Anyone lose their weight eating clean

Not trying to be flippant, but it's always good to start these types of questions by giving your personal definition of what "eating clean" means. Since there is no "official" or actual definition for "eating clean" everyone seems to have a different definition. You can do a forum search and come up with a whole bunch of different answers and different definitions.

If you have a definition that you are using, it's best to start there so people can understand what you mean.

That said, weight loss is all about the calories and (barring some medical issue that needs to be considered) not about the types of food that you eat. Nutrition is a different story, but for weight loss purposes it does not really matter what you eat, only how much.

No matter what you are eating, do you weigh and accurately log your food intake?

Odds are, eating mostly non-processed foods will allow for a much easier time hitting nutrition goals while keeping things like sodium under control. It will also, potentially, allow for you to eat a larger quantity of food for fewer calories as most processed food is highly caloric where "natural" (quotes used again because there is no actual definition in the food industry for the word natural) foods like produce tend to be minimal on the calories and high in nutrition depending on how they are cooked/prepared. The food itself will most likely be more nutrient dense... bu that does not mean that were you to stop weighing and logging accurately it will help with weight loss (if that is your goal).

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

It won't slow down because your body gets used to it. It slows down because you have lost the water weight and expelled the extra matter from where you eating more.

It will now slow down to reflect the deficit amount you are eating at.
If you eat 250 calories less a day you will lose 1lb a week.
What foods you eat has little to no baring on it.

It's 500 less per day for 1 pound (3500 calories less per week).

titotito48 wrote: »

Then less salt IS probably why I've dropped 6 pounds in 6 days. That makes sense. Ok, so once the excess sodium is flushed out, then I should resume to calorie in/calorie out weight loss even if I continue eating "clean". I get it.

Bear in mind that your body actually does need sodium to function, especially if you exercise often or sweat often. Sodium helps hold onto water and keep you hydrated, that's why they add it to things like gatoraid or other fitness drinks.

Also keep in mind that it's normal and natural for your body weight to fluctuate over the day or even day to day as exercise will make your body hold onto water for the repair process. A little fluctuation is nothing to be concerned over as tracking your loss trends over a longer period of time such as a week or more will be a more accurate indicator of your loss. I can easily fluctuate 7 to 10 lbs in a day depending on time of day, what I've eaten, sodium intake, how much I've worked out, etc.

If you worry about CICO, log accurately, and pay attention to your weight loss trends you'll achieve your goals. I don't know what you have your mfp settings configured to, but one thing to bear in mind is that, as you get closer to your goal you should lower how aggressive the goal is, for example 2lbs a week to 1 or .5 as it will be a far slower loss as you near your goal. As you get close to your goal, you want to be more concerned about losing lean mass as opposed to fat. The best way to preserve lean mass is to eat a reasonable amount of protein throughout the day and do some kind of resistance training... any kind will work, whether it's lifting, bodyweight, fitness classes, dvds, whatever works for you and that you enjoy.

titotito48 wrote: »

I am trying to incorporate tasty meals not plain. I have looked on line and gotten quite a few recipes that were really good. Today is day 6 eating clean (non processed foods). My stomach has already gone down 2 inches. Yay! I had lost 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks doing this in the past but my meals were pretty plain then so I didn't stick with it. Anyone else have success with this? Oh, and 6 pounds so far this time. I know it will slow way down after my body gets used to this.

I suppose it would depend on your definition of "clean"...I eat what many would consider to be pretty "clean"...but that doesn't mean my food is boring and bland. I eat mostly whole foods and/or minimally processed foods and prepare meals using primarily scratch, whole ingredients...i know my way around the kitchen pretty well and make a lot of awesomeness.

keep in mind that eating "clean" doesn't mean squat if your taking in too many calories. weight management is about energy balance...consume more energy than your body requires then that surplus of energy is stored as body fat for later use...basically your backup generator. when you consume less energy than your body requires, that backup generator kicks on and you burn fat to make up for that deficiency.

i find weight management easier eating this way as i don't log or otherwise keep a diary and have more or less been maintaining for over 2.5 years this way save for a deliberate bulk last winter...for which I was still eating "clean"...you can still gain weight eating "clean".

I'll jump in and say.. when I eat whole foods…and snack on cut of raw vegetables..it seems I lose more than when I eat the same calories in a frozen diet meals and processed snacks. I am also not as hungry as when I eat processed food. I think it is smart to cook tasty meals made with fresh whole foods.. a plain diet will bore you and you'll end up going off your plan. I like skinnytaste.com for recipes..check that out. Good luck on your journey!

I have lost a lot of weight in the past with clean eating. Great way to lose lots of weight without starving yourself.