

No dairy, only fruit that doesn't contain sugar (are there any?), nothing frozen or cooked, no bacon or rib-eye steak, no coconut oil?

No haven't tried that. Sounds miserable to be honest.
Best of luck.

TavistockToad

3dogsrunning wrote: »

Mandygring wrote: »

It can be but I cheat sometimes! Shhhh lol

So basically doing the same thing as many of us here are doing, eating a diet primarily of whole foods with the occasional, um, less nutritionally dense food added in.

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JeromeBarry1

The placebo effect is a wonderful thing. I'm being very serious.

Lovee_Dove7

Mandygring wrote: »

unprocessed, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and no artificial ingredients, preservatives, sugars, saturated fat, and trans fat.

Yes, no dairy, fruit, sugar or grains. I ate 1lb of veggies, "clean" meats, "good" fats, low carb. I'll do it for a period of time as a metabolic reset. But it's not a constant lifestyle. I did that for 3 months and lost 30lbs. I didn't even cheat once, nor did I want to. I felt completely satiated!

JeromeBarry1

Mandygring wrote: »

unprocessed, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and no artificial ingredients, preservatives, sugars, saturated fat, and trans fat.

So my lunch of stir-fried vegetables in olive oil with chicken and black beans would earn me a "clean" designation, but the frozen yogurt bar I just had wouldn't. OK. In your usage, or rather in the usage of the community which influenced you to claim this status, is "clean" a moral judgement?

bclarke1990

I've been eating all whole foods for the last few months. Something psychologically satisfying knowing I'm fueling my body with good stuff and eating for health rather than calories and weight loss. So yea, sort of.

bclarke1990

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Mandygring wrote: »

unprocessed, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and no artificial ingredients, preservatives, sugars, saturated fat, and trans fat.

So my lunch of stir-fried vegetables in olive oil with chicken and black beans would earn me a "clean" designation, but the frozen yogurt bar I just had wouldn't. OK. In your usage, or rather in the usage of the community which influenced you to claim this status, is "clean" a moral judgement?

Olive oil is heavily processed (fiber and nutrients removed and pure fat extracted), and I don't think any informed RD would recommend it as a staple in a diet focused around health.