Who has lost weight NOT eating clean?

i am not a clean eater

look though my diary you will see baconators, fast food, processed food, and all other kinds of stuff as long as it fit is my macros i eat what i want and have lost over 60lbs

the deficit is what matters

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Can i get a hallelujah up in here!!

33lbs down in less than 4 months eating, like everyone says, whatever I want in moderation

Doesn't everyone eat what they want?

No. A lot of people deny themselves the things they want to eat because others make them feel that they have to.

I'm not sure I buy that. Excluding those that are force fed, we all choose what we put in our mouth. We make that choice based on what we want most.

Wanting a Big Mac and eating a salad because you think it's healthier isn't much different than wanting 2 Big Macs and only eating one because you think two is too many calories. It still comes down to what you want most.

33lbs down in less than 4 months eating, like everyone says, whatever I want in moderation

Doesn't everyone eat what they want?

No. A lot of people deny themselves the things they want to eat because others make them feel that they have to.

I'm not sure I buy that. Excluding those that are force fed, we all choose what we put in our mouth. We make that choice based on what we want most.

Wanting a Big Mac and eating a salad because you think it's healthier isn't much different than wanting 2 Big Macs and only eating one because you think two is too many calories. It still comes down to what you want most.

Buy it or not it's absolutely true. Yes it's about what you want most but many people don't understand what choices have what effects.

You can't deny with a straight face that there are people out there who think they have to eat clean to lose weight.

I don't eat clean. I've heard of people who only have veggies grown from their own garden or only organic stuff, or make sure nothing they have has nitrates in it or high fructose corn syrup, blah blah blah.

Don't get me wrong - in a perfect world, I'd love to be able to have the time, effort, money, etc. to be able to do that. BUT this is not a perfect world, I'm human, and human's are fallible beings. That means that I have to do the best with what resources are available to me and what effort I'm willing to put into it.

I'm willing to have cheeseburgers without the buns. I'm willing to get grilled chicken instead of fried, to have pretzels instead of Doritos or French fries. I'm not willing to give up cake because it has regular eggs in it (instead of free-range or organic, or whatever they're called) or because the frosting has butter in it - I just don't have it all the time like I used to, and try to plan for it if at all possible.

I lost all my weight eating whatever....just less of it and exercising. Now that I've lost the weight I have certainly picked up better habits when choosing my food and fitting into my diet. Eating fruits and vegetables vs. chips and burgers doesnt make you lose weight, but I sure feel better when I do. I very rarely get ill, and I have a lot more energy than I did with a diet of fast food and microwave meals. The eating "clean" movement is more about overall health than losing weight IMO. Not saying its the gospel tho. I still eat what I want, I just want different things more now.

You dont NEED to eat clean to lose weight, although it IS healthier for you. My doctor recently told me if I wanted to lose weight, use portion control. He said the size of your 2 fists is the amount you should be eating each meal. It is the right size for your stomach and wont stretch it out. GOOD LUCK!

I just started eating off smaller plates. We usually use paper plates at home so I bought the dessert plates. Hoping it will help me with portion control.

What I would find interesting:

Given that the majority of people regain the weight they lose, are people who "eat clean" those the ones who keep their weight off or is it those people who don't eat clean?

I think most of us here have lost these lbs before...the killer is in maintaining the weight loss.

I did..back in 1987. Kept it off by cutting portions and exercising. BUT, I have a better body now at 40 than when I did at 15 when I lost my weight because I eat much better these days. Much better results from eating better and I am capable of doing more physically than I was when I was 15!

I've lost 40lbs so far eating whatever I want.

I lost 50 pounds and kept it off by eating the same stuff I always did, just less of it. Now I'm working on the rest