Eat Clean Diet - Stripped

If you're like so many other women, or men for that matter, you may be struggling to lose the last 10 pounds. 

Those stubborn pounds that after having success losing some weight through diet and exercise, those last 10 are very stubborn!  They require a little extra diligence.

I've been working hard in my workouts and eating well following the 21 Day Fix program.  I'm getting my Chocolate Shakeology treat in daily, and the weight has been coming off since last summer.  I wouldn't say effortlessly, because I was working out, meal planning and following the 21 Day Fix nutrition plan.  But for those of you who also have also lost quite a bit of weight you know this struggle I'm about to talk about --the last 10 pound struggle. 

You may be wondering if you're scale has broken because it hasn't moved in several months.
Why the weight isn't coming off like it was before?  How does it go from losing consistently each week to nothing week after week.

Well, I'm going to be honest with myself and admit that I might have been getting a little bit more relaxed with my nutrition.  Having little Friday treats or Saturday drinks here and there.
When you're on maintenance mode and if you are happy with where you're at that is completely fine.  We all need to have those treats and enjoy the summer right?

But, if you are really determined to lose those extra 10 pounds, it takes a little bit more effort to shed them. 

The average women wants to lose 10 pounds and for most people, they hold on tight.  The last 10 needs and requires that extra push from you in just about everything you do. Eating, training and cleansing. 

Your workouts will only take you so far.  I usually get into this mode of working out hard but then "treating" myself because "I can"  But if my goal is truly to lose the last 10, then the only way to do that is from Clean Eating. 

This was a little eye opening for me to see this:

80% of your results come from nutrition

10% of your results come from training

10% of your results come from genetics.

When I saw this, I immediately saw what area my hard work and efforts needed to be focused on from here on in.

If you've ever yo-yo dieted in the past, you know that "diet" foods and fads don't work.  It is scientifically proven that nutrition foods consumed at regular intervals through the day keep the metabolism burning at a steady and efficient pace, and helps to blast fat away.

This book also talked about a huge game changing trick I had learned this past year.

Meal Planning and being prepared!!!

I found that when I was prepared and had my meals all planned and sometimes even prepared ahead of time, I would have a successful week.  It did take time to sit down and plan my food each week, but you know what it paid off HUGE.  It stopped me from grabbing those easy, quick fix dinners and lunches.  Left me wide open to getting off track and it easily happens when you're hungry and in a hurry.  Put yourself in a position of being prepared so that you can effortlessly reach your food goals each and every day.



A day of garbage - was pretty much how I was eating before I found the 21 Day Fix

Think of each meal as an opportunity to do something good for both your health and your weight.  An opportunity to load up your body with health boosting and fat blasting proteins, plants, grains and fats.  These are the macro-nutrients needed to create the most vital version of YOU possible.

The Eat Clean Diet is based on wholesome foods including lean proteins, whole grains, healthy fats, fresh fruits and vegetables.

It's not about counting calories or weighing food or starvation

Shedding the last 10 pounds will bring so many positive changes in you and your health.  In choosing real foods, your energy levels will go through the roof.  I have definitely noticed this with drinking Shakeology alone.   



Here are the Eat Clean Principals. 

1. Eat more.  Eat 6 small meals each day, spaced at 2 1/2 to 3 hour intervals.
2. Eat breakfast everyday within an hour of rising
3. Make your last meal 3 hours before bed
4. Eat a combination of lean protein and complex carbs at each meal
5. Eat sufficient healthy fats each day
6. Drink two-three litres of water each day
7. Carry a cooler packed with clean foods each day
8. Depend on fresh fruits and vegetables for fibre, vitamins, nutrients and enzymes
9. Adhere to proper portion sizes
10. Each only foods that have not been overly processed or doused in chemicals, saturated and trans fats and/or toxins.

These principals are quite similar to those found in the Insanity Max 30 nutrition plan.
This book Eat Clean Diet - Stripped also provided two weeks of meal plans and a lot of other recipes too.  I hope to share some with you over the course of the next couple of weeks.  Since this meal plan is similar to the program I'm following I think I will try the Eat Clean meal plan next week, just to switch up with our foods a little bit and try some new recipes.