Clean Eating

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  • the_kat42
    the_kat42 Posts: 23
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    Depends on what I'm in the mood for. I eat an apple every day (my diary is open and fair game), AND I eat something "equivalent" to a McDonald's apple pie (I find them a little on the small and molten side). Yesterday I ran for 12 miles and had a Kit Kat and a chocolate Easter bunny, and my skin is **still** glowing and radiant, and all that other feelgood nonsense clean eaters profess. I don't deny myself what I want due to irrational food dogma.
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    This is my first time posting in this forum, I just realized that I placed the "quote" wrong, which may have made my reply appear more antagonistic than it was meant. Sorry! :-)
    Actually, I totally agree with you that "a little bit of what you like does you good", but on a grander scale, I try to avoid convenience foods as much as possible, and have noticed some major improvements in my own health and well-being by avoiding diet soda and other artificially sweetened products.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    Depends on what I'm in the mood for. I eat an apple every day (my diary is open and fair game), AND I eat something "equivalent" to a McDonald's apple pie (I find them a little on the small and molten side). Yesterday I ran for 12 miles and had a Kit Kat and a chocolate Easter bunny, and my skin is **still** glowing and radiant, and all that other feelgood nonsense clean eaters profess. I don't deny myself what I want due to irrational food dogma.
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    This is my first time posting in this forum, I just realized that I placed the "quote" wrong, which may have made my reply appear more antagonistic than it was meant. Sorry! :-)
    Actually, I totally agree with you that "a little bit of what you like does you good", but on a grander scale, I try to avoid convenience foods as much as possible, and have noticed some major improvements in my own health and well-being by avoiding diet soda and other artificially sweetened products.
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    I don't try to avoid, but it just came naturally over the past year and a half if that makes sense? As in, I find during the day due to my work and workout schedule that I eat more nutritious stuff, but after I get home it's a free for all so long as I meet my macros and all that. I love soda, but that doesn't fit in before a run (bloats me and makes me cramp). After a run? Oh yeah. I don't knock people that it works for, so long as they don't say it's the only way to go that really works. I have friends here that eat very clean (makes me feel guilty some days!) but they don't preach about it, and I'm cool with that.
  • duckydoom
    duckydoom Posts: 27 Member
    When I actually follow a clean eating regime 100%, I feel a difference within the day, and then it kind of evens out as the week goes on with just a general feeling of wellbeing vs Superwoman. I drink a gallon of water a day regardless of whether I'm eating clean or not, and find that (obviously) I retain far less water when avoiding processed foods, and feel much more energetic, less bloated and gassy, less aches and pains in the joints. I do have issues with detoxing after a few days, which usually is enough for me to wuss out and eat something crappy to feel "better." Staying motivated is the hard part. I went to a trainer a few months ago and got a very detailed menu and eating schedule, and when I stuck with that and trained 2x/week, I lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks - lost no lean muscle in the process, but my fat went down -so whether it was fat or water weight, I don't know, but overall I felt fantastic. Now I'm just trying to hype myself up to stick with it again and avoid the self sabotage... :neutral_face: good luck to you! :smile:
  • pope66682
    pope66682 Posts: 249 Member
    You're "clean eating" (definition TBD) and looking for what type of difference exactly? Health difference? Weight difference? Health difference, you may not really "feel" anything. You might get some more energy throughout the day, sleep better etc... Weight difference, you can "eat clean" all you want, but if you don't know how much you're eating, you'll never look different. Do you count calories? Weigh food? Exercise? What type of foods do you eat?
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    If your goal is to lose weight and keep it off long-term, I'd advise against anything you find overly difficult to do. You can buckle down and use all your willpower and do very well, but once you hit the magic number on your scale, you're more likely to go back to your old habits that got you in trouble in the first place.

    No one is saying to eat a bag of M&Ms for every meal, but you'll probably find better long-term success if you eat the foods you like, but make them fit calorie-wise into your goal.

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