STOP COUNTING CALORIES: EAT CLEAN
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even though counting calories may be an effective way of losing weight, the process is very tedious. I love using myfitnesspal since i have seen good results from it . The problem i am having is how time consuming it is recording every single calorie you consume. this is a problem for me because my parents cook chinese dishes every night with many ingredients in each dish and i have to just estimate the amount of calories in each dish then record it down. This may be inaccurate too.
I want to make a lifestyle change rather than counting calories daily. Sure this app is great if you want to lose weight quickly but maintaining weight requires you to eat clean. So i just want to make this post to ask if its okay? do u think i should start eating clean as in eating lean meat, vegetables and fruit on a daily basis rather than relying on counting calories in vegetables because obviously vegetables are good for you since they have a lot more nutrients than you can get out of any junk food. do you think this is a good choice? i still want to lose few kilograms but i am just really sick of counting calories in my meals because of the difficulty of estimating them. please help?
Maintaining does NOT require "clean eating"... Clean eaters can't even agree on what clean eating actually means so it is hard for me to take it seriously. I am curious as to why so many clean eaters here with open diaries use so many quick add calories. I seen quick adds upwards of 1000 calories. Not directed at you OP, just an observation and curiosity.
I have maintained for two years without eating clean and without counting and I have continued to improve my health markers. While the majority of my diet is fresh whole foods I still eat foods with lower nutritional value in moderation.0 -
Clean eaters can't even agree on what clean eating actually means so it is hard for me to take it seriously.
haha. Maybe we will go the way of the vegetarians? Instead of agreeing on what clean eating is, we will invent different names for each type of clean eating lifestyle?? lol. I'm a Beer drinking - chocolate eating- clean eater who occasionally eats pizza and protein bars.... What would you name that?? This could be fun. lol.
oh and quick add? I see that all over peoples diaries. I think its' sheer laziness. lol0 -
<~~~ hates clean food. i like my food as dirty as i can get it!0
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I think you shouldn't write posts if you have no idea what you're talking about....
Eating clean means nothing... I've eaten "dirty" for a straight week and still lost a few hundred grams(wasn't a big calorie deficit).
There is no such thing as clean and dirty LOL. Don't be fooled by the fitness and nutrition industry with this whole "Clean eating". The reason clean foods are considered clean is because they're more satiating. Protein takes longer to synthesize by your muscles and clean foods also have higher fibre content generally so they fill you up for longer meaning your less likely to overeat.
/rantover
Ha yes! Logging maybe takes up five minutes of my day...0 -
no no no green are clean as they're made of lettuce juice.even though counting calories may be an effective way of losing weight, the process is very tedious.
Not as tedious as trying to categorize every food on the planet as being "good/bad" or "clean/unclean."
and what category does skittles fall under? i say mostly clean / good, except for the new green apple... those fall under the bad / unclean category... ok, carry on...0 -
even if you eat clean and have too many calories you will gain weight!
MODERATION BABY! Lose wight and still enjoy everything. I am sorry but I can not give up fries.I love chips, candy and cookies. I just eat correct portion size and not everyday.
It makes me more miserable if I don't enjoy these things.0 -
I always clean my food before I eat it. :yawn:0
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why does this thread keep getting re-bumped???????????????? Please just let it die!!!!0
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I use MFP's bar code scanner constantly on my phone. Logging is a no-brainer for the most part.
What bothers me about the "clean eating" movement is the implication that, by definition, some foods are dirty-bad-demonic-no. This is *disordered thinking*. Notice how the definitions of clean and unclean or junk and healthy change according to the person's preferences/neuroses/personal food hangups - sometimes drastically. It's very telling. People want to blame sugar for their inability to stop overeating - sugar is the Devil. That whole tirade against gluten sounds plausible to them - gluten is now the Devil. If only they stopped eating carbs - it's all carbs' fault. Or the problem with obesity can be solved if everyone ate organic free range locally imported wild-caught grass-fed etc etc etc.
There is no food that has been scientifically and conclusively shown to have a direct causal relationship to any human disease. This is a fact. Eat however you like, but people need to stop demonizing food for making you have weight management and health problems. It's neurotic. Straight up.0 -
bacon grease does not agree with my tummy. Neither does a lot of processed foods. I don't like flavored coffee, or very many sugar heavy foods. I guess I grew up eating fresh picked veggies, eggs I raided the hen house for every morning and meat we raised ourselves. So i'm spoiled? I can eat pizza (i do).. but it doesn't make my tummy happy. My food is very delicious. Just because it's not high calorie and full of fat doesn't mean it's not delicious. And that's just it. You have no idea how people aren't able to reach their goals and I've assumed you've never had that problem. I do and i have. "just eat" is not helpful advice. Because I eat.. and I eat a lot. The only time i'm hungry is when I smell my delicious foods cooking.. and I can't wait to eat them.How did you hit your macros if you were under 300 calories? That doesn't make sense...
Well.. it makes sense or not. Before MFP added in my exercise calories I was with in a calorie or two of all of them, except calories themselves of course. I guess I eat healthy, low calorie high protein foods? idk. On track to do it again today. but today i'm close to my goal. I weight my food now so the number for dinner are subject to change.
Im saying your macro goals should add up to your calorie goal. If you're eating back exercise calories then i suppose it would work in a sliding scale if you're working off of a % basis. Wasn't trying to be mean, just didn't understand.0 -
Clean eaters can't even agree on what clean eating actually means so it is hard for me to take it seriously.
haha. Maybe we will go the way of the vegetarians? Instead of agreeing on what clean eating is, we will invent different names for each type of clean eating lifestyle?? lol. I'm a Beer drinking - chocolate eating- clean eater who occasionally eats pizza and protein bars.... What would you name that?? This could be fun. lol.
oh and quick add? I see that all over peoples diaries. I think its' sheer laziness. lol
well I know I would call it a JoRocka!!!
because- well that's how I eat.
I do eat a fair bit of ice cream... but I only do pizza like once a month- and I usually go ham and eat the whole fricking thing. And now that it's october- it's totally reeses and candy corn month. I have no shame.0 -
bacon grease does not agree with my tummy. Neither does a lot of processed foods. I don't like flavored coffee, or very many sugar heavy foods. I guess I grew up eating fresh picked veggies, eggs I raided the hen house for every morning and meat we raised ourselves. So i'm spoiled? I can eat pizza (i do).. but it doesn't make my tummy happy. My food is very delicious. Just because it's not high calorie and full of fat doesn't mean it's not delicious. And that's just it. You have no idea how people aren't able to reach their goals and I've assumed you've never had that problem. I do and i have. "just eat" is not helpful advice. Because I eat.. and I eat a lot. The only time i'm hungry is when I smell my delicious foods cooking.. and I can't wait to eat them.How did you hit your macros if you were under 300 calories? That doesn't make sense...
Well.. it makes sense or not. Before MFP added in my exercise calories I was with in a calorie or two of all of them, except calories themselves of course. I guess I eat healthy, low calorie high protein foods? idk. On track to do it again today. but today i'm close to my goal. I weight my food now so the number for dinner are subject to change.
Im saying your macro goals should add up to your calorie goal. If you're eating back exercise calories then i suppose it would work in a sliding scale if you're working off of a % basis. Wasn't trying to be mean, just didn't understand.
idk. I just eat the way I want to and if i'm short on something I try to add in something that will get me there. Like peanut butter. It's usually in my diet because i need to reach my fat macro. (and it's yum) sometimes i miss the carb macro a bit too. but eh. I feel great and i've lost weight and i am not tired or lethargic and i'm able to exercise without being too tired. So it works for me. I didn't do research on my percentages. I just messed with them until I found a combo that seems to work for me. As long as I watch the foods with added sugar. I'm good.0 -
I don't think that counting every last calorie is necessary. because during the day, we do different activities, meaning we burn various amounts of calories each day. Counting the a general number is beneficial in staying within a boundary, but why stress yourself out if you went 100 or 200 over?? Maybe swap calories for nutrition as well. Fresh foods that are natural are better for the body. Yes some foods may have more protein or less calories, but how much VALUE is in them?? I doubt anyone can argue that a smoothie with fruits, chia seeds, oat/almond/rice/soy/skim milk, and many other ingredients, although HIGH in calories, is somehow LESS healthy than a bowl of sugared up cereal and milk that is low in calories. What would your body prefer?0
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But....eating less and not overeating is already a lifestyle change. A chocolate bar won't kill you and I think the term "clean" is very different for everyone. For example, vegans think eating meat & animal products isn't part of a clean diet. A paleo eater thinks grains and legumes as not "clean" foods. I may think that cottage cheese and fat free yogurt is clean but you may think not.
My advice; Don't obsess over foods. If you want to lose weight,try to add vegetables in your diet (low cal-high volume/nutrition) and eat all the foods you want but use portion control. And eat more of the foods that you think are healthy and less of the foods that you think are unhealthy.
By the way,excuse my english but I am not a native speaker 0 -
Eat over your TDEE in carrots and you will get fat. It all comes down to calories.0
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Obtaining the knowledge on proper portions and eating is paramount to any healthy eating lifestyle.
This summarizes what I was going to say. Count calories until you finally *get it* and have learned to eat the right amount of food. "Clean" is a misnomer anyway.0 -
maintaining weight requires you to eat clean.
ROFL. What a bunch of ****.0 -
Sure this app is great if you want to lose weight quickly but maintaining weight requires you to eat clean.
Highly incorrect...0 -
Requires you to eat a well balanced diet.. Clean is a choice.. not a requirement.Sure this app is great if you want to lose weight quickly but maintaining weight requires you to eat clean.
Highly incorrect...0 -
What is "eating clean"?0
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Sure this app is great if you want to lose weight quickly but maintaining weight requires you to eat clean.
That's simply not true. Eating clean to maintain weight is NOT a requirement.0 -
Brb, eating poptart
why did i read this as "popfart"?0 -
What is "eating clean"?Brb, eating poptart
why did i read this as "popfart"?
MMMMMMmmmmmmmm..... so clean......
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What is "eating clean"?Brb, eating poptart
why did i read this as "popfart"?
MMMMMMmmmmmmmm..... so clean......
mmmmmmmm... "nutty"... my favorite0 -
I gained weight eating clean. So now I have to figure out how to eat more natural and stay within a reasonable amount of food. Until I started counting calories, I had no idea that I was eating way too much food. I still want to eat more naturally, but I live in the real world and will not be perfect. Progress NOT perfection!!!!0
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I wish I could do this. But it hasn't happened yet. Not when I ate whatever foods I wanted, not when I ate low carb, and not now that I'm eating vegan, minimally processed (usually if processed at all it's by me through cooking, dehydration, or blending).
I still have to count my calories to lose weight. I'll probably have to still count to maintain. It's true eating vegan or low carb would probably slow weight gain down a little compared to stuffing my face with cookies, but I still have no working gauge to tell me I've had enough for the day.0 -
If I am not recording every single thing I eat, then I am overeating. Guaranteed. Eating clean or not, I am a glutton.
Same here. I could eat as "clean" as humanly possible. But if food tastes good, I'm gonna keep eating. And eating. And eating. Clean or dirty, I like food and I have to log meticulously.0
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