I would love to hear success stories from clean eaters

Eating clean causes me zero water retention and keeps me regular. Those two things combined make a world of difference- no bloating, swelling, general feeling of being slimmer.

I used to get so bloated eating junk even in small amounts. Now instead of having 100calories of Doritos as a treat, I have 100 calories worth of organic unprocessed fresh crackers, for example. Doritos would cause me to swell, but the crackers just taste good and done hurt me.
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I also find that I require far less food to feel satiated than I used to. In the past when eating processed food I could easily eat 2500 calories.day and have room for more. Now I am plenty satisfied at 1500-1700, and I just started.

I also feel that I can eat a wider variety of food when its clean. tonight for dinner I ate all organic

1 cup organic pasta with veggies in it
a 3 oz breaded veal cutlet
1/4 cup caprese salad
2 prawns sauteed lightly in olive oil w herbs
1 dark chocolate Godiva

I eat two meals a day that look like this ^^^^^ and feel great, not weighed down at all. I wont need to eat again today bc it will keep me full until tomorrow a, and I ate this at 5pm. In between meals all I eat are raw organic veggies/fruit which really boil down to 1-2 apples/day and some celery

Now if I ate the same type of food in but in a processed fashion like ` 1 cup of kraft mac and cheese, a hotdog, a salad w artifical dressing, 2 frozen dinner shrimp, and one oreo- Id get bloated, still be hungry and need to eat more. even if the calories were about equal to the clean food. The oreo would make me crave more oreos, whereas with the Godiva is natural and satisfies my sweet tooth plenty.

with the clean food, I dont feel like I have to cut out food groups **my own experience**. I eat organic fresh pasta and I feel wonderful. One cup is plenty, generous at that, and i dont crave more or have an adverse reactions. The breaded veal- normally "breaded" would be a bad word, but its lightly breaded and with real unprocessed breading, so a small 3oz piece is plenty and delicious.

I am making the transition to clean eating right now. I'm having to do it slowly since I have 4 children who are NOT happy about it. But little do they know they have already been doing it a little...

What does it mean to eat clean?

What's your definition of clean?

The only processed foods I eat are things like organic salsa, natural peanut butter or almond butter, canned or frozen fish (unseasoned, not breaded, usually wild - actually just bought organic shrimp from Safeway), these puffed brown rice crackers (rice cakes from Costco) rotisserie chicken from the deli occasionally, organic brown rice or other glutton free pasta. I make my own steel cut oats homemade enough for the workweek all at once. I made my own salad dressings, I use high quality spices usually with no MSG and with no (or very little) sugar or salt. Sometimes I buy the fresh organic spices too. I buy my meats from farmers not chain grocery stores or eat wild deer meat. Not all my fruits and veggies are organic but I try my best. Also I don't eat dairy or wheat. I don't eat any packages meals, soups or processed meats for the most part.

If you want to add me that'd be cool. I love clean eaters. I keep a blog on my progress of clean eating. My diary is also open if you want to sneak a peak.

In just over 60 days... I've lost over 21 pounds, got rid of acne, pms symptoms, brittle hair and nails, dry skin patches, my stretch marks and cellulite are reducing. I have more energy and am less moody. My spouse is losing weight without exercise as a ripple effect. I have almost no cravings for junk food or to over eat since i started clean eating. It's amazing. Honestly best decision I ever made was eating clean. It's changed my life.

I find eating clean takes a lot of preparation. So make sure you have meals and snacks worked out for the week so your don't get stumped with trying to find something to eat on the fly. I generally try to eat clean as possible. Sometimes it doesn't work out, but I remind myself that if I stick to my calories, make sure I commit to the working out (cardio and strength training) I do just fine. But be warned it will take work!!

I do it too and not only did it make me lose weight, it helps me not get sick. I haven't even had a cold in over a year. Healthy food is great for you inside and out. I don't see how you can ever go wrong cutting processed junk and eating whole foods! Best wishes!

My success story is just that now that I eat clean I know that I am doing something good for my body.
Even if I overeat one meal, or an entire day, I know I am not harming myself as it is all high quality high nutrition home-made food.

Eating clean is a success story within itself. So many benefits to it!

This.

I almost always eat clean. The occasional GF pizza once in a blue moon and nights out drinking alcohol but apart from that I cook everything from scratch and always have done, well 80% of the time.

I am gluten intolerant so pre-packaged stuff is a bit of a no no for me. I also like to eat organic and non GMO.

I have never been a soda or coffee drinker so I have not had to this this up which I know is hard for a lot of people. I've lost 34lbs so far just making better food choices when I do cook from scratch, controlling my portion size and working out.

I have started to log all my food here on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/youcantoutexerciseabaddiet