Hello! Welcome to my blog! This evening we are going to take a look at a very basic definition of clean eating. I have been eating clean for the past 25 months and it has made a tremendous difference for me and my family! I have more energy, my cholesterol has significantly lowered along with my triglycerides. I have said good-bye to 60 pounds as I went from a size 18/20 to a 10/12!
Here
is an excellent article that is “big picture” and will give you a feel for what
clean eating is and what this could look like in your everyday life. We will talk more specifics below. Check out the brief article above to see how this could all work for you!
Clean Eating 101
What to avoid:
- All over processed foods particularly white flour and sugar
- All chemically charged foods
- Food containing preservatives
- Artificial Sugars
- Artificial foods like sliced cheese
- Saturated and trans fats
- Sugar loaded beverages(juice)
- Alcohol intake(very limited)
- All calorie dense foods containing little or no nutritional value
- super sizing your meals
Why is it worthwhile to eat clean? Does the list in the image below sound like a daydream wish list? It is not! I spend lots of my time working with my customers along with interacting with many other coaches who share reports about their customers. It is TRULY AMAZING to hear of all that is possible when an individual makes the decision to begin eating clean.
As
with anything, the key is to see beyond the moment. Look at the future and ask yourself if the
decision that you are making right now is taking you in the direction of where
you want to be? Is it a bump in the road
and a little detour? Or will it take you
completely off course and send you far from where you want to be? There are many of us who take the approach of
eating 100% clean 80% of the time. We live in the real world and it is key to
find a way to make this work. Avoid
becoming so idealistic that you are bound to become frustrated and feel as
though you are failing already and then you just give up on the idea.
You know those nights where you have been busy having fun all day and then you have to
make dinner and you truly have no idea what you are going to make...
Yet you are trying to stay on track with a decent nutrition plan and
eat balanced/clean to fuel yourself and your family well and you are
watching the spending and did out for lunch with your husband?
Yes - that was my situation this evening!
I am currently doing the 21 Day Fix as my fitness program! I did this
one for 4+ months back when it was brand-new in late winter 2014.
Although I have done four other programs since, my approach to balanced
nutrition was shaped by the 21 Day Fix!
So, what does that look like in a day??
Am I hungry all the time? I mean, what is up with those little containers???
Do I cook one thing for myself and something else for my family?
Is it hard to find this stuff? How about cost? Is this type of clean eating food expensive? Is it all organic or something?
How do my challengers consistently lose 5-15 pounds when completing their first round of the 21 Day Fix???
HERE WE GO! Let's take a look at each of these things!
The little "pie charts" in the image above is a print out of the nutrition tracker
that I use. These little spots reflect how many servings of each
category I aim for within a day. I am truly not hungry! Even though
the containers appear to be small, it really is plenty of food! I have
my protein container mounded up a bit as I did have some mushrooms mixed
in with my beef so that meant some extra veggies in there and I still
wanted to have enough of my protein count. Extra veggies are truly just
a bonus in my mind!
This is what my whole family ate this
evening! Corn is not usually my first pick as the highest-quality grain
but when we do incorporate corn, it is an item where I do go organic
and ensure non-GMO. The kids LOVE corn and it was a quick and simple
side on a night like tonight. They always like ground beef and I had
pulled this out of the freezer last night. That was the extent of my
meal planning for tonight. Oh boy! I added in some portabello
mushrooms, as my daughter loves them! I also happened to have about 3
tablespoons of salsa in the fridge so that was added to the beef and
mushrooms! With that small amount spread among our dinner and lunch for
my husband tomorrow, I did not "count" the salsa into my container
figuring here. Our veggie tonight was cucumber and matchstick carrots
with fresh lemon juice and a dash of olive oil and pink sea salt. Yum!
So fresh and zippy! My son was not loving this veggie combo so he
grabbed a rib of plain celery instead. Works for me!
To be
honest, clean eating in general and the simple foods of the Fix ARE very
much family friendly. My kids like most of what I serve around here.
We do a lot of basic, whole foods and they can easily identify what is
what and they appreciate that! We do not go 100% organic as wonderful
as that would be. It would break the grocery budget. So we do what we
can! I also like to buy local whenever possible!
The 21 Day Fix
is just plain balanced nutrition! You make the most of your metabolism
and energy and you incorporate a nice variety of 30 minute home workout routines with two cardio days, three strength days, a Pilates day and a yoga day plus 10 Minute Abs whenever you like to add it in to the mix! I
lead challenge groups which are "secret" FB groups where we have daily
coach posts and all support each other with clean eating and home
fitness. My challengers do consistently see great progress and are
thrilled with their results! This approach is grounded in creating a
new habit in 21 Days but then implementing it for the long-run!
If you are curious to learn more, just ask! This program is actually on
special these next two weeks! I am doing it myself and love helping
others to make the most of our fitness and nutrition!
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