Clean Eating Club ~ January 2009

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  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Thanks for welcoming me Cheryl, I find that if I eat the full fat sour cream I eat less because it has more flavor. When I tried the low or no fat it just seems lacking.
    I have noticed that the healthier my eating gets the more I don't have cravings for things like chips... They were the worst for me. Now they don't even taste that good.
    Kelly

    Yep, your tastes will change as you get used to eating cleaner. I can taste when things are really salty, it's just too overwhelming now! Restaurant food just seems sooo salty to me! And yes, there are no food police here! We're all just doing our best!

    Jess
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    It's Monday! My kiddos are back to school and back to routine around here!

    Woke up starving again!

    Pre-workout:
    Banana (90 cals)
    Strawberry yogurt (80 cals)

    Off to do ChaLean Extreme Burn Circuit #1.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Post workout Breakfast:

    1/2 c. multi grain hot cereal (130 cal)
    1/4 c. Fiber one (30)
    1/2 c. whole cranberries (30)
    1/2 scoop choc. protein powder (50)
    1 T. NM PB (85)
    1/2 c. cottage cheese (80) = 405 for a very filling breakfast!

    Thought I'd post my cal count for a few days just to see where I am!

    170 + 405 = 575 so far for today.
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Thought I'd post my cal count for a few days just to see where I am!

    170 + 405 = 575 so far for today.

    Jess, do you not normally count your calories?
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Thanks for welcoming me Cheryl, I find that if I eat the full fat sour cream I eat less because it has more flavor. When I tried the low or no fat it just seems lacking.
    I have noticed that the healthier my eating gets the more I don't have cravings for things like chips... They were the worst for me. Now they don't even taste that good.
    Kelly

    My main focus is eliminating sugar and processed flours. The fat doesn't bother me so much. I've never liked artificially low fat food, and have always refused to eat "diet" foods. I think that has helped me keep my weight down more than other people over the years, ironically. Real foods are better for your body.
  • Sexythighz
    Sexythighz Posts: 159 Member
    I am so happy that I came across this thread!!! That is my mission for this year and years to follow, staying on the clean eating band wagon. I just read an excellent book emphasizing the clean eating method. I actually started today. I will definately check in here often for support and motivation.


    Steph
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member

    Jess, do you not normally count your calories?

    I go in cycles. I love MFP and have found it really great for me to keep track. But I also struggle w/ OCD and perfection so sometimes I just stick to eating clean and no counting. So... I guess my answer is... depends on the day. :laugh: But I can tell you pretty much the cal count of everything that I eat also. I don't eat something unless I know the exact serving and measure it out.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    I am so happy that I came across this thread!!! That is my mission for this year and years to follow, staying on the clean eating band wagon. I just read an excellent book emphasizing the clean eating method. I actually started today. I will definately check in here often for support and motivation.
    Steph

    Hi Steph! I think I recognize your name from BB! Good for you for joining in and post when you can!
  • Alisha28
    Alisha28 Posts: 406 Member

    Jess, do you not normally count your calories?

    I go in cycles. I love MFP and have found it really great for me to keep track. But I also struggle w/ OCD and perfection so sometimes I just stick to eating clean and no counting. So... I guess my answer is... depends on the day. :laugh: But I can tell you pretty much the cal count of everything that I eat also. I don't eat something unless I know the exact serving and measure it out.

    Me too that is me to a tee. Well liking the whole clean eating thing.

    Alisha
  • stacyk
    stacyk Posts: 12 Member
    I actually bought the cookbook The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook. It has some great recipes and it makes sense. I just need a little boost to get with the program. I ran my first 5k 2 summers ago, did a boot camp last summer which was great, & would like to set the goal for a 1/2 marathon but so far can't get over the 5 mile mark. I am at my heaviest non-pregnant weight which is surprising since I am doing all of this exercise. I'm starting to wonder if what all of those people who say once you turn 40 everything changes is true since I'm 39. I would like to say it's all muscle weight from the exercise but my jeans are tight, I have a muffin top & stomach fat which I have NEVER had, and I just have some flabby issues. Arghh! Hopefully, eating clean is what I need.
  • jawaria
    jawaria Posts: 86
    Hello Ladies! I am proud to say that I've been doing good lately! actually I'm proud of the fact that even with TOM, i'm doing good! let's hope i continue...Now only if I could say the same about working out! Does carrying my 32 pound 2 year old counts? he refuses to walk!

    Oh my hubby created a healthy recipe for snacking! Basically spray the frying pan with olive oil and use about a can of chick peas...i just buy raw so i just measure about a cup...just put them in the opan and sprinkle a bit of red chilli powder, lemon juice, and some mango powder! just keep turning the peas every few mins...after 10 mins the chickpeas will be crunchy and ready to eat!
    Thought I'd share it since i am always craving flavour!
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Lunch:
    Fage Total 0% yogurt (90)
    1 T. NM PB (85)
    1/2 c. Nature's Path Pumpkin Flax Granola (140)
    Fuji Apple (80) = 395

    No snack, out running errands so that's why I'm so hungry! Will update dinner after I eat... meatloaf muffins in the oven and it smells yummy! :bigsmile:
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Dinner:
    1 meatloaf muffin (160)
    Baked sweet potato (160)
    1/4 c. cottage cheese (40)
    2/3 c. peas (70)
    Light soymilk (80) = 510

    Only at 1,235 for the day so I will have a snack in a bit. That's what happens when I miss my morning & afternoon snacks!! :laugh:
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    I'm starting to wonder if what all of those people who say once you turn 40 everything changes is true since I'm 39. I would like to say it's all muscle weight from the exercise but my jeans are tight, I have a muffin top & stomach fat which I have NEVER had, and I just have some flabby issues. Arghh! Hopefully, eating clean is what I need.

    Oh, don't say that! I turn 40 in ... 3 days!!! :noway: :laugh:

    They say that the body is 80 percent diet, 10 percent exercise, and 10 percent genetics, so I do think you will see a big improvement once you start eating clean. I actually feel like I'm in my 20s, and there are plenty of fit people over 40 -- look at Tosca Reno! It can be done! Age doesn't mean you have to get flabby. You do have to be more vigilant about what you eat though, and about exercising.

    Do you lift weights? Because that has made all the difference with me, totally changed my body. I wish I had known what it would do for me a couple decades ago! I am only 7 pounds lighter than when I wore a size 12, but I can comfortably wear a size 6 or 8 now. It's amazing!
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Oh my hubby created a healthy recipe for snacking! Basically spray the frying pan with olive oil and use about a can of chick peas...i just buy raw so i just measure about a cup...just put them in the opan and sprinkle a bit of red chilli powder, lemon juice, and some mango powder! just keep turning the peas every few mins...after 10 mins the chickpeas will be crunchy and ready to eat!
    Thought I'd share it since i am always craving flavour!

    I've never seen raw chick peas. I'll have to look. That sounds like a very interesting snack!
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member

    Jess, do you not normally count your calories?

    I go in cycles. I love MFP and have found it really great for me to keep track. But I also struggle w/ OCD and perfection so sometimes I just stick to eating clean and no counting. So... I guess my answer is... depends on the day. :laugh: But I can tell you pretty much the cal count of everything that I eat also. I don't eat something unless I know the exact serving and measure it out.

    Sometime soon I'm going to have to try the no counting for a week or two and see how it goes. The experience of raising my calorie level and seeing that I haven't gained is making me less afraid of calories. I pretty much eat the same things all the time anyway, and I have the clean-eating cookbooks for when I want something different. I don't know the calorie counts of the foods I eat because I don't have to when MFP keeps track of it all and does all the math for me! :laugh: After doing the WW points system on my own (no online) for so long, I really don't want to count anything anymore, or memorize values for foods.. I do want to keep journaling my foods, though, and somehow hold myself accountable for what goes in my mouth! Something in me always longs for a free-for-all! :laugh:
  • keiko
    keiko Posts: 2,919 Member
    I'm starting to wonder if what all of those people who say once you turn 40 everything changes is true since I'm 39.

    If that's true I'm in real trouble. I just turned 49!
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Meals for Jan. 5

    #1
    Oatmeal, apple, skim milk, egg whites
    = 276 cals

    #2
    Green leaf lettuce, turkey taco meat, 12 small tortilla chips, salsa
    Yogurt, cottage cheese, cashews
    = 350 cals

    #3
    Whole grain bread, 1/2 T peanut butter, banana, 14 almonds
    Tea with half and half
    = 390 cals

    #4
    Flatbread and tuna
    Clif Nectar cocao bar
    = 360 cals

    #5
    1 whole egg and two egg whites omelet with peppers, onions, and mushrooms, 1/2 c whole wheat pasta
    = 178 cals

    Exercise: None :frown: (Slept too late, and then was too hungry, and too busy rest of day.)
  • AmyNVegas
    AmyNVegas Posts: 2,215 Member
    Cheryl can I get your recipe for homemade ketchup?
    Amy
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Snack:
    1/2 grapefruit (40)
    Silk (unsweetened) soymilk (80)
    1 T. Hershey's cocoa powder (20)
    1 Dove Dark chocolate promise (44) = 184

    Total: 1664

    (realized I didn't add my banana & yogurt to the database earlier, so I was a little higher in cals than I thought!) Good range for me, I like to stick between 1600- 1800. :bigsmile:
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Sometime soon I'm going to have to try the no counting for a week or two and see how it goes. The experience of raising my calorie level and seeing that I haven't gained is making me less afraid of calories. I pretty much eat the same things all the time anyway, and I have the clean-eating cookbooks for when I want something different. I don't know the calorie counts of the foods I eat because I don't have to when MFP keeps track of it all and does all the math for me! :laugh: After doing the WW points system on my own (no online) for so long, I really don't want to count anything anymore, or memorize values for foods.. I do want to keep journaling my foods, though, and somehow hold myself accountable for what goes in my mouth! Something in me always longs for a free-for-all! :laugh:

    I decided to take the holidays off from tracking everything at MFP. I still tried to make good choices, but just needed a *break*. I'm in a challenge now w/ my BIL to lose 5# by Valentine's Day so I'm going to track more regularly until then again. :wink: Journaling is great. You still *see* what you're eating and aren't tempted to snack off your kids plates (I mean, who wants to admit that?? :laugh: ).
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Mmmm, I love ketchup!

    :flowerforyou: Homemade Ketchup

    12 oz tomato past
    1/2 c cider vinegar
    1/2 c water
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 tsp oregano
    1/8 tsp cumin
    1/8 tsp nutmeg
    1/8 tsp pepper
    1/2 tsp mustard powder
    squeeze of garlic from press

    Source: The New Laurel's Kitchen (a great whole-foods cookbook, although it's vegetarian)

    I half the recipe, and I also don't like all the spices, so I just use the tomato paste, vinegar, water, salt, and 1/4 tsp onion powder. You may need to add extra water to get the consistency you want. You could also add Stevia (or other non-calorie sweetener) to it, if you want some sweetness. I don't mind it unsweetened. (I'm really getting used to unsweetened foods.)

    UPDATE:
    This was good when I first made it, but it got hard in the fridge (it jelled). I don't remember it doing that before. Anyway, it can't hurt to try it. You might have better luck. I'll keep making it because I prefer to avoid the store-bought versions.
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Journaling is great. You still *see* what you're eating and aren't tempted to snack off your kids plates (I mean, who wants to admit that?? :laugh: ).

    We are mommies, not garbage disposals, LOL! It is not our responsibility to clean our children's plates. :laugh:
  • Sexythighz
    Sexythighz Posts: 159 Member
    Hi Jess!!!

    Thanks for the welcome! Yup you sure have seen me on BB site! :happy:! I realize that nomatter how much I work out Im not going to get the results I know I can if my eating isnt on point! I made a vow to keep eating clean a long term comittment. I have been overtraining and putting my body in that starvation modethinkingt hat was going to get me to where I needed to be. I was soooo wrong!!


    Steph
  • AmyNVegas
    AmyNVegas Posts: 2,215 Member
    Cheryl thanks for recipe! Looks yummy.
  • teridene
    teridene Posts: 71 Member
    Hi there! Just wanted to say that I have all Tosca Reno's books and subscribe to the Clean Eating magazine. I have even emailed Tosca and she has emailed me back. I love her! I have lost 60lbs using the clean eating method but now I want to meet other dieters. Thats why I am on this website. Thank you for posting your menus. Its fun to see what others are eating as well. I am a big girl but would love to be a part of the "Clean Eating club"! Teri


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  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Welcome, Teridene!

    I just subscribed to Clean Eating Magazine, too. It's such a great magazine. I can't wait to hear more about your weight loss experience with clean eating! How did you hear about it, and how long have you been doing it? Congrats on losing 60lbs!

    I've been eating clean since just before Thanksgiving. I made it through the holidays without falling off the wagon! :happy: I haven't seen any weight loss really, but I feel leaner, healthier, and happier. The biggest change is that I feel like I've gotten my appetite and cravings under control.
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Mmmm, I love ketchup!
    Homemade Ketchup

    Very interesting!! I have been buying organic ketchup (Meijer brand) because my dd's love ketchup on everything and the *normal* stuff is loaded w/ HFCS! Thanks for the recipe!

    Jess
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Hi there! Just wanted to say that I have all Tosca Reno's books and subscribe to the Clean Eating magazine. I have even emailed Tosca and she has emailed me back. I love her! I have lost 60lbs using the clean eating method but now I want to meet other dieters. Thats why I am on this website. Thank you for posting your menus. Its fun to see what others are eating as well. I am a big girl but would love to be a part of the "Clean Eating club"! Teri

    Welcome!! I love the CE magazine too! Congrats on the 60# loss!! I have lost 70# since I had my 3rd child (about 30# since I started CE). Join on in!

    Jess
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Hi Jess!!!

    Thanks for the welcome! Yup you sure have seen me on BB site! :happy:! I realize that nomatter how much I work out Im not going to get the results I know I can if my eating isnt on point! I made a vow to keep eating clean a long term comittment. I have been overtraining and putting my body in that starvation modethinkingt hat was going to get me to where I needed to be. I was soooo wrong!!


    Steph

    Yep, I love the quote... You can't outrun a bad diet!! :laugh:
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