Thread: Clean and Lean

I've decided to start today with the clean and lean diet.

It's a low carb,high protein diet that also cuts out sugar/processed food.

I've bought the James Duigan books and am ready to start after a wknd of excess!

I have been doing weight watchers for a while and it was successful but now I want to try to cut out sugar and processed foods from my diet,clean it up!

I have about one stone to lose

Goals for this week are to try to drink more water,cut down on coffee and have no chocolate or sweets/junk.....this is going to be such a challenge for me as I have chocolate every single day/evening after my dinner!

The diet plan looks good very healthy etc but the only drawback seems to be its quite expensive to buy all the ingredients...loads chicken,salmon avocados berries etc...

Will post first days food later on

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Best of luck - I'm thinking of buying that book too...
Please keep us updated on your success

Originally Posted by Squeakie

Best of luck - I'm thinking of buying that book too...
Please keep us updated on your success

Thanks Sqeakie
i hope I can stick to it,
ive got 3 of his books and have been looking at them for months now with out doing anything about starting!
he has followers like Rosie Hunginton whitely and Elle McPherson....I can dream!

Breakfast

Sachet microwave oats
Milk
Mashed banana
Spoon natural yogurt
Sprinkle of sesame and pumpkin seeds
Cinnamon
A couple of chopped hazelnuts/walnuts
Drizzle of agave


The clean lean principles say that you should try and include lots of protein in meals to keep you fuller for longer so I had some natural yogurt and nuts/seeds.


This was v tasty not sure about the banana if that's an ok fruit or not...may be a very high sugar one must flick throughout the book again


The agave is a natural sugar substitute we had in house.


Cinnamon is suppose to regulate you sugar levels.


Both my milk and natural yogurt were low fat,only because that's what I had in fridge. I think I might try to switch to organic full fat as James Duigan says in the books that these are good fats that keep you fuller and low fat foods have been modified and additives added to improve taste which is bad for the body.


I'm scared of full fat foods....being a weight watcher on and off for 3/4 years now..it's seems so mad to go out and buy full fat milk and yogurt!

I eat full fat cream,yoghurt,milk(sometimes) and it's not stopped me from losing weight.

Originally Posted by MrsClean&Lean

Thanks Sqeakie
i hope I can stick to it,
ive got 3 of his books and have been looking at them for months now with out doing anything about starting!
he has followers like Rosie Hunginton whitely and Elle McPherson....I can dream!

Are the books worth buying??
I haven't purchased any yet, was thinking it would be information that I already know... no sugar, processed foods etc..

@squeakie yea it's stuff you'd Know or realise anyway I suppose,I just like having a hard copy of a book in front of me...I've googled loads of websites and other people's blogs too but I like a real book!

@Cavegirl13 Yea it's a new experience for me...I'm gonna feel "bold!"

Snack


I pink lady apple
Few hazelnuts/walnuts


Lunch


Homemade veg soup.....garlic,onion,leek,turnip,celery,butternut squash,carrot
Spoon of chickpeas mixed in
Plum and a strawberry


Dinner


Chicken breast
Veg...onion,pak choi,courgette,chilli,edamame beans,green beans,mange tout
Stir fried in coconut oil 1 teaspoon
coconut milk quarter of a can full fat!
Soy sauce dash
Green curry paste from Asian shop..no additives/preservatives
Toasted sesame seeds
Lime juice squeezed




Snack ...I'm planning this for later on tonight...


Yogurt..last of my fat free Greek muller ones
Blueberries
Cinnamon
Nuts /seeds sprinkle


Also today I had..


Supplements..


1 fish oil tablet, apparently burns fat
1 multi vitamin tablet
Iron supplement..this is floradix liquid and I take with 1/4 glass of orange Juice,not concentrated this is before breakfast
1 Vitamin B complex tablet
1 chromium tablet
1 CLA tablet

Wow - sounds really good, but expensive and a lot of prep! Bet you will feel the benefits though!

Yesterday was my first day in ......months...years? To go without a sweet treat like a curly surly or a bar of some kind or haribo etc....am proud of that.

I feel like I ate a lot yesterday compared to my weight watcher self
Must count up the points from yesterday just to see!

I wasn't hungry for breakfast this morning,still feel full from yesterday

Breakfast

Pink lady apple ( love u pink lady..yum!)
Few almonds/walnuts
1 coffee with half a teaspoon of sugar...

We have one of those Nespresso machines in work and it feels like treat, plus saves me 3€ as the local coffee shop is an amazing artisan deli mega expensive yummy mummy back from Pilates type place!
I'd love to go there every day but my finances won't allow...

Need to buy stevia to use in coffee it's supposed to be a natural sugar substitute unlike the horrible chemical artificial sweeteners I've used in the past.

Originally Posted by Clare7dd

Wow - sounds really good, but expensive and a lot of prep! Bet you will feel the benefits though!

Thanks Clare...it's is expensive..but not too bad with the prep so far...I make soup a few times a week anyway, it's filling and a great way to get the veg in!

Originally Posted by MrsClean&Lean

Snack


I pink lady apple
Few hazelnuts/walnuts


Lunch


Homemade veg soup.....garlic,onion,leek,turnip,celery,butternut squash,carrot
Spoon of chickpeas mixed in
Plum and a strawberry


Dinner


Chicken breast
Veg...onion,pak choi,courgette,chilli,edamame beans,green beans,mange tout
Stir fried in coconut oil 1 teaspoon
coconut milk quarter of a can full fat!
Soy sauce dash
Green curry paste from Asian shop..no additives/preservatives
Toasted sesame seeds
Lime juice squeezed




Snack ...I'm planning this for later on tonight...


Yogurt..last of my fat free Greek muller ones
Blueberries
Cinnamon
Nuts /seeds sprinkle


Also today I had..


Supplements..


1 fish oil tablet, apparently burns fat
1 multi vitamin tablet
Iron supplement..this is floradix liquid and I take with 1/4 glass of orange Juice,not concentrated this is before breakfast
1 Vitamin B complex tablet
1 chromium tablet
1 CLA tablet

Well done, looks like you had a good day.
Are the supplements recommended in the book?

Originally Posted by Squeakie

Well done, looks like you had a good day.
Are the supplements recommended in the book?

the fish oil one is,they really say its good...plus I have psoriasis and I find it great for that

Today

breakfast
apple
few walnuts/almonds
coffee with half teaspoon sugar...oops must buy stevia

Lunch


Bowl Homemade veg soup...same as yesterday
2 spoons chickpeas mixed in
1 spoon cottage cheese
1 plum


Had a loooong and stressful meeting this aftn and before it,
Sadly I had a chocolate rice cake.....I feel so bad for eating it. only on my second day and I ruin it.


Snack
Few almonds


Dinner


Scrambled eggs with
Eggs x2
Feta 30g
Scallion
Coconut oil
Tomatoes And Mushrooms grilled
Ham cubes aldi no visible fat ones
Roast butternut squash pieces,few pumpkin seeds.


Snack
Which I'm about to have....


Natural yogurt
Blueberries
Cinnamon
Agave
Few nuts on top chopped