Triumphantly Dirty (Non-Clean) Eaters

There's a million unhealthy ways to lose weight. I lost five lbs in a week once by having a glass of scotch instead of dinner. I know plenty of skinny people who live on fast food. Just eat like half what you normally would.

I'm over on my micros. I'm also over on my sugar just about every day(57 grams) but I eat tons of fruit(sugar) & veg and splurge on a few comfort items a day when I want them. I try for under 40 grams of fat and over 40 grams of protein. Other than that, I let things fall as they may, guzzle water, and keep a caloric deficit of ~1000 calories daily. All of my medical tests are so much better than they were despite having dessert and about 600 snack calories a day. I think it's healthy if it works.

I'm not a clean eater by any stretch. I have a cheat day once a week where on that particular day, with that particular meal, anything goes. I also eat packaged food when it contains nutritional information that I consider suitable for my body's needs. I eat organic when I can, but that is rare because I'm a starving student and can't afford it. I wash things and/or peel before I eat. I eat sweets. I eat cheese (GASP!!).

Yeah. I said it. But you know what? In total I've dropped 80lb. Eating clean isn't the only way to do it. Just be f***ing mindful.

Definitely not a "clean" eater. When I did attempt to follow "clean" eating, I'd lose and gain the same 10 pounds. I just can't give up certain things.

Once I stopped putting food into "good" and "bad" categories, and just watched my calories & macros, the pounds came off, and I'm now at a weight I haven't seen in years. 27 pounds down with ice cream, chips, a lot of cheese, gelato, burgers, and more cheese. I occasionally eat fast food if I don't feel like cooking. I avoid most food items with a "low-fat" label, and I drink diet soda like it's going out of style.

I also eat white bread. I hate the taste of wheat bread, and after years of being told that white bread makes you fat (mainly from my father), I finally kicked wheat to the curb.

The best part is, I don't feel like I'm on a diet at all, and I've finally learned self-control. When I tried to eat "clean" I could not keep chips, or ice cream, or cookies in the house because I would break and finish the package in one sitting. Now I regularly buy those things and can go days without touching them.

If eating dirty is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

WOW... mind blown. Reading this stuff really changes your perspective. Consistency and BALANCE are the keys... motivated.

I changed jobs and lost 10 lbs (going from a desk job to food service/diet technician (I usually get lunch and dinner at work, plus access to all kinds of stuff that I couldn't say no to a few years back - I have a little more restraint now :blushing: ). I don't eat clean, by any means. My regular breakfast consists of Frosted Mini-Wheats or Toaster Strudel! I love my desserts, I still eat junk (but not nearly as much). I usually eat a big salad for lunch, but am not afraid to indulge - within reason. I eat what I want, when I want, just watch my portions. I drink wine, too! Life is too short to deny ourselves goodies now and then.

bump...this is the club for me!!!

I am in...i eat what i want. For sure.

This is probably the most interesting topic I've ever seen on this site and I love it!! I eat horribly but I'm losing weight. Last year I got close to my goal eating crap. College started and I gained weight, but now I'm losing again eating crap. As long as you stay within your calorie goal you'll lose weight.

I wish I could eat clean / cleaner! My cravings are too great! But I'm a hell of a lot better than what I was 18 months ago. I still eat pizza on a weekly basis, eat out for lunch and dinner a couple of times per week when I see family, sometimes indulge in choccie or icecream I just try to limit it where possible, but I also use the excuse "life's short" so I try to enjoy it and if I'm exercising 5-6 times per week then why to have a bit of dirty stuff?! I lost about 14 kilograms last year from eating healthy but still with naughtiness too! However now I'm plateaued and feeling like my only option is to really pick up my clean act but I don't want to!!!!

I really like the *idea* of eating clean, but for me personally at this stage of my life I don't really think it's something I can sustain. The moment I feel restricted I want to eat EVERYTHING. I eat healthily, try and stick to my macros, and am conscious of everything I put in to my body, but if I wanna go out and get hammered and then eat a pizza at 2am then I'll do it.... and factor it all in to my calorie allowance.

I've lost 16lbs so far, but I reckon the biggest success for me is the change in my attitude towards food, having broken myself out of the mentality that the only way to lose weight is to eat clean, go on a VLCD or to spend 3540858492589320 hours in the gym on cardio machines.

I "try" to hit macros but there's nothing clean about my diary. Not done my ticker any harm :drinker:

Dirty eater here! I actually eat mostly fresh veggies, lean meats, and fruit BUT I also eat ice cream, chips and pizza (with beer). I have lost 130lbs and have been maintaining for two years.

I'm sitting here eating Reece's peanut butter cups as I type this :ohwell:

Wow, you are so pretty! There is always a place for reese PB cups haha

I wouldn't say I eat particularly clean...I'm a fussy eater with an onion leek and chive allergy who doesn't like most fish and hates most vegetables!.

Mostly I eat things like pasta, rice/risotto and bacon, I have a roast dinner every sunday, I make rice laced with raisins and dairylea cream cheese and mushrooms.

The changes I have made are simply to cut out the snacking and the biscuits, and to have a nice big bowl of fruit yoghurt and cereal flakes in the morning which gives me an excellent start to the day and all the sugar in the fruit and the filling raisins and cereal flakes keeps me going without the biscuit tin calling me.

I usually have strawberries, blueberries, low fat organic raspberry yoghurt, raisins, and cereal flakes such as special k (I have a gluten free one called mesa sunrise). It's more calories than my old coco pops (which I still have on a day when I know I will be burning lots of calories) but it means I don't get hungry till lunchtime.

To be honest I don't know how I've managed it but I just seem to be getting on with it and have lost about 6lbs so far in about a month. I am strict with my daily allowance but I still eat the meals I love providing they come under my calorie goal. Ham egg and chips was for dinner last night lol!

Good Luck

Speaking of Reeces http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/03/29/copycat-recipe-reeses-peanut-butter-eggs/