cleancowgirl

Just started clean eating yesterday. Years ago did south beach and lost 60 lbs but after pregnancy, a horse riding accident the weight is back. I'm a nurse and alot of the docs reccomend this plan. It's is a lot like south beach in the original days. I'd like to lose 100 lbs over the course of 1 year. So so good.

RunbikeSki

IMHO, eating "clean" is the best diet there is, whether you include meat or not. Just keeping it simple, eating real food, eliminating all the chemical crap, and going for the best possible quality you can afford.

It goes a long way towards "mindfull eating" which can only help in the weight loss battle.

Good luck cowgirl and let us know how it is going!

volleyballgranny

Mandee, I have found that my family doesn't need to know what goes into what I cook. Why would a boyfriend? I will admit that I have to write down food allergies (so that I don't forget), and take personal tastes into account (my son doesn't like beef, my daughter doesn't like chicken...my son prefers not to eat large pieces of mushroom, my daughter is allergic to tomatoes, etc.), but they eat what I cook--or they cook for themselves.

You can buy organically fed beef (without added hormones or anti-biotics) and you can provide a serving of potatoes or rice for your man without falling for it yourself. My family has actually come to prefer mashed cauliflower or turnips (mashed with butter, a bit of sour cream, and a little cheese) over potatoes or rice. What I'm saying is that you can eat clean and still make your BF happy...it may not be vegan, but it's "clean."

PaschaDee, as a diabetic, my doctor encourages me to eat low-carb, but does not advocate Atkins. I do it anyway. I have never tolerated wheat, corn, or sugar well and now those allergies are even worse (due to age and damage to my colon). She can't argue with my after-meal blood test results (always between 95 and 110), but we still have not achieved a decent fasting reading. Despite meds, I can't get it below 95-120. The lower reading doesn't bother me too much, but the upper one does!

You mention that eating clean is a new way of life. Atkins is not a diet, either--it is a lifestyle change. From the time I first tried Atkins in 1978, I have been a low-carb person. Oh, I fell off the wagon from time to time, but only a couple of times gained so much weight that it was a problem--and going back to the right way of eating always took me back down.

I think that the success of people on the 'eat clean' diet proves that much of the epidemic of obesity is caused by food additives and over-processing.

I will say that I make sure at least 80% of my diet is "clean." Come to think of it, maybe more. I know that I would do better with a 100% clean diet, but I don't always have that luxury. Personally, though, I will never get to the point that I can add wheat or corn back in (Maintenance level). Life goes on...

Blaze88

Primal/paleo all the way!!

Meggietye

My Mom and Dad raised us eating clean, I realize how fortunate I was as it set me up for a near lifetime of success..with a few bumps (my fault!ha) but I am back to it now and really prefer it. Mandee..just cook for your boyfriend without making a big deal about it ssshhhhh, he likely won't even know! I cook for my husband and just give him some extra starch if I think he might balk, he has gradually changed his diet a LOT, amazingly he almost prefers my way now..and he is of the old school meat and potatoes so it can be done

leanlisan

Yes, it's the same "diet." However, you will find it's not dieting at all. It's just, in my opinion, the healthiest way to lose weight and keep it off. Lots of luck to you.

ifoodreal.com

I couldn't agree more! I started eating clean 4 years ago after 2nd pregnancy and it has done wonders for me. It is definitely not a diet but a lifestyle.

Olena