WW/Clean Eating/Jenny Craig.....What program do you follow?

I do the following:

1) I create a calorie deficit.
2) I eat sufficient macros (pro/fat/cho) for my body composition goals.
3) I lift weights, with intent.
4) I rest.
5) I get up the next day and do it again.

I do not eliminate foods from my diet.

This is what I do as well.

I eat 1700 Calories a day. (My wife eats 1400).

I try to come as close as I can to no more than 20% - 25% Fat.... 35% - 45% Protein... and if possible no more than 45% carbs. (I usually go a little over this). No big deal though.

We wear a Fitbit all day.

I'm just now starting to add excercise. It is definitely helping. I walk about 1 1/2 - 2 miles every evening. Eventually I'll kick up the speed and jog more little by little until I'm joggin the entire route.


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Eat less & move more quite simply.

I eat chocolate almost every single day because I like it and cant ever imagine not eating it every day so I refuse to cut it out. I fit it into my calories and macros.

Other than that I cook most of my food from scratch, snack on fruit/veggies/seeds measure out reasonable sized portions and try to do some form of exercise at least 4 times a week including cycling/jogging/swimming/weights/exericse DVD's whatever takes my fancy. Try to keep protein above 90g and carbs below 150g (not always successful with that but its a good aim)

Joined MFP (Most important decision ever!!)
Read the boards to gain information (Mostly very good but some about drnking Pregnant Womens Pee...:noway: )
Started logging my food (arrrgghhh scary amounts of calories)
Learned portion control by weighing my food (phew that's better)
Created a calorie deficit using the tools given (Felt smug)
Learned I don't have to starve to lose weight (it is true)
Learned that lifting heavy will change my body composition (it is true)
Do some cardio to increase my stamina (Don't like cardio :grumble: )
Get loads and loads of support, chat, fun and advice from my MFP Friends. (BRILLIANT :drinker: )

That's about it really.

So I guess I am following the MFP Programme

I do this:
Eat what I want, when I want it
Eat less then I need to maintain
Run 3 Days a Week
Lift 2-3 Days a week
Repeat

I am now 3 weeks into Paleo and down 9 lbs. Im really liking it.

I used to follow diets and programs and they just would annoy the crap out of me and I would quit. I've done a ton of research and put together my own idea of a healthy diet. Combining this food with making sure my calories are between bmr and tdee, I've been slowly but steadily losing. I eat out whenever I need to or feel like it and I just record it. Keep in mind, I still eat crap. But the amount of crap that I eat has really gone down. I also do light exercise every day since I'm nursing a back injury.

I aim to eat (but not limited to):
vegetables of all kinds (yes, starchy veg, too)
all fruits (but berries and cherries are the best)
grains (white rice, brown rice, oats, quinoa, buckwheat, etc)
nuts and seeds (pistachios and almonds are my fav)
beans and legumes

Have in smaller portions per day, try to limit:
some dairy (always whole fat)
Oils (I go for olive oil on salads and coconut oils for frying/baking)
Sweet things (I aim to eat honey or maple syrup instead of other refined sources. sugar is best from fruits)
Breads (go for 100% whole wheat or whole grain, but sprouted grain vegan breads or ezekiel bread is the best choice)

Meat, fish, and eggs is really up to the person. Pastured eggs and meats are the best option and pacific wild caught salmon is really good. There is nothing wrong with eating these every day, but I have been trying to limit them for my own reasons.

This is just what works for ME. Obviously other people have success with structured diets, and I salute them.:drinker:

Just curious, why do you think legumes are bad for you, DeadVim? I have never heard that before, actually the opposite.

It might be because he is eating primal or paleo? People following that kind of diet try to eliminate foods that were not eaten by humans before the agricultural age. AKA, we didn't eat grains or wheat until we stopped hunting and gathering. And I think beans and legumes need to be cooked before they can be eaten, or else it is toxic to our bodies. It is simply attempting to mimic what humans ate when we evolved rather than what society is used to. I don't follow those plans, but I get the point.

I've always like weight watchers best. It's seemingly more flexible and I love the social aspect of it. That said I have to say the reason so many people have been off and on all these programs is because they are not exactly maintainable for the rest of your life. Who really wants to count points FOREVER> ?? yes, it can be done, but it's not very practical. They are fabulous for the education of food and weight loss, so take it as a starting off point until you can hold your own, which is the most important. Good luck.

I have been doing clean eating and loving it. I have never thought of a company who wants to sell you their "diet products" as something that would be good for me. I have heard great things about weight watchers, and known a lot of people who had success with it. My aunt has had a lot of success with Jenny Craig right now too.

I know that clean eating is working for me, and it is because I am mentally in the right place to do it. My best recommendation is to look at the plans and what they want you to do, and choose the one that would best fit with what you are willing to commit to - financially, sacrifices as far as what foods you will give up, and what you will physically be able to do.

I love clean eating because I feel I can eat anything that I want - I just changed what I wanted. If I want bread, I have it - but just whole grain. If I want salad dressing, I have it, I just make my own. It takes a lot of preparation, but I'm OK with that. I thought giving up refined sugars would be more difficult - but it was just the opposite. Because I don't have sugar, my body doesn't crave it at all.