Do you eat CLEAN, IIFYM, or straight calories... and why???

A little bit of everything.

I eat mostly clean - I didn't know that was a "thing" until I came to MFP. It just makes sense to me to eat whole foods and cook from scratch. It's more fun, I can be creative with what I make, and I find it takes better. I've never liked most processed foods that much anyway, I only buy processed food that I can't make myself at home (like protein powder, nutella and chips). I try to buy organic and/or local produce a lot of the time. If I buy pasta or bread it's multigrain. I only buy the occasional fresh fish, but any other type of raw meat freaks me out so I'll only eat it at restaurants.

I try to eat a certain ratio of carbs to fat to protein, because my normal diet is super low protein, and I want to make sure I increase my protein intake.

I watch my micros too, as I'm prone to iron deficiency and sugar addition!

And at the end of he day, as long as my calories aren't ridiculous, I'll eat anything I'm really craving. I don't deprave of myself of anything that I like.

I eat crooked calories







sorry couldnt help it...sometimes I eat the dreams of children

I eat cleaner, but not clean. I do think about macros as much as possible, but in the end I watch calories the most.

I really try to eat within my macros, which I have set at a 30% fat, 30% protein, and 40% carbs. I also have my fiber set at 24 grams, I track iron, and carbs as well. (just set that up yesterday, so I haven't decided if I like it yet. )

I am not a clean eater per say, but because I do a lot of cooking and baking for family instead of processed carp, so by default, my eating is more natural. I do consume *gasp* artificial sweeteners, although I have cut back.

I am not opposed to treats. I love me a well made burger, fried clams, uh, bakery fresh doughnuts have been known to almost shout out my name as I go by. I just dont' eat those very often. My biggest problem with sugary treats is that I can really bake up delectable goodies in my kitchen, so finding the balance between baking for my family and not going overboard myself can be a challenge. Even then, I use my own freshly ground wheat flour (i have a wheat grinder), lots of fruits and veggies (oh hello, zucchini bread! and I like to think, they're a teensy bit better for the body then oh, twinkies. (in moderation of course!)