Does anyone follow the Eat Clean Diet???

ShellyBee
ShellyBee Posts: 117
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
I am back after 2 years and I have gained back all 20lbs I lost....But no boo hoo'ing here just re-motivated and ready to make some really great changes.
I have recently read the Eat Clean Diet Recharged by Tosca Reno and I really think eating clean makes a lot of common sence.

If anyone else follows the Eat Clean Diet I would love to hear your stories and maybe form a support group.

SO HAPPY TO BE BACK WITH MYFITNESSPAL.........
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  • FemininGuns
    FemininGuns Posts: 605 Member
    Welcome back!!! :)
  • MicahNicole
    MicahNicole Posts: 6
    I would like to hear also, I just purchased that book too!!!! But I need help getting started!!
  • salamander
    salamander Posts: 22
    I am currently trying to eat clean, and I have the book, but I do a modified approach to it as my husband doesn't follow a clean eating lifestyle and doesn't want to eat "quinoa and broccolli everynight" ha ha.

    Basically I try to eat as many clean foods as possible, and anything that is packaged that I eat, I try to get packaged foods that have as little ingredients listed as possible. The more ingredients, the worse the food is for you.

    Eating out is brutal though, you are pretty much confined to salads when you go to a restaurant, or requesting the meal be prepared "special" (poached fish instead of fried, grilled steak/chicken instead of baked in sauce, etc.)
  • czar1978
    czar1978 Posts: 83
    Hello! Welcome back! :flowerforyou:

    I am an "on-and-off" follower of the Clean Eating Diet. I try to eat as clean as possible at all times, but I've fallen of teh wagon a bit this summer. (Cookouts, beer, birthday and graduation parties, weddings, etc. :blushing: )

    I have to tell you: I feel 100% better when I follow the diet. I'm not sure how to describe it, but I just feel healtiher, happy, more awake, more energized.

    I subscribe to the Clean Eating magazine. It's great--filled with fun, easy recipes and information. The recipes always give me other ideas for creating my own clean recipes. I recommend subscribing if you want to follow the Clean Eating lifestyle.

    Good luck! :smile:
  • mate1432
    mate1432 Posts: 22
    My family was doing really well on the Eat Clean way of life until I broke my ankle and my husband started doing the shopping and cooking. He lost 30lb, my middle daughter who has always struggled lost 19lb, and I lost 14lb. Everyone in the house asked that we go back on it when I was mobile again because they all "Felt" better. If kids are asking for it I say go with it. We started back and have all really done well. I'm not logging weight losses right now but I am toning from all my working out. One of my girlfriends got me started on it and everyone I know who is living that way loves it!
  • xlizzislegend
    xlizzislegend Posts: 44
    I'm (re)starting this whenever I move into my apartment! :)
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    I follow it pretty closely, I am a vegetarian and most soy products are not 'clean' but I do try my best to stick to whole foods and minimal processing. I love Tosca...I plan on having her body at her age (I hope :tongue: ).
  • kcbythec
    kcbythec Posts: 22
    Hi all,

    I'm so glad someone started this post. I have been wanting to see who else is doing it, and I for one would like to see it continue on as a regular support group. I just finished reading Tosca's new book, Recharged, and have gone through quite a few recipes and made up a menu for the entire upcoming week.

    Made a run to the store on Friday to get the most important things to get started and will then go from there. I was on it off it a few weeks ago, and I have to say I felt great. Hard to restrain myself from my wine, but you know, when I had it over the past week, I just felt awful the next day, even just two glasses. Then I had fish and chips and I thought I might die I felt so sick.

    I really like her program, it makes sense, and I've been totally on today, so I know I'll feel good tommorrow. I luv her idea about putting your oatmeal and boiled water in a bowl to sit while you get ready for your day. I guess it's like any other way of eating, planning is really important, but all in all with my weight training and cardio regime, this is the plan that works for me. I could kick myself for falling off but I hadn't read enough of the book before we went away to be properly prepared. Now I know, and I'm sure this is the way to go.

    I'll be trying some of her recipes for the first time this week, so I'll keep you "posted" if I make any great finds!

    Looking forward to hearing more from like minded folks.

    KC
  • kcbythec
    kcbythec Posts: 22
    Back at me again, 48 hours into eating clean and I feel fantastic, had a great workout and now ready to make supper, better late than never!

    Where are all you Tosca fans??? :)

    KC
  • csrt80
    csrt80 Posts: 11
    I too follow the Eat Clean Diet! I do however have some problems with the recipes or the guide line that you are suppose to follow when you first start because I don't like a lot of the food. Im not into seafood. The closes I come to is Tuna in a can of water and even that I have to add lemon juice, pinch of sea salt, black pepper & garlic to drown out the taste! So that right there cuts out a lot of the recipes that I can have.

    However I too have fallen off the wagon and need to start a round 2! Looking for someone who will kick me in the butt when im sitting on it instead of doing something. Slapping my hand when I am going for that candy bar that has way to many calories. I also need to train my car not to stop at McDonalds in the morning for my McFrappa! Today I stopped and got the strawberry - banana smoothie. I was -25 for my sugar right off the bad for the day for a medium. I figure maybe if I cut it back to a small it wouldn't be bad. BUT I looked it up and I would still be over. I figure the smoothie would be a better choice seeing how it would give me fruit and dairy but it really isn't good FOR ME!
  • seestellarun13_1
    seestellarun13_1 Posts: 33 Member
    I've always followed the EC plan off and on for the last few years. Oxygen Magazine (Tosca's husband mag) got me hooked on it way back in the day. But for the last 3 days I've been following EC and I'm feeling fantastic! (I'm also 19w pregnant and it has helped my energy levels tremendously...and it is supposed to be how you eat while pregnant or anytime in your life!)

    Many of you, it seems, are just beginning your journey. Some helpful tips that I may have missed while skimming through this post:

    The Kitchen Table - http://eatcleandiet.com/the_kitchen_table/
    Members of a community, much like this, post success stories, recipes, meeting Tosca, challenges, etc. at this site. What I found really helped with my EC journey this go round was the easy, quick, delicious recipes that everyday people post. If you haven't been there, I suggest you check it out!

    Clean Eating Magazine - http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/minisite/ce_index.htm
    Ah! Amazing recipes, my DH even eats them!
    My favorite is the 'Clean Mac 'n Cheese'...yummy!

    Hope my two cents helps!?!:flowerforyou:
  • Chickabittie
    Chickabittie Posts: 272
    I too follow the Eat Clean Diet! I do however have some problems with the recipes or the guide line that you are suppose to follow when you first start because I don't like a lot of the food. Im not into seafood. The closes I come to is Tuna in a can of water and even that I have to add lemon juice, pinch of sea salt, black pepper & garlic to drown out the taste! So that right there cuts out a lot of the recipes that I can have.
  • Chickabittie
    Chickabittie Posts: 272
    LOL!!!!!!! That's me and tuna also! Sorry to hear her book has a lot of seafood recipes in it. I requested it from the library. Very interested in eating clean. I can do vegetarian, but not seafood. Good luck in your eating journey!

    (sorry myfitnesspal, I posted this wrong. Still learning what all of these shiny square buttons on my computer do! :wink: )
  • raelbee
    raelbee Posts: 219
    I follow the Eat Clean Diet, too. Like Maidofastrolat, I'm vegetarian and use processed soy products for my proteins at times. Eating out is tough, but I do the best I can. I would say, given these 2 issues, I probably eat 75-80% clean. It's made such a huge difference in the way I feel!

    Both my husband and I have totally changed our bodies following this lifestyle. We have a couple of the cookbooks and cook from them regularly. I used to be a sugar addict and since eliminating it from my diet feel so much better! It was my daughter's birthday last week and we picked up a small cake from Whole Foods - I couldn't even eat it, it was just too sweet. That's such a huge change for me :)
  • Chickabittie
    Chickabittie Posts: 272
    The Kitchen Table - http://eatcleandiet.com/the_kitchen_table/
    Members of a community, much like this, post success stories, recipes, meeting Tosca, challenges, etc. at this site. What I found really helped with my EC journey this go round was the easy, quick, delicious recipes that everyday people post. If you haven't been there, I suggest you check it out!

    Clean Eating Magazine - http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/minisite/ce_index.htm
    Ah! Amazing recipes, my DH even eats them!
    My favorite is the 'Clean Mac 'n Cheese'...yummy!


    I did this wrong again, so sorry!
    but thank you for the awesome websites, they are bookmarked!
  • seestellarun13_1
    seestellarun13_1 Posts: 33 Member
    The Kitchen Table - http://eatcleandiet.com/the_kitchen_table/
    Members of a community, much like this, post success stories, recipes, meeting Tosca, challenges, etc. at this site. What I found really helped with my EC journey this go round was the easy, quick, delicious recipes that everyday people post. If you haven't been there, I suggest you check it out!

    Clean Eating Magazine - http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/minisite/ce_index.htm
    Ah! Amazing recipes, my DH even eats them!
    My favorite is the 'Clean Mac 'n Cheese'...yummy!


    I did this wrong again, so sorry!
    but thank you for the awesome websites, they are bookmarked!

    So glad you enjoyed them - I've been following them for about 2 1/2 weeks now and my pregnancy weight gain has slowed down tremendously! The delicious recipes keep me fuller much longer, especially since I have this little man growing inside of me :)
  • Jessica_Lo
    Jessica_Lo Posts: 199 Member
    I just bought the book and I'm scared. I skimmed through it B&N and the recipes look overwhelming but I did see one for the crock pot so I figure there must be some easy ones in there. Wish me luck! :happy:
  • Chickabittie
    Chickabittie Posts: 272
    Yay, good for you. You have to eat healthy for the little guy! And I am glad that you are full, that's encouraging for ME! I am SO loving those websites!!!!! I signed up for the newsletter's too. :-)
  • mlagena
    mlagena Posts: 154 Member
    "Bump" for later!
  • seestellarun13_1
    seestellarun13_1 Posts: 33 Member
    @ jmlowry - Check out my earlier post. I found that helped me ease into the transition of ECD a lot eaiser!

    @chickabittie - How are we doing?!
  • Chickabittie
    Chickabittie Posts: 272
    Doin' OK. I am trying to make small changes. :-) I made the EC beef stew in the crock pot the other night, and my meat loving guys loved it! I think it will be great once I'm on board all the way. I really have to sit down and plan out my meals. I made yogurt cheese the other night, and enjoyed it. It's funny, I made that like 10 years ago, and didn't know I was ahead of my time! ;-) Keep up the good work, everyone!
  • ccaruso219
    ccaruso219 Posts: 92
    I'm glad that someone started this topic. I have been thinking about trying it, but wasn't sure what to expect. I'm going to pick up the book tomorrow. It will make good reading material on the plane.
  • Jessica_Lo
    Jessica_Lo Posts: 199 Member
    I started this week and I feel amazing! Silly enough I started the same week as my monthly friend. lol Regardless, it was a good week....it was a little preperation the night before but I made it work AND the scale FINALLY budged. Down 2 lbs in 5 days. That was even with some rooky mistakes that I made. I'm totally excited and looking forward to how this lifestyle will change my life. I'm even going to try some of the recipes this weekend and I'm anxious to learn as much as I can. :)
  • jlsaven
    jlsaven Posts: 5
    I'm interested in trying - I've heard wonderful things!
  • SarahNicole317
    SarahNicole317 Posts: 302 Member
    I love the eat clean diet. I have all of her cookbooks! The only way to get lean is by eating clean! (I didn't mean for that to be a cheesey rhyme)
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    *bump*

    I'm just a little worried that i won't be able to figure out substitutes...i don't eat dairy, or red meat...i just ordered the book so i may not have any problems at all...the only problem i'm having is i suck at cooking...so i hope the recipes are user friendly
  • kcbythec
    kcbythec Posts: 22
    Hi there all you Eat Clean Troops...

    I also do a modified version, have really started much healthier eating but still have the odd glass of wine or beer. I workout hard at least 4-5 days per week and cook lean and lite within reason. Hey, I'm 56, in decent shape, and yes I do feel better when my ECD is right on, but I always strive for those 100% days lol.......

    But I'm reducing chemical waste and supporting local farmers and don't get the "extra" "unasked for" antibiotics etc in everything we eat and drink, it all makes a difference. I always find that I can sometimes derail in trying to do everything perfectly by the book. Doing your very best most of the time is a great thing.

    KC
  • Heliconia
    Heliconia Posts: 166 Member
    bump - thanks
  • fromaquasar
    fromaquasar Posts: 811 Member
    Hi,

    I follow the clean lean diet but I'm guessing its similar (all organic whole foods, no refined sugar, wheat or processed foods?)
    I absolutely love it, I went wayward for 5 days last week and immediately put on weight/had my skin break out and more importantly felt lethargic and depressed - I love being clean :) x
  • Firesign
    Firesign Posts: 169 Member
    Bump.
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