DAY 4: EAT CLEAN

DAY 4: EAT CLEAN. Sounds kinda simple, right? Eat clean. Eating clean, simply means to eat organic foods sans the sugar, added sodium, chemicals, and unhealthy fats, even dairy. So, I know what your thinking, you just gave me a list of the additives that make food taste good, am I correct? Well, not necessarily, what I did give you was the reason you are retaining water, can't lose the weight? always feel bloated? have skin irritations? even allergies?

It is eating the way nature intended. You eat the foods our bodies evolved to function best on, and that makes you feel – and look – fantastic. When you Eat Clean you eat more often. You will eat lean protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats. These practices keep your blood-sugar levels stable and keep you satisfied. The best part is that if you need to lose weight it will happen almost without you having to try. And yes, you can have a treat now and again.

Best of all, Eating Clean keeps you feeling great and full of energy. In fact, you can forget all about the days when “dieting” meant feelings of hunger, lethargy or deprivation.

Eating Clean is not a fad; it’s a way of life. When you Eat Clean your body will react by losing weight if you need to lose, maintaining a healthy weight if that’s where you are, and even gaining weight if you are too skinny. But regardless of whether you want to lose, maintain or gain, you will feel better than you ever have before.
Never worry about counting calories again. You will never have to diet. Eating Clean will keep you lean and healthy for the rest of your long life.
Are you listening now? I am not suggesting becoming a vegetarian or even a vegan, however, adapting some of their nutritional ways can be very advantageous to living a healthier or better you. We all love junk food, I mean that is why the US is so obese. Remember it's all about moderation, but if you are serious about wanting to be a 10 in 2010, then junk food is so 2009!

Instead opt for these foods:

•  Lean proteins (chicken or turkey breast, fish, egg whites … )
• Fresh fruits that aren’t high in sugar (berries, grapefruit, bananas, apples, pears … )
• Whole carbs (brown rice, regular [not quick oats] oatmeal, steel cut oats, sweet potatoes … )
• Vegetables (green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms … )

I also drink clean:

• Clean water (through Brita Water Pitcher)
• Black tea (nothing added)
• Herbal tea

What does it mean when I say, "I eat clean"? I’m off of the refined sugar, flour, added sodium, unhealthy fats, dairy, and I’m sticking to food that is unprocessed and doesn’t contain the added gunk.


As far as the refined sugar and gunk goes, does this mean that if you’re eating clean that you never get to eat anything with refined sugar or flour in it, ever again? If you are a true sugar addict the answer is yes, just like an alcoholic doesn’t drink again, but one day at a time remains sober.

Hope this helps! Thanks Emily for the email. I don't really believe in "cleanses" or "fasts", but I do think it's important to change up your diet and incorporate more organic veggies into the mix.