How easy is eating clean for you?

[Tal106]

Basically, question is in the title.
I wanted to know how easy you all find it to eat clean (if you do that is).

For me, some days its a breeze, but on days like today, I need something to satisfy me.
Normally I end up choosing gum or some form of diet drink, but I know that they can sometimes make cravings worse (well, I have yet to find that).
Best healthy thing for me that satisfys me is natural peanut butter though.

Do you find it easy to eat clean?
Or is it even required for you to eat clean?
What I've always wondered is when you get to that 9-10% or less BF and pretty ripped muscles can you eat whatever you want and just keep up the routine (within reason of course) or is it always a matter of eating clean most of the time?

[PumpinPaddy]

really easy for me, its hard when you start off from having a poor diet, but you develop a taste for clean food


although, i will always have a weakness for pizza

[Footballledg]

pretty easy for me to eat clean. Only weakness is when its somebodys party or summet

[clickclickboom]

easy.. but i also have a weakness for pizza.

i go 1-2months without cheating though even tho i should cheat cuz everyone needs it once and a while

[JakeEdwin]

Originally Posted by PumpinPaddy

its hard when you start off from having a poor diet, but you develop a taste for clean food

definitely agree, once u get started its not too hard to stay on track.

[L-Guidomine]

eating 100% clean is not worth it and is pointless imo

[Feny]

Originally Posted by shivboy

eating 100% clean is not worth it and is pointless imo

hahah... post up a progress pic and lets see where you're at compared to thoes who eat clean lol...


Anyways... to answer the OP's question... I feel like eating clean is easier now that I've been doing it for a long time, then before... I don't have as many cravings, and do a better job of turing things down... but when i do decide to "cheat"

I'll eat a hamburger or something right after a workout... so that way I'll settle my craving, and then at the same time I'll get a little nutrition out of it...

[Brunosaurus]

Not bad. Sometimes I forget to pack a sandwich and have taco bell for lunch or something, but that's it

[Human.Shield]

eating clean is easy for me. im bulking and i eat 6 meals a day and whats hard for me is eating 6 meals a day everyday because there are days where i am just too lazy to cook/eat.

[N01SYtZ]

Originally Posted by Feny

hahah... post up a progress pic and lets see where you're at compared to thoes who eat clean lol...


Anyways... to answer the OP's question... I feel like eating clean is easier now that I've been doing it for a long time, then before... I don't have as many cravings, and do a better job of turing things down... but when i do decide to "cheat"

I'll eat a hamburger or something right after a workout... so that way I'll settle my craving, and then at the same time I'll get a little nutrition out of it...

Check out my progress pics...
I have never in my life decided to "eat clean," I eat whatever I want whenever I want.
While writing this I am eating a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs from Chef BOY with a bbq sauce hamburger mmmmmmmmm
If you're body is a temple why are you prohibiting it from eating foods that will satisfy it?

[cheesecake0]

lol mate dont worry about "cheat meals" at your weight.

i'm eating cheat meals like once every 2 days, gaining weight without hardly any fat.

just worry about eating junk when your cutting at least above 180.

[765]

it doesnt make a difference in appearance if you eat the same amount of calories/carbs/fats etc...

it affects your cholesterol, liver, etc

[IRockNikes]

impossible for me.

[tanklugz]

pretty easy for me, i just have a beer/wings weakness...which comes out about once a week...(saturday college football, lol)

[Isotonic]

Easy for me.

I eat clean constantly, Except for the last two weeks as i was on holiday i loosened up abit,

But now that im back to training etc..

I find it hard to eat dirty.

[Sasa92]

Depends what you mean by totally clean

Timing as well? or just food in general

[herecumthachamp]

it gets eazy as time goes on cheating helps through i cheat every saturday beer, pizza but i do have no nosssss like baconnatiodrs(what ever cant spell)that **** burger from wendys hell all hamburger joint bk,mcds,anything form dairy queen for me as time went on when cheat days come around i would not crave cheat fooods except beer i gota have my beer

[vinnx]

eating clean? im new to this, so i guess it means eating healthy..

it's pretty easy... drink wise i've been able to only want water. soda's and juices don't appeal to me anymore. the only enemy i have are those bloody cookies, peanut butter, and cape cod potatoe chips.. even though their 40% fat free they taste so good and it's rather easy to down half the bag in one day.. lol

[Berserker_Titan]

It's real easy for me, I even like it.
Though, 2 slices of pizza a month wouldn't hurt :P

[the1satanfears]

I think it's easy as long as my dad doesn't bring home a whole bunch of **** from the store...which happens more and more now that my sister is living with us now, and she's young, thus has a great metabolism...

[swearujacked]

Impossible (college food).

[username3]

i find it really easy. doesnt really matter if i ate pure fat all day tho i still wouldnt put on weight

[bmsimon]

i find it hard to eat clean. i try to, but i am finding that it is waaaaaaaaaay harder in college than it was in high school. it sucks.

[Delgod]

Originally Posted by N01SYtZ

Check out my progress pics...
I have never in my life decided to "eat clean," I eat whatever I want whenever I want.
While writing this I am eating a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs from Chef BOY with a bbq sauce hamburger mmmmmmmmm
If you're body is a temple why are you prohibiting it from eating foods that will satisfy it?

Pics of said bbq sauce burger.

[ViperSlugg]

not easy for me to eat clean ... prob just cuz i havent built up any discipline for it yet .... also have super mega fast metabo so ya ..

I eat pretty much whatever I want ... instance today ... ive had ...

4 whole eggs omelette with 2 slices cheese w/ rice cracker ...

leftover milk with wheat crackers and leftover chicken ...

subway sandwich oven roasted chicken breast ....

and about to eat some peanut butter w/ chicken sandwich ....

later i prob workout then have protein shake then later sauteed hamburger w/ veges + rice

really not much of an idea what it all totals up to but im gaining about a pound a week for the last 6 weeks ....

[N01SYtZ]

Originally Posted by Delgod

Pics of said bbq sauce burger.

If you asked that before I ate it I wouldhave gladly took pics breh.
But you need to understand that food goes quick when its cooked and in front of me.

[Listless]

Originally Posted by 765

it doesnt make a difference in appearance if you eat the same amount of calories/carbs/fats etc...

it affects your cholesterol, liver, etc

I'm fairly certain it does. Eating dirty premotes WAY more sodium, also the carbs are more than likely **** and not complex.

[Chris~]

Terribly hard

[Budjola]

extra easy, havent eaten chocolate, ice-cream, pizza, or some junk food in more than 6 month and tbh i dont miss it and i dont need it. i bust my ass to hard to ruin it with some junk, but thats me, thats my way of thinking.

[Will2k84]

Eating clean isn't too difficult for me. I'll eat the ocassional fast food every once in a while but not very often at all. All in moderation.

You get used to it after a while. i see family and friends eat junk food and it doesnt bother me or make me feel like joining them anymore really.