Quit exercising but still eating very clean. Anyone?

The only thing to be weary of by losing weight from diet alone with no strength training, a larger % of your loss will come from lean muscle vs. fat loss, this becomes more of an issue the less you have to lose, and/or are not getting enough protein, or your deficit is too large.

If a sandwich "is a splurge these days," it may be a good idea to re-evaluate things. Unless you have a medical condition, there is no need to eliminate certain items from your intake. It is less stressful to not label foods as "clean", "dirty", "bad" or "good." A calorie deficit for weight loss and exercise for fitness. That is all.

I think you missed the part about "planning to pick it back up again but haven't" or perhaps the eating clean portion freaked you out for some strange reason? I never said I was on the 17 Day Diet, or on Atkins. Let me clarify "eating clean" as it means in this situation: that means no processed breads full of stabilizers, HFCS, sugars, etc, no mayo, mustard instead, little cheese if not parmesan, no fried foods, no breaded foods, no white sugars or white flours, yadda yadda, yadda. If I do eat bread it's because it's made properly with whole ingredients. I don't hate bread, I just try to avoid processed flours most of the time. My diet consists of healthy lean proteins, leafy nutrient dense greens, low fat salad dressings made from my home grown herbs, fresh vegetables, hearty broth based soups, whole grains like quinoa and steel cut oats, protein powder fruit and veggie smoothies with coconut milk or almond milk. I eat a ton of superfoods, I eat whole ingredients and I try by and large to avoid processes foods, I don't drink sugary drinks and I pound water. I don't eat a ton of meat and when I do it's humanely raised and lean. There is nothing wrong with how I eat and I've learned a lot from my personal research. I just happen to choose to get my calories from whole foods while creating a calorie deficit unlike others and each to their own.

Who said anything about skinny fat? I didn't. YOU did.

My post was read by y'all as "I'm on the Master Cleanse and I refuse to exercise ever again." which is not what I said at all. The majority of you jumped all over me with your conclusions. Forgive me for not mentioning I understand how a calorie deficit works. Had I mentioned that I'm sure you would have been a bit less rude. Or not? With all the crazy **** I read on here by people far less educated than myself who receive a much more warm response I expected something a bit different-- such as an intelligent conversation. I was grossly mistaken.

I was looking for comradery via experience here (no one has ever gotten into a freaking rut?!?!), not an attack. There are plenty of other places for me to acquire the knowledge I seek personally elsewhere and I don't think I'll be sticking around much after this. Y'all have a good day.