~ Clean Eaters Thread ~
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Thanks Jess. My boss bought us lunch so I had a bigger than normal one but still mostly clean, so hopefully that will help with increasing my calorie intake today. I haven't worked out yet but I'm going to do an 8 mile pace run (9 min miles) so that will be like a thousand calories right there! :noway:
BTW my boss said it looks like I've lost weight. I know it's vain but I love it when people tell me that, it shows that my hard work is paying off and is noticeable. :laugh:
Wow, what are you training for, girl?? A half marathon? Good luck on your pace run! Oh yeah, everyone loves getting compliments. I got a few this weekend and got called *tiny* last night. WOOHOO! :drinker:0 -
Snack:
Nectarine w/ 1/2 c. cottage cheese + cinnamon (this really tastes like a yummy dessert, I'm a little obsessed with it! :laugh: )
Small kiwi while making my dd's afternoon snack (kiwi, apples, and some PB for them!
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Hello!!!
My foods today:
1/2 banana preworkout
breakfast:
steel cut oats, strawberries, walnuts and chocolate whey protein
Snack: plum, cheese string, peanut butter filled pretzels (not super clean)
Lunch: grilled turkey breast, big salad, raspberry vinaigrette, multi grain crackers
pm snack: yogurt, strawberries, pineapple and chopped almonds
Dinner: not sure yet, might be some grilled trout and veggies on the side, and maybe some beans.
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Neeter, welcome back! :drinker: It sounds like you had a great vacation with your family. Wow, you are so brave, 90 days of clean eating??? I could not pull that off, not even 30 days. I am more of a people pleaser and I resent myself for being that way sometimes. Like Jess said there is always a "special occasion" being celebrated and that is when I lose my will power. I do better sometimes than others but I still lose control. I can also use a lot of support from those around me to pull off something like that and I don't have that. But I am doing well and as you said Neeter my "splurges" are also smaller ones compared to those before. Baby steps for me...
Have a wonderful day!!!! :flowerforyou:
Alf, I am a people pleaser too and that is something I have been trying to change about myself in my quest to eat clean AND to avoid alcohol. It seems that when people are eating a bunch of sugar, like cake or whatever, or drinking, they want everyone else to drink too, and I used to feel bad and give in. My sister is great but at the beach she kept making comments like I have to loosen up and live a little and I can't be on a diet on vacation and why am I being so anal etc. I told her I *was* loosening up, that I was enjoying ice cream and some alcohol and that otherwise I needed to stay on track because I was getting great results this way. And when I had on my sports bra and running shorts to go running (it was sooooo hot and humid out!), she said, "Okay wow I actually can see a big difference, I'm impressed."
So I just tell myself it's *their* issue, not mine, and I need to stick to my own plan to reach my own goals. I am not perfect of course and even during this 90 day "strict" period I will probably decide to have a little bit to drink, like I've already made myself an allowance for Halloween when we go to a big party and which I think would just not be as much fun if I weren't drinking at all and everyone else was. And I may have a little piece of birthday cake if it is my friend's birthday, etc... but they will be *my* allowances, they will be because I feel it is all right to have it then for my own reasons, and not because someone is pressuring me to eat like them. I think that if I make calorie allowances for my 10% non-clean eating and continue to eat clean 90% of the time, I will be able to meet my 3-month goal. But if I let myself say "okay, that person says I need to eat french fries with them, I'd better do it" every other day, I won't meet my goal.
I'm glad things are getting easier for you in this regard too. I've realized with clean eating and training etc. that we have to put ourselves first and make our health/fitness our number 1 priority... and there is nothing wrong with that IMO, in fact for people-pleasers like us, it can be a very good thing.
I am proud of you!! Such a young smart lady! WTG!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Jess, Which Insanity thread?
Licia0 -
Thanks Jess. My boss bought us lunch so I had a bigger than normal one but still mostly clean, so hopefully that will help with increasing my calorie intake today. I haven't worked out yet but I'm going to do an 8 mile pace run (9 min miles) so that will be like a thousand calories right there! :noway:
BTW my boss said it looks like I've lost weight. I know it's vain but I love it when people tell me that, it shows that my hard work is paying off and is noticeable. :laugh:
Wow, what are you training for, girl?? A half marathon? Good luck on your pace run! Oh yeah, everyone loves getting compliments. I got a few this weekend and got called *tiny* last night. WOOHOO! :drinker:
Yaaay, that's awesome! My boyfriend keeps calling me tiny too, and said that whenever he hugs me, it feels like there's nothing there. (I guess compared to before because I still have some ways to go, LOL).
Yes, I am training for a half marathon which is on Oct. 18th. My best time for a half right now is 2:09 and my goal is to come in under 2 hours on this one, so, about 9 minutes per mile.0 -
I am proud of you!! Such a young smart lady! WTG!!! :flowerforyou:
Alf, I was just looking at the pics in your profile and you are in really good shape! If I get to where you are I will definitely eat birthday cake sometimes. 0 -
Thanks Jess. My boss bought us lunch so I had a bigger than normal one but still mostly clean, so hopefully that will help with increasing my calorie intake today. I haven't worked out yet but I'm going to do an 8 mile pace run (9 min miles) so that will be like a thousand calories right there! :noway:
BTW my boss said it looks like I've lost weight. I know it's vain but I love it when people tell me that, it shows that my hard work is paying off and is noticeable. :laugh:
Wow, what are you training for, girl?? A half marathon? Good luck on your pace run! Oh yeah, everyone loves getting compliments. I got a few this weekend and got called *tiny* last night. WOOHOO! :drinker:
Yaaay, that's awesome! My boyfriend keeps calling me tiny too, and said that whenever he hugs me, it feels like there's nothing there. (I guess compared to before because I still have some ways to go, LOL).
Yes, I am training for a half marathon which is on Oct. 18th. My best time for a half right now is 2:09 and my goal is to come in under 2 hours on this one, so, about 9 minutes per mile.
You go girl! I'm training for a half too...it's the week before yours. Good luck! And way to go on that pace!0 -
Hi Cleanies!
I got my Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook in the mail yesterday, and some of the recipes look really yummy. Luckily, my boyfriend will eat pretty much whatever I cook...so we'll be trying quite a few of the meals. I notice that a lot of things call for stuff like ground flax and flax seeds. Where can I find that? We have a Trader Joes, would it be in a place like that?
And what about this whey protein you ladies use?
Please forgive all my questions, this is totally new territory for me. :blushing:
Have a great day! :flowerforyou:
Shuntae
Hey that's great, I love cookbooks! I have been using Whole Foods vanilla flavored soy protein in my morning smoothies--it's really helped me maintain that 40-30-30 ratio. I was having trouble getting enough protein before the powder (and the beef jerky :happy: ).
If you have a little coffee grinder (I have one designated just for spices and flax--well I don't drink coffee anyway) it's better to buy whole flaxseed and grind a little at a time, b/c it does go rancid quickly. Like jess said, keep it in the fridge. I put the flax in my morning smoothie. but lots of people put it on just about everything.
Have fun experimenting with the new book and recipes--I hope your husband gets hooked too. It's easier to have that support. :bigsmile:0 -
Hi Cleanies!
I got my Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook in the mail yesterday, and some of the recipes look really yummy. Luckily, my boyfriend will eat pretty much whatever I cook...so we'll be trying quite a few of the meals. I notice that a lot of things call for stuff like ground flax and flax seeds. Where can I find that? We have a Trader Joes, would it be in a place like that?
And what about this whey protein you ladies use?
Please forgive all my questions, this is totally new territory for me. :blushing:
Have a great day! :flowerforyou:
Shuntae
Hey that's great, I love cookbooks! I have been using Whole Foods vanilla flavored soy protein in my morning smoothies--it's really helped me maintain that 40-30-30 ratio. I was having trouble getting enough protein before the powder (and the beef jerky :happy: ).
If you have a little coffee grinder (I have one designated just for spices and flax--well I don't drink coffee anyway) it's better to buy whole flaxseed and grind a little at a time, b/c it does go rancid quickly. Like jess said, keep it in the fridge. I put the flax in my morning smoothie. but lots of people put it on just about everything.
Have fun experimenting with the new book and recipes--I hope your husband gets hooked too. It's easier to have that support. :bigsmile:
Yes, my sweetie is very supportive about that...plus, I made it clear a long time ago that I will not cook separate meals...if he wants junk food, he can buy or make it himself. :laugh:
I will look for the flax seed and protein powder the next time I go shopping. Maybe that will help add some cals. I've had a little trouble eating all my maintenance cals, plus exercise cals since eating cleaner...I feel like I'm eating costantly, but am too full to eat more since I'm filling up on good stuff.0 -
Yaaay, that's awesome! My boyfriend keeps calling me tiny too, and said that whenever he hugs me, it feels like there's nothing there. (I guess compared to before because I still have some ways to go, LOL).
Yes, I am training for a half marathon which is on Oct. 18th. My best time for a half right now is 2:09 and my goal is to come in under 2 hours on this one, so, about 9 minutes per mile.
Awesome!!! I PR'ed my half marathon times this year!! My first half time was 2:07, my 2nd was 1:59, and this year I hit 1:57 and then 3 weeks later ran a 1:55!!! I was THRILLED! Pace work (tempo runs) and speedwork did it for me. I did the FIRST training plan from runnersworld.com. Let me know if you have any questions! :bigsmile:0 -
Jess, Which Insanity thread?
Licia
Here ya go... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/59755-insanity?page=20#posts-8254840 -
Alf, I am a people pleaser too and that is something I have been trying to change about myself in my quest to eat clean AND to avoid alcohol. It seems that when people are eating a bunch of sugar, like cake or whatever, or drinking, they want everyone else to drink too, and I used to feel bad and give in.
So I just tell myself it's *their* issue, not mine, and I need to stick to my own plan to reach my own goals. I am not perfect of course and even during this 90 day "strict" period I will probably decide to have a little bit to drink, like I've already made myself an allowance for Halloween when we go to a big party and which I think would just not be as much fun if I weren't drinking at all and everyone else was. And I may have a little piece of birthday cake if it is my friend's birthday, etc... but they will be *my* allowances, they will be because I feel it is all right to have it then for my own reasons, and not because someone is pressuring me to eat like them. I think that if I make calorie allowances for my 10% non-clean eating and continue to eat clean 90% of the time, I will be able to meet my 3-month goal. But if I let myself say "okay, that person says I need to eat french fries with them, I'd better do it" every other day, I won't meet my goal.
I'm glad things are getting easier for you in this regard too. I've realized with clean eating and training etc. that we have to put ourselves first and make our health/fitness our number 1 priority... and there is nothing wrong with that IMO, in fact for people-pleasers like us, it can be a very good thing.
I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!! This has been my issue too. My Mom is a real *social* eater. So when she wants something, she'll want someone to eat with her. That was my problem growing up. And food became a comfort thing for me too.
Not anymore!!!!!!!! Food is fuel, and not for comfort and not to make someone else happy. There's nothing wrong w/ saying no thank you to someone if you don't want something they offer you. If they try to make you feel guilty, then that is *their* issue, not yours.
Of course, now that I have lost the weight and kept it off, people look to me for advice and just assume that I won't eat the cake/ cookie/ ice cream. That makes it easier not to even have to say no. :bigsmile:0 -
Yes, my sweetie is very supportive about that...plus, I made it clear a long time ago that I will not cook separate meals...if he wants junk food, he can buy or make it himself. :laugh:
I will look for the flax seed and protein powder the next time I go shopping. Maybe that will help add some cals. I've had a little trouble eating all my maintenance cals, plus exercise cals since eating cleaner...I feel like I'm eating costantly, but am too full to eat more since I'm filling up on good stuff.
That is great! My dh is the same way. Some things I can't change about him (I have to buy him regular Jif Extra Crunchy PB, Hellman's real mayo, and a few other things). But he eats a lot healthier, he works out with me, and... he's lost 25#!!!!!! So, that just goes to show you that your changes can make a big difference in the people around you and your family too. :bigsmile:0 -
Morning all! My breakfast today:
1 egg, 3 whites scrambled w/ collard greens
1 chicken apple sausage
2 slices sprouted grain toast
400 cal
Happy Friday :happy:0 -
happyy Friday Clean Eaters! :bigsmile:
jess your oatmeal w/coffee is soundin kinda gourmet there! :bigsmile: mmmmm!
finally finished JM Master Metabolism book. still going to reference it a lot...and i have the most current Clean Eating mag. very helpful and some de-lish recipes! yum! this whole make-over is so eye opening. i am doing pretty good with breakfast, snacks, and lunch. dinner needs to improve, but i feel so much better already! unbelievable! what the world would have been had there never ever been processed!????? :noway: so very glad and thankful i found htis thread! i'm lovin it!
will be cleaning my house and ME today! have a great weekend!! :flowerforyou:0 -
You go girl! I'm training for a half too...it's the week before yours. Good luck! And way to go on that pace!
Thanks Satellite! I've been training for this harder than anything in the past I think. I've run marathons before and have definitely done *longer* training runs, but at a slow pace. Which half marathon are you running? My dad (who lives in Pennsylvania) is running the Scranton marathon a week before my half marathon; he's trying to qualify for Boston. But I don't think the Scranton has a half so I doubt that's the one you're running! 0 -
I will look for the flax seed and protein powder the next time I go shopping. Maybe that will help add some cals. I've had a little trouble eating all my maintenance cals, plus exercise cals since eating cleaner...I feel like I'm eating costantly, but am too full to eat more since I'm filling up on good stuff.
I feel the same way. I've noticed that with clean eating I am naturally full/satisfied and then naturally hungry, but never "starving" or stuffed full like I used to be. So I just make sure to eat every 2 - 3 hours, *try* to make sure I get a lean protein and veggies and/or fruit with each meal, eat when I'm hungry (which is every 2-3 hours... so the only time I have problems is when I don't have any clean food on me and I'm really hungry!), and until I'm not hungry any more. This usually means I don't take in all my exercise calories on the days I work out a lot (otherwise I feel I would be stuffing myself full with stuff just for the calorie count and not because I'm naturally hungry), and eating more than my 1200 "net" calorie goal on the days I don't work out (otherwise I am hungry). I figure it all balances out and I've also realized that I naturally eat around 1700-1800 calories on days I work out and around 1400 on days I don't work out, and I think that's fine, definitely not starvation mode. It feels like the right amount for me and in the past I was always questioning everything I did because I didn't know my own body well enough. So I think you should just go with what feels natural but if it feels like you need more "good" calories then yes, protein powder is an excellent way to get it (130 calories or so in a scoop) and so are nuts, avocados, natural peanut butter, even an extra banana has 110 calories!, olive oil, seeds. Good luck.0 -
Awesome!!! I PR'ed my half marathon times this year!! My first half time was 2:07, my 2nd was 1:59, and this year I hit 1:57 and then 3 weeks later ran a 1:55!!! I was THRILLED! Pace work (tempo runs) and speedwork did it for me. I did the FIRST training plan from runnersworld.com. Let me know if you have any questions! :bigsmile:
That's great Jess, congratulations! I do a pace run (which is where I run at my goal half marathon pace, and increase by a mile every week) and a long run every week, except now the distance is getting higher and my pace runs are almost as long as my long runs so I'm not sure whether I should stop the pace runs, or the long runs, or what! I have followed training plans by Hal Higdon and in RW etc. before but pace runs are just something I started doing to test myself with how fast I could go for how long, and they seem to work best for me. I also do either a hill interval workout or a speed interval workout every week. I do a tempo run every week except if something doesn't fit in, it usually ends up being this, because tempo runs don't seem too challenging for me... maybe I do them wrong. And then if I have any extra days I do an easy run interspersed with fartlek speed bursts. I also do some strength/toning work, which I would like to do more of if I could ever find the time!
When you're training for a race, how much weight lifting do you do and how often?0 -
Of course, now that I have lost the weight and kept it off, people look to me for advice and just assume that I won't eat the cake/ cookie/ ice cream. That makes it easier not to even have to say no. :bigsmile:
It does get easier as you go and I too have noticed that people just assume I always "eat healthy" now. Do you ever have any cake/cookie/ice cream? I used to have such a sweet tooth and I occasionally have ice cream and chocolate, my two faves. But now they are definitely rare treats where they used to be commonplace. And people do notice and comment.0 -
That is great! My dh is the same way. Some things I can't change about him (I have to buy him regular Jif Extra Crunchy PB, Hellman's real mayo, and a few other things). But he eats a lot healthier, he works out with me, and... he's lost 25#!!!!!! So, that just goes to show you that your changes can make a big difference in the people around you and your family too. :bigsmile:
I am so jealous of you gals w/ the significant others who get so involved. My boyfriend is supportive of me and has changed some of his eating habits but he still doesn't work out and he will drink beer while I drink water or eat a big burger while I eat a salad etc. I used to use those things as excuses to not eat healthy either but now it has become easy for me to eat healthy and it doesn't bother me, in terms of my own progress and sticking to eating clean, whether he does or not. While I am doing this for my own sake and not his, and I know that no one can change anyone else, I often wish he would do it with me for his own health's sake. He is 8 years older than me and we are young but I still start to worry about health issues down the line.
My boyfriend is very lucky in that he is in good shape naturally -- he doesn't work out and he likes things like Chicago pizza and hot dogs (he's from Chicago), green chile burgers and french fries, New Mexican burritos with white rice and refried beans, etc., as well as drinking. But he doesn't have the beer belly or extra pounds like almost all his friends do. He is on his feet a lot at work and he is often active at home, like doing yard work and handyman projects around the house and cleaning the garage etc. so I guess he has a good metabolism and stays active in those ways. (I, on the other hand, have always had a slow metabolism and my hobbies are much more sedentary -- reading, writing, watching movies, etc., so I have to run miles and miles to burn off my food. :laugh:)
I often wish he could have healthier eating habits and, of course it wouldn't hurt for him to work out with me and get cut. I love him as he is but I know that if he were to do these things, he would feel even better and his health would be good over the long haul.
I've noticed it's a huge lifestyle change that only comes when someone is really ready and for their own personal reasons... that's definitely how it happened for me anyway. I know he is inspired by my healthy eating and he gets pleased with himself when he has something healthy with me, like when we roast a turkey together or make grilled chicken wraps, etc... so I think he is slowly coming around and maybe one day he will get it for himself too. And, unlike my sister or friends, he doesn't ever pressure me to eat badly or drink -- in fact he supports my efforts 100% and tells me he is proud of me and that it must be hard to be the only one not drinking or eating sugar etc.0 -
happyy Friday Clean Eaters! :bigsmile:
jess your oatmeal w/coffee is soundin kinda gourmet there! :bigsmile: mmmmm!
finally finished JM Master Metabolism book. still going to reference it a lot...and i have the most current Clean Eating mag. very helpful and some de-lish recipes! yum! this whole make-over is so eye opening. i am doing pretty good with breakfast, snacks, and lunch. dinner needs to improve, but i feel so much better already! unbelievable! what the world would have been had there never ever been processed!????? :noway: so very glad and thankful i found htis thread! i'm lovin it!
will be cleaning my house and ME today! have a great weekend!! :flowerforyou:
Awesome job, Kelly, it does feel great, doesn't it! Keep up the good work.0 -
Something that happens with both my boyfriend and my parents is that they'll think they're eating healthy when they're really not. Does anyone else notice this? Like, my mom will be proud of herself for eating yogurt but it is the flavored kind where the second ingredient is sugar. Or "wheat" bread that isn't 100% whole wheat and has HFCS. Or Life cereal. Or those Special K Bars and the like.
In these situations I usually stay quiet because I don't want to sound preachy. Plus, in my mom's case, those things are still more healthy than other things she usually eats, so it's an improvement I guess. (She will eat blueberries, but with sugar and caramel syrup stuff on them, and she'll make green beans, but cook them in butter and oil and add a lot of cheese, etc. In those circumstances she knows she is taking something naturally healthy and then covering it up with a bunch of unhealthy, unnatural stuff. But when she eats products like cereal and yogurt and bread that are basically sugar and chemicals, she actually thinks she's eating healthy.)
But then they'll see me eating Greek yogurt or buying plain nonfat yogurt etc. and they'll be like, "We already have yogurt in the fridge, what's wrong with that?" And then I'll say that the second ingredient is sugar, or that this kind has no fat and more protein etc. I don't mean to be super picky or "preachy" but to eat clean I find that I usually have to go buy my own stuff and then they ask questions.0 -
You go girl! I'm training for a half too...it's the week before yours. Good luck! And way to go on that pace!
Thanks Satellite! I've been training for this harder than anything in the past I think. I've run marathons before and have definitely done *longer* training runs, but at a slow pace. Which half marathon are you running? My dad (who lives in Pennsylvania) is running the Scranton marathon a week before my half marathon; he's trying to qualify for Boston. But I don't think the Scranton has a half so I doubt that's the one you're running!
I'm training for the Baltimore half on Oct. 10. It's my first one, so I am really nervous but also excited. My pace is around 12 minute miles, which is not lightning speed by any means...but I'm really proud of myself for even trying.0 -
I feel the same way. I've noticed that with clean eating I am naturally full/satisfied and then naturally hungry, but never "starving" or stuffed full like I used to be. So I just make sure to eat every 2 - 3 hours, *try* to make sure I get a lean protein and veggies and/or fruit with each meal, eat when I'm hungry (which is every 2-3 hours... so the only time I have problems is when I don't have any clean food on me and I'm really hungry!), and until I'm not hungry any more. This usually means I don't take in all my exercise calories on the days I work out a lot (otherwise I feel I would be stuffing myself full with stuff just for the calorie count and not because I'm naturally hungry), and eating more than my 1200 "net" calorie goal on the days I don't work out (otherwise I am hungry). I figure it all balances out and I've also realized that I naturally eat around 1700-1800 calories on days I work out and around 1400 on days I don't work out, and I think that's fine, definitely not starvation mode. It feels like the right amount for me and in the past I was always questioning everything I did because I didn't know my own body well enough. So I think you should just go with what feels natural but if it feels like you need more "good" calories then yes, protein powder is an excellent way to get it (130 calories or so in a scoop) and so are nuts, avocados, natural peanut butter, even an extra banana has 110 calories!, olive oil, seeds. Good luck.
I also eat every 3 hrs or so or else I get too hungry!! It works great for me. I've had a few times (I try not to, but once in a while if I'm out or something) I've waited about 5 hrs to eat. I get kinda shaky and feel horrible! (I also have a slight hypoglycemia/ low blood pressure thing) So it really helps to keep those smaller meals fueling your body!!0 -
I'm training for the Baltimore half on Oct. 10. It's my first one, so I am really nervous but also excited. My pace is around 12 minute miles, which is not lightning speed by any means...but I'm really proud of myself for even trying.
And we're proud of you too!!!! It's not about speed, it's about the accomplishment of finishing!! That was my goal for my 1st one also. Then I got serious about improving each time! :bigsmile:0 -
Something that happens with both my boyfriend and my parents is that they'll think they're eating healthy when they're really not. Does anyone else notice this? Like, my mom will be proud of herself for eating yogurt but it is the flavored kind where the second ingredient is sugar. Or "wheat" bread that isn't 100% whole wheat and has HFCS. Or Life cereal. Or those Special K Bars and the like.
In these situations I usually stay quiet because I don't want to sound preachy. Plus, in my mom's case, those things are still more healthy than other things she usually eats, so it's an improvement I guess. (She will eat blueberries, but with sugar and caramel syrup stuff on them, and she'll make green beans, but cook them in butter and oil and add a lot of cheese, etc. In those circumstances she knows she is taking something naturally healthy and then covering it up with a bunch of unhealthy, unnatural stuff. But when she eats products like cereal and yogurt and bread that are basically sugar and chemicals, she actually thinks she's eating healthy.)
But then they'll see me eating Greek yogurt or buying plain nonfat yogurt etc. and they'll be like, "We already have yogurt in the fridge, what's wrong with that?" And then I'll say that the second ingredient is sugar, or that this kind has no fat and more protein etc. I don't mean to be super picky or "preachy" but to eat clean I find that I usually have to go buy my own stuff and then they ask questions.
Oh yeah, this happens to me ALL of the time. People will tell me that they're *dieting* (and I hate the word diet!!!!!) and then they say yeah, I ate a Special K bar for breakfast (really? 100 cals of sugar? Should have almost had a donut! :noway: ) And they have *no* idea what is in the *frankenfood* that they're eating. I'm the same way, if someone asks me then I will tell them. But I won't just go up and make a comment to someone. I wait for them to approach me. I usually buy my own stuff and (like this weekend) plan ahead and bring my own foods to my inlaws or other places where I know there won't be healthy options!0 -
I am so jealous of you gals w/ the significant others who get so involved. My boyfriend is supportive of me and has changed some of his eating habits but he still doesn't work out and he will drink beer while I drink water or eat a big burger while I eat a salad etc. I used to use those things as excuses to not eat healthy either but now it has become easy for me to eat healthy and it doesn't bother me, in terms of my own progress and sticking to eating clean, whether he does or not. While I am doing this for my own sake and not his, and I know that no one can change anyone else, I often wish he would do it with me for his own health's sake. He is 8 years older than me and we are young but I still start to worry about health issues down the line.
I've noticed it's a huge lifestyle change that only comes when someone is really ready and for their own personal reasons... that's definitely how it happened for me anyway. I know he is inspired by my healthy eating and he gets pleased with himself when he has something healthy with me, like when we roast a turkey together or make grilled chicken wraps, etc... so I think he is slowly coming around and maybe one day he will get it for himself too. And, unlike my sister or friends, he doesn't ever pressure me to eat badly or drink -- in fact he supports my efforts 100% and tells me he is proud of me and that it must be hard to be the only one not drinking or eating sugar etc.
That is *so* true. Change only comes when that person is ready to change. It took me a good 3 years of working out at home for my dh to join me!!!!! I never thought it would happen either! Then one day, he said he'd do P90X with me. And now he's working out and paying a LOT more attention to his health. He's 35 and started having high blood pressure issues when he was 25 (family history also). He's finally off his BP meds!! We also want to be good examples to our 3 girls and teach them the proper habits that will stick with them for life!
Glad that he is supportive and is proud of you!! :drinker:0 -
It does get easier as you go and I too have noticed that people just assume I always "eat healthy" now. Do you ever have any cake/cookie/ice cream? I used to have such a sweet tooth and I occasionally have ice cream and chocolate, my two faves. But now they are definitely rare treats where they used to be commonplace. And people do notice and comment.
Honestly, no. I rarely ever eat ice cream/ cookies/ cake. It really doesn't appeal to me. I see how *tiny* a serving (1/2 cup) of ice cream is, and I could eat a whole cup of plain yogurt w/ blueberries for around 160 cals that is much more satisfying and cures my sweet tooth. I never have liked cake (guess that's a good thing!) but used to adore PB or choc. chip cookies. My *treat* might be my homemade cream cheese banana bread once in a while (usually on a day after a long run or something!). But otherwise... I just don't do it.
On my bday, we went to Cold Stone Creamery and I had the sinless ice cream (which is also made w/ splenda, so now I probably wouldn't even get that!) w/ frozen berries.
I do eat Dove Dark chocolates or square of very dark chocolate if I need it. I find my chocolate cravings are taken care of w/ my choc. protein powder in my oatmeal. :bigsmile: And natural PB is awesome too!0 -
Hi Cleanies!
I got my Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook in the mail yesterday, and some of the recipes look really yummy. Luckily, my boyfriend will eat pretty much whatever I cook...so we'll be trying quite a few of the meals. I notice that a lot of things call for stuff like ground flax and flax seeds. Where can I find that? We have a Trader Joes, would it be in a place like that?
And what about this whey protein you ladies use?
Please forgive all my questions, this is totally new territory for me. :blushing:
Have a great day! :flowerforyou:
Shuntae
Hey that's great, I love cookbooks! I have been using Whole Foods vanilla flavored soy protein in my morning smoothies--it's really helped me maintain that 40-30-30 ratio. I was having trouble getting enough protein before the powder (and the beef jerky :happy: ).
If you have a little coffee grinder (I have one designated just for spices and flax--well I don't drink coffee anyway) it's better to buy whole flaxseed and grind a little at a time, b/c it does go rancid quickly. Like jess said, keep it in the fridge. I put the flax in my morning smoothie. but lots of people put it on just about everything.
Have fun experimenting with the new book and recipes--I hope your husband gets hooked too. It's easier to have that support. :bigsmile:
Yes, my sweetie is very supportive about that...plus, I made it clear a long time ago that I will not cook separate meals...if he wants junk food, he can buy or make it himself. :laugh:
I will look for the flax seed and protein powder the next time I go shopping. Maybe that will help add some cals. I've had a little trouble eating all my maintenance cals, plus exercise cals since eating cleaner...I feel like I'm eating costantly, but am too full to eat more since I'm filling up on good stuff.
Trader Joe's has flax seed and flax seed meal, and hemp proteing powder (as well as other protein powders) plus a whole lotta other good stuff! If you have a Fresh & Easy, as well as Whole Foods, you're set!
All the best on your journey!
Susie :flowerforyou:0
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