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    Are you a Clean Eater?

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    • Posts: 17,299 Member
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      I had a 'whole' 1750 calories of "Millionaire's cheesecake" last night.
      It was in the natural state for cheese cake, so clean?

      Cheesecake is not found in nature, so it has no natural state.
    • Posts: 2,712 Member
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      Cheesecake is not found in nature, so it has no natural state.
      OK. I'm just going to go harvest my sushi tree out back right quick, then I'll be back to respond to this post.
    • Posts: 6,800 Member
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      OK. I'm just going to go harvest my sushi tree out back right quick, then I'll be back to respond to this post.
      Don't you hate it when you bite in to dem feathery chickens.
    • Posts: 2,712 Member
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      Don't you hate it when you bite in to dem feathery chickens.
      It makes me so thirsty, and I keep drinking glass after glass of tea, but all it does is dehydrate me!
    • Posts: 27,732 Member
      I've cut out sugar completely and avoid processed foods, no bread, pasta, cookies, cake, tortillas. I don't eat potatoes, do eat sweet potatoes. Meats I'll eat lean ground turkey, chicken,turkey bacon and fish. I eat quinoa, black beans, lots of spinach, asparagus, avocado, tomatoes, pretty much any vegetables, no corn, and certain fruits: berries (not strawberries), grapefruit every day, I switch between decaf & caf coffee, lots of water, no juice. Do eat cheese, feta and blue in moderation.

      Okay some of this I understand (again, I don't agree, but I get it) but some of it seems truly silly-- no strawberries? Sweet potatoes are okay but not regular potatoes? How did you come up with your guidelines?
    • Posts: 1,791 Member
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      I had a 'whole' 1750 calories of "Millionaire's cheesecake" last night.
      It was in the natural state for cheese cake, so clean?

      My diary is open for the OP, if you want to see what I eat. 4 cans of coke zero a day not listed because they're only 1.5 calories or so each.

      I'm currently around maintenance, building up to a lean bulk. Eating 500 calories more at the moment than I was on a deficit.

      I have googled this cheesecake... My son and I need a project for this weekend and I think making this will be perfect! Thank you.

      And oh, I guess this means I'm in no way a clean eater. :drinker:
    • Posts: 6,800 Member
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      Okay some of this I understand (again, I don't agree, but I get it) but some of it seems truly silly-- no strawberries? Sweet potatoes are okay but not regular potatoes? How did you come up with your guidelines?
      Good olll cleannn decaffinated coffee.....:/
    • Posts: 2,628 Member
      I wash my food in my cat's water dish - just like the raccoons - so, yes, I am a clean eater.

      h5B1F0ECE
    • Posts: 4,064 Member
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      Exactly what I was thinking... ♫sprinkle some fries on those CUPCAKES♫
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      OMG THESE LOOK AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Posts: 2,320 Member
      I eat all of my food and leave the plate clean.

      Does that count?
    • Posts: 1,153 Member
      I haven't read through this entire thread, so I'm simply addressing the OP.

      I enjoy "clean" foods, but overall, I'm a "dirty" eater.

      My diary is open if you want to have a look. :smile:
    • Posts: 3,348 Member
      OK. I'm just going to go harvest my sushi tree out back right quick, then I'll be back to respond to this post.
      Don't you hate it when you bite in to dem feathery chickens.
      It makes me so thirsty, and I keep drinking glass after glass of tea, but all it does is dehydrate me!
      My point nicely explained, cheers :).
    • Posts: 628 Member
      I'm a dirty eater. If it fits in my calories, I eat it. I try to be mindful tho and eat healthier. Also, I haven't had soda in a over a year so congrats on that.
      Im a dirty eater and I do the same thing as you, It workd for me and I never feel deprived!!!
    • Posts: 1,171 Member
      I eat totally clean at the moment as I'm prepping for a bikini competition in roughly 9 weeks. I am much fuller on clean foods than I ever was counting calories. Heart disease and diabetes run rampant in my family, so I'm just really eating well for many reasons apart from comp.
    • Posts: 52 Member
      My eating rule for the last 4 years is 80/20. 80% eating clean and 20 % processes foods and always start my day with a hot water with a slice of fresh lemon. This has helped me lose 50 pounds and maintain what I've lost.
    • Posts: 4 Member
      Used to, but it lead me to binge alot! It's not working.. So no, not anymore.. I count calories but I watch my macros a little if not all.. Not that I pay serious attention to it though xD
    • Posts: 2,712 Member
      Used to, but it lead me to binge alot! It's not working.. So no, not anymore.. I count calories but I watch my macros
      Me too... it's a lot easier for me to stick to a calorie goal if nothing is totally off-limits. And hitting my macros (and eating enough fruits/vegetables) automatically means I'm getting enough nutrients, so I don't have to fuss over some 80/20 rule either. I just eat food.
    • Posts: 430 Member
      I'm a dirty, dirty eater. Always getting crumbs everywhere, sauce on my shirt. I deserve to be punished.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I'm trying to be better about eating clean - I like the 5 ingredients or less - also if I can't read it I don't eat it.
    • Posts: 5,424 Member
      Define it however you'd like, but I eat the majority of my diet from whole real foods. Very, very little processed junk food. Very little fast food, and no pop. I will eat ice cream or cookies whenever I feel like it, but not usually the store bought kind. When I do eat something outside the realm of "real food" I do not feel the least bit guilty.
    • Posts: 33 Member
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      This whole thing post confuses me as the criteria seems a bit arbitrary.

      I am 5'3" and used to weigh almost exactly 300lbs. I wonder how many people hypothesized about why I was that weight? I suspect quite a few. For me, it was a medical condition, being way too sedentary, and eating above my (pathetic at the time) maintenance levels. But, I would guess that people who knew me had other theories. Whatever.

      Plenty of thin people eat plenty of processed food. I sincerely doubt that you can place all of the blame for her weight on Lean Cuisines and other processed "diet" foods.

      I'm sorry please do not take offense to my comment, I meant simply that eating Smart Meals and Lean Cuisine, all 3 meals 7 days a week (PLUS fast food) is really not helping her.... she is always crying to me that she can't lose weight, I did not mean to offend anyone who eats these, I was simply saying that there should be a limit especially if you have a medical condition where you shouldn't be eating high amounts of sodium...
      Sorry. :/
    • Posts: 3,348 Member
      There's a strong correlation between ready meals and me losing weight.
      There's a strong correlation between home cooked foods and me losing weight.

      Of course, in that case it's "portion control" - and possibly that I do tend to prefer food I cook myself, so I end up wanting to eat more.
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