Triumphantly Dirty (Non-Clean) Eaters

And I do very little cardio...

The only trouble I find with eating dirty is it makes me hungry and want more than what is properly portioned. My blood sugar spikes and I end up on a cycle of eating more junk. For example I can not eat just one triple stuffed oreo, I must have half the package, and at 100 calories a cookie, well I will be in the gym for weeks before I get all that excess off...so I keep them out of the house. Though I do indulge in them with friends from time to time. I have two or three when we do coffee together and hand the rest of the package to friends and let them devour them. They think I am a great friend...I, however, know how evil I am being to them LOL.

With that said I only eat clean about 80% of the time and what I consider clean is not low fat, but mostly paleo. I think low fat concept is a joke and the best way to derail your diet plan...

I believe eating dirty 20-25% percent of the time helps you stay on track the rest of the time.

For me the key is to stay within my calorie goals on MFP and balance the protein to carb ratio 3:2 and eat some healthy fat with the dirty stuff as well. So if i want a DQ cone after a work out, I consume my protein shake first (it has 30 calories in it, and no carbs and 1 gram fat). Eating the protein helps stabilize the blood sugar spike from the ice cream and prevents me from eating more ice cream than I should.

Love this thread. I am a successful dirty-eater! I believed for years that dieting had to be a miserable daily grind of tuna and Brussels sprouts! How wonderful it was to join this site and learn that junk food is not evil and can be fit into a successful weight loss plan. A calorie deficit is a calorie deficit. Healthy food makes me feel better, but all is not lost if I have a chocolate bar and a bag of chips!

I don't know how everyone does it. For the most party I'm pretty healthy. I don't eat fast food and haven't for a long time. If I DO splurge on eating out I usually pick the healthiest option, or I shoot for "free range" or "organic" if I need to really stretch it and not feel TOO guilty about a huge slice of pizza or something. But I go one night with a couple of drinks and I balloon up like a whale! I have no idea how you've all lost weight and ate garbage the whole time...

I want to see successes from people who don't have clean diets!

For reasons I'm not willing to get into, clean eating is not an option for me right now, and I really need the motivation. I know you guys are out there so if you can show me pics and give me tips on how to make it work, I'd be really grateful. I feel like a minority on MFP who doesn't eat clean and I could use the support!

(Just for background, I did lose 20+ pounds last year without a clean diet but I reset my ticker this year after falling off the wagon into the Land of Self-Induced Plateau. Back on it though!)

p.s. no preaching, please. If I could eat a cleaner diet, I would! I've read it all already. c:

A girl with Sharon Ehman's body as a profile pic who doesn't want to/can't eat cleanly. The irony. (Can't? Not sure how cutting out processed food could be something someone COULDN'T do... but I won't pry.)

70 pounds down so far. I have hypothyroidism and PCOS, so I don't lose as fast as others. I've lost 12 inches on my hips alone.

My diet is cleaner than it's ever been, but I lack in a lot of stuff. I eat everything I want. I try to modify if possible, or limit portions. I do try to keep my carbs under 150. That is plenty.

I eat whatever I want... food is food. I just try to eat just what I can burn. On Saturdays, when I spend 3 hours kickboxing, that means I can indulge in a delicious cheeseburger with fries and a few craft beers at my favorite pub. Most days at lunchtime I order something like an Italian sub, a steak sandwich, a chicken burrito, or a fully loaded pizza... whatever strikes my fancy. I just try to keep my portions reasonable. Have half the Italian sub with some fresh veggies for lunch, and save the other half for dinner. Just pack the other half up and put it in the fridge before you even take a bite. If you eat at a reasonable pace and learn to savor your food, you'll be full by the time you're done eating and you won't even be thinking about the other half of your meal chilling in the refrigerator.

I do generally avoid stuff with a lot of sugar, not because of wanting to eat clean, but just because it often makes me feel sleepy and bloated, and I suspect that's why I don't really crave stuff like cake and candy. Once in a while I'll indulge in a cookie or an ice cream sandwich, if I come across something that looks particularly yummy, because for me there are no rules except "only eat what you can burn."

I do not eat clean. I drink alcohol, eat ice cream and gelato regularly, and even (gasp) fast food sometimes.

Here's how I've changed eating dirty and lifting heavy:

Proof I think!

just go on my profile see my pics....ur body cant tell the difference between "clean" foods or "dirty" foods. theres no such thing! All your body sees are carbs protein and fats!!!

I once patted the grease off my meat lovers pizza with a napkin, that counts as clean, right?

Lost and have maintained my loss for my loss for a year and a half. I eat fast food. A lot. And chocolate.

In...

...to read all of the "dirty eating" success stories of the mostly young people.

:flowerforyou:

*cough*

No way Sara, you are a special unicorn. A ripped, sexy, ice cream eating unicorn...

:blushing: :flowerforyou:

just go on my profile see my pics....ur body cant tell the difference between "clean" foods or "dirty" foods. theres no such thing! All your body sees are carbs protein and fats!!!

This macros and micros. Tired of having to explain why I am eating a burger on a diet to people.

It's common sense honestly. If you see a big mofo having 1 burger why on Earth would one think that 1 burger is going to destroy a whole day. One burger. LOL

Check out my pictures on my profile! I went from 215ish lbs down to 140lbs. Still drank diet soda, ate my ice cream if I had calories left over and ate lean cuisines daily for lunches.

You don't have to eat like a bunny rabbit or our ancestors to lose weight. Just burn more than you consume and make good choices.

I'm not a clean eater and I lost almost 20kg... (From overweight to normal)...
I don't eat junk ALOT.. But I do...
Also I don't follow any rules except 1: Use more energy, than you eat.

If I "overeat" 1000kcal, I exercise untill those are burned off.

Then you WILL loose weight. Trust me.

I try to eat healthy but I dont eat clean, I dont have a success story yet as I am only a couple of weeks into using MFP but it would be good to have some friends who es similar things to me I workout 3-4 times a week at the moment x