I also try my best to eat clean but i'm not very successful! You are welcome to add me. Today's journal is not a good example of my usual eating habits! (more like old habits). I could use support as well!

If you want some awesome recipe ideas, I have several. WOuld it be worth posting them in the forum?

I eat pretty "clean" (but rarely use the word). But, I don't log my food. I do mention my meals, and sometimes post recipes on my profile and in my group "the perimeter shoppers". Feel free to add me.

Hi guys, im getting abck into MFP after a little hiatus and have been clean eating for last 3 months. loving it and would like some more clean eating friends, Feel free to add me and just tell me you are a clean eater if you can at the same time.

Hi...this makes my 2nd week on MFP and also my 2nd try at clean eating. Like the original poster said, I have a soft drink addiction (only mine is caffeine free Diet Pepsi).

My first attempt at clean eating was about a year ago, by reading Tosca Reno's books. The recipes either a.) tasted awful or b) required ingredients not available in my rural community.

I'm looking to be 80/20 clean because...
1.) Eating clean when those around you aren't is isolating (there's no way my husband is going to clean eating)
2.) My in-laws invite us over ALL THE TIME for BBQs and their menu is far from clean. I've tried bringing healthy side dishes, but I end up being the only one eating them while my brother-in-law smells them.
3.) I believe in moderation

I do, though, want to get rid of the soft-drink addiction and the designer coffee addiction. The Mocha Freezes I drink are 444 calories each, and sometimes I have 2-3 a day. No wonder I need to lose 50 pounds.

I'm not just wanting to eat clean for weight loss, but also for health. There's a saying that if you can't pronounce one of the ingredients in your food (or you don't know what it is), then you shouldn't be eating it.

I'm on day 26 of eating clean. I dove in and gave things up cold turkey. It was a dramatic shift. I chose to do it to rid my body from all the garbage it's been fed for so long. Eating clean is a part of my new meal plan and workout plan to achieve lean and toned results in my physique. And I also need new friends that have similar eating habits in mind. Yes, it can get boring sometimes but then you have these A-HA days which are awesome. Please add me to your friends list.

Hi, I am also try to eat clean every day. Lately I've been reading up on JJ Virgin's plan, but haven't tried it yet. Please add me. I have an open diary. I love working out. I normally average about 6 workout days each week.

I usually see good ideas in magazines or google a meat to build a meal around for lean meals. You can find good stuff on the web

I'm working on eating clean, at least by my definition. - it's definitely the destination I'm heading towards. I am eating mostly home cooked food, but I do eat a lot of processed meats (sausage) and some packaged starches like quinoa cakes.

I just posted pretty much what you said and had not even read yours!!! Was going to delete my post but will leave to show I totally agree!!!

hi...i'm somewhat new to mfp. i am on my first week! trying to figure out how to post and all that.....i try to eat clean as well. since i have been on mfp for a week, i do feel so much better....trying to take it one day at a time. i am also walking 4-5 days a week, and also trying to additionally swim twice a week.

the challenging time of the day for me is night time....after supper....any suggestions?????

Hiya

Check this out: http://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/.

Might not be everyone's idea of 'clean eating' but it's working for me so far.

Maria

Feel free to add me! I'm probably doing something between clean and Mediterranean, trying to become vegetarian, but close enough. I've found lots of good recipes for homemade salad dressings, packaged seasoning replacements, and quinoa. I'll look for some to share.

I'm always lookin for mfp friends who eat clean, it's very motivating to me! I try and eat clean most of the time, except when I go out to eat or around thanksgiving/Christmas etc. or if it's Saturday. But I love eating clean! It makes me feel great & makes my skin clear, hair shine & all that good stuff!

You can friend me, but I haven't been tracking my food lately.... I've tracked in one form or another for the past 10 years and I'm finding it liberating to NOT track for a bit. I'm sure I will get back to it, but for now I just eat clean and avoid the processed foods. I find I don't need to worry about the calories in/calories out when I do that.

I can share recipes with you. I'm still personally confused by the clean eating movement. To me it is just how you eat, that's the way we were brought up. Honestly I get a little disgusted with how complicated some of the recipes get. It seems like magazines are having a contest as to who can put the most inconvenient ingredients to find into their recipes. It is about getting back to the basics and doing it well. Here is a personal favorite:

Broccoli
Water
Salt

Put broccoli into pot. Just barely covering with water. Add some salt.
When broccoli is cooked run it, liquid and all through your blender or use an immersion blender.

I know it doesn't sound like much, but if you like broccoli soup, it's really good.

Make it as thick or thin as you want simply by draining or adding water.
Add cream if you want cream of broccoli.
I've even dumped leftover soup into the crock pot as part of a venison stew.


Recipe for soup was courtesy of Chef Gordon Ramsey.