Triumphantly Dirty (Non-Clean) Eaters

This is really good to see. I tried clean eating for so long and every time I just fell off the wagon because it was so restrictive and I just enjoy food way too much to stick to only clean. That's not to say I eat loads of junk but if my friends and I go to the coffee shop I want to eat some cake! There are only so many times I can deny myself that pleasure. Or joining in with my family eating pizza and drinking beer on a Friday - with two girls at home although I want to set a good example, I don't think it is helpful to see mum being so restrictive and not just chilling out sometimes. (my personal parenting opinion)

Being able to eat what I like IIFYM and there is a calorie deficit is a complete revelation to me.

I've done pretty well on my weight loss eating normal food - I cut out fried stuff, but otherwise didn't really have to make many concessions.

I eat fairly well during the week, averaging 1100-1250 calories a day, and I do light exercise. But I do have a few treats at the weekend, to keep me sane! I've only been dieting for 2 weeks so I can't say if it's working for me yet, but I am nearly 2lbs down, with only 11lbs more to lose to get to GW.

I tend not to eat treats during the week as I know I'll have to sacrifice the calories in one of my meals, but at the weekend I don't really track, so I might have a pizza or a few glasses of wine.

I EAT CRAP!!

Fast food and carbs and soda and gluten... I don't touch vegetables unless it's on a dare. I eat chicken parm and pizza and burgers and ice cream.

I've lost 83lbs.

Come at me lettuce eaters!

I promised I wouldn't cut out food that I was going to want to eat again... (if that makes sense!) I'm trying to change my approach to food and here is the big thing, I eat rubbish. A lot of rubbish. But I try to moderate my portion control to compensate. I stopped smoking and if anyone thinks that I am going to stop the craving with celery, I dare them to try.

I've lost 24lbs and taking it at my own pace. Not particually fussed if I loose 5 stone in a month from some fad diet in a magazine, I'm happy shifting 1 or 2lb a week and I don't feel too stressed or deprived.

I eat how I like to eat but in better portions . I have an open diary feel free to look. it can be done, I am not saying I haven't made some changes but I won't eat something unless I like it and I still eat things simply because I like them. Good luck you can do this!

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:

Define clean?

I eat alot of fruit and veggies but I also have pizza, takeaways, chocolate... I am lifting to and running but Its currently falling of me

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Another "dirty" eater here as well. I've lost a little over 20 pounds and am set to maintain now to build muscle and tone. If it fits in my macros and I want it, I'll eat it. Check out my food diary and you'll see plenty of birthday cake ice cream, vanilla wafers, binge nights of alcohol, Taco Hell and lots of other "dirty" foods.

This is the best thread EVER :sad: :sad:

There are others like me!!!! :smokin: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm definitely not a clean eater (I can't cook to save my life so I eat a LOT of processed food). I'm down 70lbs since July 2012. Still a work in progress, but I'm consistently losing an average of a pound a week and maintaining my muscle mass/losing body fat. I'm at a conference at the moment so I can't upload a pic, but you can see my progress in my profile photos.

I eat food. It's clean because I wash things. And it's a mixture of processed sugar waffle to tomatoes grown 600 meters from here. So I'm both "dirty" and "clean".

And I'm pretty damn triumphant.

We are legion.

For some reason, I'm completely tickled at this response.

Balance is key. I eat my treats, but I choose the treats I really enjoy. Not gonna waste my calories on treats I'm kind of "meh" about. Why steal the kids' smarties when I can hold out until a bit later and buy some Lindt... stuff like that. Oh, and pizza is not the devil. We have pizza regularly. Usually homemade, but once in a while I get my Panago with cheezy cheddar dip. Mouth heaven!

confessions from an emotional food addict( thats moi).....i 'd wake up every night in a semi sleep state, usually around 3 am walk into kitchen and make myself a huge meal, day after day year after year. Every girlfriend i had thought i had a problem and i just could not get over it.....that is until 3 weeks ago, at the tender age of 48 i decided that bmi of 30.4 categorized me as obese my body had fat all over it and so i said enough is enough. Started working out and i started losing the weight when i d wake up and go to the kitchen i would have an apple or a banana vs a full blown meal, that was the first week. the second week i d wake up and just drink water and remind myself how i want my body to look and how it is already losing weight, all this would happen in my brain in a fraction of a second. by the third week i am actually sleeping through the night and not even waking up. I have only begun my weight loss journey but i know i have won a small battle so far (to me waking up and not eating i saw in my head as a huge battle won) .....U CAN DO IT TRUST ME