Clean Eating

People try diet after diet and never find something that isn't too hard and actually works. And once many people get off their diets they gain it right back. That is because they are "Dieting".
If you are one of these people, join the club. What you need to do, what we need to do is create better eating habits. Set up a new "Dietary Lifestyle", one that you can handle and enjoy.
I present to you... clean eating. Okay, it is a little hard the first day or two, especially if you love to over eat and indulge yourself with treats regularly like I do. But I can honestly tell you it works and it makes you feel great.

What is Clean Eating?
As explained a good friend of mine, Whitney, who is a certified personal trainer and has won a number of honors in fitness competitions all on her own, she told me:
"basically you take your food down to its purest, simplest form."

A few guidelines:
Eat every three hours
No Carbs after 4pm
No eating after 8pm
Don't add salt or sugar to foods.
Eat Serving Sizes.
No processed foods.
Drink approx. a gallon of water a day. (Distilled water is cheap and keeps the liver cleansed which will help you lose weight easier and faster and its just good for you)
Take your multi vitamins, milk thistle, and fish oils.
Only Whole Wheat- No white or enriched anything.
Only Lean Proteins (Egg Whites, Fish, etc.)- avoid fatty meats (which isn't hard for me at all since I'm vegetarian but for someone like my father who I know will die before the age of 65 from heart disease because he eats so much steak, that's another story. It will be more difficult for him but there is so many reasons you shouldn't be eating that stuff, I wont even go there right now.)

Here is what you got to do:

(I'm also including my plan that I started a few days ago)

Breakfast

You pair a serving size of grains &/or a complex carb with a lean protein.

My set up:

Option 1: ¾ cup Granola/Bran Cereal, Steel Cut oats or Oatmeal

& 3 egg whites

Option 2: Grapefruit

& 3 egg whites



Snack 1

You have a complex carb if you didn't have one for breakfast and if you are in need of an energy boost. If not go with just a protein.

My set up:

If you need energy: Apple

&/or

Protein Shake/Bar



Lunch

You want to have a protein and if you can pair with a grain and/or veggie if desired.

My set up:

½ cup of Beans/Edimome/Green veggies

(can pair with 1 serving of whole wheat, brown rice or pasta if desired)



Snack 2

You want another bit of protein.

My set up:

Option 1: 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter

Option 2: ½ cup of almonds



Dinner

You want Green! and yes! More protein!

My set up:

2 cups Salad with Green Veggies

& ½ cup Beans or ½ fish fillet

(Light lime or vinaigrette dressing)



Easy Shopping List for it:

Small Tupperwear (half -2 cup sizes only) (will make it easier not to eat too much)
Sandwich Baggies
Apples
Grapefruits
Peanut Butter
Almonds
Other mixed Nuts
Fish fillets
Cans/ Bags of Beans
Whole Wheat Brown Pasta
Brown Rice
Eggs or Carton of Egg Whites
Juggs of Distilled Water
Multi Vitamins, Fish Oil, Milk Thistle
Protein Powder Mix
Almond Milk
Special K Protien Bars

(These fruits vegetables below are all the best you can choose. The Green Veggies with High water content and fiber and nutrients)

Green Bell Peppers
Spinach
Lettuce
Cucumbers
Broccolli
Green Cabbage
Ice Berg Lettuce
Green Peas
Zuccinni
Celery


The Clean Eating dietary lifestyle might not be for everyone, especially people who aren't into being the most organized, but It is a fantastic way to sluff off those pockets of baby fat and feel great doing it. You'll have tons of energy and its not too hard, you eat 7-8 times a day, its all healthy-good-for-you stuff. We all know we want to be healthy, it's just hard to find the motivation. You can do this. So, do it with me. The worst that could happen is you feel a little more awesome about your life.