Has anyone lost body fat not eating clean?

I could point you to several regular posters who have done this very thing. but I suspect they'll be along shortly.

Incidentally, how is "eating clean" being defined for the purposes of this particular thread?

Where's Jonnythan when you need him?

I read a post where if you eat healthy and don't enjoy it - you won't stick to it. It also said as long as you eat the right amount of calories, you'll be fine. I don't eat as healthy as I should - but I have try adding more fruits and veggies. I don't know if it's the correct way to lose, but it's been working for me. Good luck on your weight loss journey!!

Yes.

Yes, I've lost 65lb's of body fat, and gained quite a bit of muscle from eating ice cream, pizza, and whatever else I like. I think you can view my before and after pics on my profile. ))

"Clean eating" means different things to different people, so it's really all a matter of perspective, food preferences, and beliefs about eating. For example, I had a jr. bacon cheeseburger and chili for lunch yesterday, and I consider myself to be a lean, mean, clean eating machine.

It's just that for years I've always heard people say ''To lose body fat you gotta eat healthy'' and I was just curious to see if that was true

"Healthy" and "clean" are concepts taht are not particularly well-defined, are interpreted differently by everyone, and (most importantly) OFTEN DO NOT MEAN THE SAME THING.

Come to think of it, when I was younger, (before having kids) I lost a lot of weight by eating fast food almost daily, and drinking lots of beer, although I wasn't really trying to lose weight. It was just my first time being out on my own. I also didn't exercise. LMBO!!!

Yah I've gone down about 7-8% points without eating "clean"

Eat "good" or "clean" or "healthy" (whatever those words mean to you) 80% of the time. Fit yummy, portion-controlled treats into your calorie goal. Deprivation can lead to binges.

Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-Sexypants

I usually don't shower before I eat and eat what I like as long as it fits my allotment for the day. Throw some strength training into your exercise to ensure that the weight you are losing is more fat than lean mass.

Sadly I can not really show any progress pictures as it's friggin' difficult to post a picture here. However, it did definitely work for me.
On topic: While I don't avoid healthy stuff I certainly don't eat the way people would consider as "clean". By now I've lost about 13lbs over the course of 15 weeks or so (Christmas turned out to be horrifying ) and I don't think I've lost significant amounts of muscle mass.

Dropped lbs's on lb's of fat before bodybuilding eating fresh bakery goods daily (lived 2 minutes to a pastry shop).

It's all about calories, don't let anyone else tell you different.

From August until now I went from 26.8% body fat to 22.4% body fat (that's pretty good, IMO).

I eat whatever I want; I try to follow IIFYM, but don't always succeed - my goals are 100 g protein, 44g fat, 200 g carbs. (I tend to be over on fat and not quite enough protein, lol). But I certainly have never tried to eat "clean" by any stretch of the definition. I eat fruit. I eat veggies. But I also love my ice cream, pizza, and sushi. Oh, and chocolate and diet coke. I lift heavy 2-3 times a week, and am moderately active in general with 4 kids.

I've been pretty lazy about tracking, so I know I've gone over calories quite often. But I've still lost body fat and even a few pounds overall. I've gone down 2 pants sizes, too.