Who has lost weight NOT eating clean?

I could not even define the term "eating clean" but I hear it all the time BUT I love fruit and love vegetables. I make no real effort to eat a specific percentage of anything but watch calories alone.

I went from 184 lbs to 130 lbs on a diet of nonfat yogurt, jelly beans, cigarettes and coffee. I also had no energy, bad skin and got sick a lot.

and what's your point? because if that's what you were doing, you obviously weren't paying any attention to meeting your protein and fat requirements.

silly argument is silly.

It's a direct response to the OP. She lost weight not eating "clean", like everyone else. A calorie deficit produces weight loss. "Clean" eating isn't directly related to a calorie deficit.

The question is kind of like "Who has lost weight while NOT bicycling." Except that bicycling is easy to define, unlike "clean" eating.

I got a book on how to eat clean. I looked at a few recipes and decided nah, I am doing okay without depriving myself of yummies. So, like most everyone else, I watch my calories and exercise. I try to control my sugar and sodium and do my best to avoid too much junk, but I am not going to be miserable. Being miserable in your diet is what will sabatoge it for sure.

No one who knows what they're talking about calls it IIFYM

ORLY?

yarly, u mad?

in...for the dead horse...

seriously, this is like the 20th thread on clean eating this week...

Clean eating. The new "thigh gap" . . .

Wait, does this mean that if I eat clean that I will get a thigh gap?

I've lost 28 lbs not eating clean. I try to make good choices, but I don't stress out or give up if I have a treat or make something for dinner that "clean" eaters would find cringeworthy. As a previous poster mentioned, I still eat things I like, but my tastes are evolving. One of my favorite snacks now is fresh berries where it used to be chocolate ice cream. I still like ice cream, but I'm just very into the berries right now.

Me!! I eat anything I want (and drink plenty of water) as long as it's under my calories and I've gone from 143 to 133 in about 4 months. :happy:

I eat half-clean if that counts for anything. But I can't live without my sushi and cultural traditional foods in all their greasy, fried, and gravy-fied goodness. Just as everyone has said, everything in moderation will do the trick. Calorie deficit counts the most IMO and is working out great for me

The deficit is what matters in losing weight. Eating clean is about how it makes you feel.

Just finished a Trader Joe's "reduced guilt" mac and cheese for lunch.

I had this discussion with a co-worker when I was starting a diet a few years ago... I ate nothing but fast food and lost 60+ lbs in 3 months. It's very simple: Calories in vs Calories out. If you bother to read the nutritional info and calculate it's no harder to lose weight on fast food than it is on healthy food.

My cholesterol and bp got better while eating fast food too (the bp getting better was a bit shocking due to the sodium intake, but apparently in my body 60lbs trumps sodium for bp)

Edit:
As long as you get a bit of each carb, protein, and fat every day... you're likely going to be ok unless you have some other underlying problem. What matters is the calorie deficit, from your TDEE every 500 calories per day is 1lb per week. It's that simple.

My cholesterol and bp got better while eating fast food too (the bp getting better was a bit shocking due to the sodium intake.)

Obesity is a serious thing and the best thing an overweight person can do for their overall health is to simply LOSE THE WEIGHT. Getting physically active is also very significant.

Great work!

Seems like people are defining organo-paleo-whole-raw-vegan as the only way to be "clean".

I doubt more than 0.01% of people using this site/app are even trying to do that.

LOL, I'm vegan (and eat a lot of whole and raw) but that doesn't stop me from stuffing my face with french fries and tater tots when I want.

All 43 lbs.

I don't believe in cutting carbs or all that jumbo. I couldn't survive eating "clean". I'm not big on most vegetables and fruits, I have a few that I like but a LOT that I just can't stand. I count my calories and have a daily exercise routine. Do the math, the weight will come off. Proven fact.

I have sensory integration disorder and have never eaten a fruit or vegetable in my entire lift, still losing weight

glad to see that my husband and i arent the only ones who dont eat fruits and veggies,we eat corn but Ive been told thats not considered a veggie anymore. And I guess every once in a while he will eat a pear or strawberry... or plum...ok he eats a little fruit,lol

I couldn't eat clean if someone else shopped paid for and did all my cooking for me. I need a certain amount of junk to function.