Who has lost weight NOT eating clean?

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  • teaparty75
    teaparty75 Posts: 170
    this is all NICE to hear !! i stress over the food aspect of my journey LOL....obviously i NEED a food scale to more accurately count calories
  • kit_liu
    kit_liu Posts: 22 Member
    What exactly is 'eating clean'? Loosing weight, but no one has mentioned that I have changed my diet. Just changed the caffeine for green tea or water and less sugar, moderation and exercise for the extra calories I eat each day. 3 weeks in and scales still going down, hope they continue that way too.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    if any of you have a problem where your macros go in red on carbs or fats, do you just ignore it? I have that problem ALOT In carbs!

    It depends if going over in carbs is leading to you being too low in fats or protein or making you go over your calories.
  • calliekitten9
    calliekitten9 Posts: 148 Member
    I don't restrict myself...everything in moderation. :)
  • XTSH
    XTSH Posts: 129 Member
    Never attempted eating clean and weight loss progress is still going good. Too much delicious dirty food out there. I defintely don't want to miss. :tongue:
  • Cheeky_and_Geeky
    Cheeky_and_Geeky Posts: 984 Member
    I lose weight eating everything I did before, just less. I do try to incorporate more fruits & veggies daily, but that's it.
  • doctorandrew
    doctorandrew Posts: 32
    If it fits my macros, I don't care if it's clean or dirty. As long as I make some sort of effort to get a couple beneficial foods in there like fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish oil each day.
  • colortheworld
    colortheworld Posts: 374 Member
    I eat whatever I want as long as it fits in my calories but I was taught to eat pretty healthy as a child (we always had a garden and made a lot of stuff from scratch) so I'm a lot healthier eater than the standard American's diet.
  • MickeyCastello
    MickeyCastello Posts: 269
    Me. However, I wound up at maintenance in spite of it, cheat days and all the other doom and gloom stuff that was predicted.
  • bigred503
    bigred503 Posts: 98
    I have lost weight eating whatever i want. I eat about a 50/50 diet. Even more so, losing weight isnt what i want. I want to lose inches, lose fat, preserve lean muscle. I have lost 16 inches off my whole body and havent lost a single lb. And thats with enjoying WHATEVER food i want. And a diet of 2000 cals average!

    Edited to add that I eat 50% healthy foods because i WANT to. I like fruits, veggies and lean proteins. BUT i also like cookies (I eat two every day) ice cream, cheesecake, pizza, chips, etc. SO... I eat both "CLEAN" and "DIRTY" foods.
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    Me I just follow my 1200/1400 cal a day rule and I am good to go
  • 00NL
    00NL Posts: 171 Member
    This thread was quite interesting.
    Human beings have the capacity to eat clean and dirty and yet survive
    How sorry we feel for people who have diabetes or any other medical condition where they have to be careful about food groups
    i am not into IIFYM aswell
    just lower calories
    but BUMP to this thread
  • Transformer711
    Transformer711 Posts: 55
    Not a clean eater here! Before I joined MFP, I had the belief, just like so many out there, that if it's not chicken, green, fruit or 'clean' then you can't eat it. EVER. I'm so glad MFP has changed that perception. I'm actually really enjoying my weight loss as I know that I can still eat whatever I want. I just a) can't eat whatever I want all the time and b) overindulge when enjoying my favorite unhealthy foods.
  • Cinloykko
    Cinloykko Posts: 117 Member
    we've all heard the rules.... eating clean is HIGHLY recommended. lol. but mehhhh -- as long as you can keep the macros and the calories under control, i dont see what the harm is. i dont eat clean -- ive made progress. but if i could, i would try to eat clean :)
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    I drink clean water. That's about it.
  • janupshaw
    janupshaw Posts: 205 Member
    Dirty girl here. I just finished a brownie and a Mike's Hard Lemonade.
  • Seabee74
    Seabee74 Posts: 314
    I eat whatever I want, stay Under my calorie goal, exercise and lose at least 2 pounds Every Week !!

    I want to get used to eating right, (under goal) and doing everything else right, (exercising) to lose weight and have a more healthy life style before worrying about eating clean or dirty !
  • DatGurlNyaa
    DatGurlNyaa Posts: 14
    Its possible before i even paid attention to clean eating i would always gain n drop weight every now and then. However i never had alot of stamina. Id play sports and last the entire session then feel like dying afterward eat more junk and always stay hungry. Id say clean eating is the best overall good health plus energy, it keeps you full and it is easier to loose weight (when your actually paying attention) but i do eat maybe a 500 cal or less in junk food a day.(this is best when you exercise that same day)
  • YouHadMyCuriosity
    YouHadMyCuriosity Posts: 218 Member
    I am always fascinated by what strong opinions everyone here has on this topic! I will say that, for me personally, I have to have the foods I enjoy that don't fall into the "clean eating" category- if I want some chocolate, or a processed Lean Cuisine french bread pizza, or delicious cheese, I make sure it fits into my macros and om nom the crap out of it! And mama ain't giving up her wine.

    On the other hand, I do tend to feel better when I eat the majority (at least 70%) of my food from categories that are typically considered "clean"- lean meats, fruits, veggies, simply because I don't get as bloated. However, it's not something I think about or stress about. I believe that, for me, restricting certain foods completely is a no go. If I'm going to maintain a lifestyle, it cannot be one that has me feeling deprived, and some of my favorite foods aren't "clean".

    At the same time, I really think "whatever floats your boat". If someone wants to adhere to "clean eating", whatever they use to define those terms, awesome for them! If someone wants to eat pizza and beer and nachos every day while fitting it into their macros, awesome for them as well!
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Always fascinated when an idea if confirmed by the number of successful people checking in.

    In. :drinker:
  • AverageUkDude
    AverageUkDude Posts: 371 Member
    me
  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    I lost 49 pounds eating whatever I wanted and I drank like a fish at the weekend, I just ate and drank less than I use to and moved more ;-)
  • huv123
    huv123 Posts: 54 Member
    what's a cyclical ketogenic diet?
  • sdreed25
    sdreed25 Posts: 208 Member
    Yep I lost most of my weight this way, cleaned my diet up a bit at the end to help get the last few pounds off. Seems to help a little bit but not by the biblical proportions raved about by the die hard evangelists on here.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    Me! I eat Chipotle at least 2x/week and go out to dinner at least once a week. I just keep under my calorie goal. During the summer I love fruit and will eat big bowls of it, but I can't stand vegetables so my winter eating isn't that great.

    Could I do better? Probably. Would I be happy eating just clean? No. And I wouldn't stick to it. I've found what works for me.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Yes, I have lost weight lots of times and lots of it not eating clean. However, I binge and eating clean helps me avoid foods that I know to be triggering. I just find it easier to avoid those foods. I was addicted to drugs about 15 years ago and I can honestly say it was harder to get off and stay off eating candy all the time than getting off drugs...for me. I have been clean 100 percent since 2002 re drugs.

    I don't want to, and based on my ED, should not count calories for the rest of my life. In fact, I shouldn't count them at all.

    When I don't eat clean, I find I have to count calories or I gain the weight back. When I eat clean most of the time except for treats out for special occasions, I don't have to count at all. I maintain very easily by just watching portion sizes.

    I guess it just depends on your lifestyle and goals. Many would prefer to count calories and have flexibility in their food. I would rather eat minimal junk food and not have to count calories at all. Plus, I've evolved to the point in my eating to where lots of processed foods give me immediate gas and bowel distress because I'm not accustomed to them. TMI, I know, but this whole post is TMI. The photos of things like Doritos and donuts are actually a real turn off for me. I don't even like the taste of that stuff anymore. I will eat treats from a decadent scratch bakery or good pizza or Chinese but eating a Twinkie has zero interest for me anymore. I could never eat a Dorito again and not care. I guess if I'm going to go outside my normal food choices, I am going to make sure it's the best stuff possible to splurge on (I'm kind of a foodie).
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    No one can answer the question until there is a definition of eating clean. Considering the people who 'eat clean' can't even agree on one then I think we can safely say that everyone who loses weight doesn't eat clean
  • SunKissed1989
    SunKissed1989 Posts: 1,314 Member
    I've lost about 28lbs in total in just under 2 years (yeah, it's been a long process) - just ate an aero chocolate bar (omg, was SO good)

    I eat cheese (omg, I LOVE cheese), pizza, burgers, chips (fries), pasta (I also love my pasta!).

    I always make sure my food is clean though - wouldn't want to eat food that's dirty and crawling with beasties and/or dust - wwww, that's just nasty!
    Anyway, I'm getting carried away with myself - just finished my last exam for the semester so going out to party tonight which means alcohol (yeah, I've lost weight while still drinking alcohol).

    Today certainly is a happy hump day!
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    No one can answer the question until there is a definition of eating clean. Considering the people who 'eat clean' can't even agree on one then I think we can safely say that everyone who loses weight doesn't eat clean
    That is the belief around here. Yup everyone is a dirty eater regardless of what you eat......amazing isn't it, something as simple as everything on the planet has been processed to some degree so therefore everything is processed. It's like getting a get out of jail card.
  • Jestinia
    Jestinia Posts: 1,153 Member
    I lost some of my weight eating crap foods, but for me lately it is a greased slide into a pair of bigger bluejeans. For a week or so I can count calories and munch away on small portions of ice-cream, cake, cookies, and Nutella (why oh why did I ever try that crack in a jar?). But during the second week all portion control goes out the window and I can pile on five pounds and then some, and it isn't water weight. I can really eat that much over my maintenance.

    Generally I can't afford the clean eating, organic, fruit and veggie filled diet some people manage to budget, but for me low carb is good enough and it keeps me off that slide. Sadly it too is more expensive, calorie for calorie, but it's worth it. Especially since I only have one pair of jeans and two shirts that I can wear when I'm over my happy weight, and I think I'm going to throw those out, too. Can't afford a new wardrobe for an old size.

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