Eating Clean

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I eat clean. I always wash my food before I eat it!
No really, though. I eat what fits into my macros. So anything goes! Add me if you would like; though I warn you, ice cream, chips, and pizza tend to make appearances! But I do eat a lot of veggies and fruits as well, if that's what you'd like to see. I like to balance everything.

I say eating clean is more important then working out. Anyone can lift a weight but someone thats dedicated, eats healthy.

I agree, eating right, consistently, is more difficult then following a workout routine.

I have no need to zumba lol...

I have no need to zumba lol...

Please feel free to friend me, follow my diary, join in chit chat with me on 3FC pals group.

I am a successful dieter following whole foods eating. I believe it can be easy but you have to follow a sensible approach. By all means experiment with things. Learn. Read.

apart from modifying your diet , tailoring it until its really almost perfect (which will take some time) Prioritise an optimistic state of mind, not exercise. Exercise is great but its not essential for weight loss. If you want to increase your exercise, get a pedometer. Don't do anything more strenuous until you are much smaller. Wearing a pedometer is one way to increase your daily activity. You aim is 10000 steps per day. do not force anything. Do not put up with pain. Take it steadily.

An optimistic and upbeat state of mind is vital. Do not get disheartened by slowdowns or set backs. But at the same time don't be slack or casual. Don't take liberties. Make your rules and stick to them until you find a better rule.

Cutlivate commitment and stay focused on your goals. The bigger picture! Weight loss is a reward not a punishment.

I made my rules up as i went along. For some i did not have all the answers at the outset. e.g. my quit sugar rule. I worked it out as i went along. Even so , i lost most of my weight within the first three months doing my own thing and without the benefit of good ideas and strategies i found along the way. the key thing that made it easy apart from an optimistic state of mind, was not radically cutting calories. This and eating my three main meals fairly close togather in the earlier part of the day helped me avoid hunger until i found other strategies. That said, if i did get hungry i would eat something - a piece of fruit if i wasn't very hungry, a glass of wine if it was getting close to dinner time and i wasn't ready to cook, or a sandwich if i knew i needed the calories for example. yes common sense rules!

Don't make rules you can't keep.

Don't whinge and get despondent about any plateau. I'm fairly sick of reading about people whinging. If you ask for advice tell people all the detail they need to know, don't just say i've been stuck help me. They need to know: how long you've been dieting, your starting weight, height, age, gender. They need to know what you are eating when. they need to know how much exercise you are doing and any other strategies you are following.

Keep tweaking to change things but don't keep cutting calories is not the answer. You may need to cut calories but cutting too low is simply stupid. learn but learn from a wide range of sources. There's a lot of false information and dud advice out there.

Look into 5;2 fasting, if not now, down later on down the track. Find out how to do it properly if you decided to start doing it. Use google. google is your friend.

I have no need to zumba lol...

I look like the tall dude/chick with the white shirt and green shorts when I do zumba

I say eating clean is more important then working out. Anyone can lift a weight but someone thats dedicated, eats healthy.

Don't want to highjack the thread, but this is completely false. I've spent the day trying to find a single study to support "clean eating" or even give a specific logical definition of what it means. I can find a multitude of science to back up the health benefits of working out, but not even one to support clean eating. The very few very small studies we did find indicate no difference, except in terms of eating whole grains (which take more energy to digest than refined grains).

For the OP: The science supports eating whatever fits in your macros in order to lose weight. Many people have a great deal of success including things like ice cream, pizza, burgers, etc. as long as they watch their portions and maintain their macros and calorie deficit, and you'll find that's what's advocated on this site. That being said, it is true that many people are unable to stick with their goals when they allow themselves "treats" or else they find that too many carbs leads to less satiety and more hunger, causing them to eat more...and if that's the case for you, then by all means, cut the foods you need to cut in order to stick to your goals. But please don't feel that you have to just because of a trendy catch phrase like "clean eating."