Why You Shouldn't Eat Clean: How To Lose Fat More Effectively

A recent survey showed that 88% of people view clean eating as positive. In this video I lay out 5 reasons why it isn't as great as it seems.

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[JeffNippard]

Like most people, when I first got into fitness, it seemed everywhere I turned all I would hear was that I needed to eat cleaner (and cleaner, and cleaner) if I wanted better results. Wanting to be the best version of myself that I could be, I followed this advice for years, obsessing over eating meals at "exactly" the right time and with the "perfect" combination of foods. I started to avoid going out with friends because I might "miss a meal" and even missed out on many special occasions because of my diet. Over the last decade or so, with all the learning I have done, I've come to realize that most of this was totally unnecessary and likely holding me back in many ways. Hopefully this video will shed some light on a science-based approach to dieting that will help some of you get on a more balanced and sustainable track. As always, feel free to let me know what you think in the comments! Peace!

[Filiplego]

Finally, someone who doesn't want me to eat ice cubes and air.

[micahdesilva]

"If you tried to eat clean according to everybody's definition, you'd have an empty plate."
Intermittent fasters: yes 😈

[sestradashe]

i was 450 at the beginning of the year, now I'm 350. I I ate eveything I wanted, but in moderation and always staying 500 calories on a caloric defecit. I did 2 days of cardio and 3 days of strength training and weights. I feel great!!!

[firefoxuser]

What I found in my 26kg weight loss (last 2 years, 12 of which were in the last 3 months) journey was replacing high calorie density foods, with higher volume of small calorie dense foods. So instead of eating a wrap, I would eat veggies and rice. End of the day our stomach cares mostly about volume of food eaten, rather than calories. Satisfy yourself with more food (less calories).

[Garahan]

Jeff: No food is "bad".
People in Scotland: (deep frying pizzas and snickers bars and adding french fries to that same pizza) phew that's a relief

[ThirdEyeTyrone]

You can loose weight eating candy 3 meals a day. However, There’s more to health than loosing fat. High Cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes are very real.

[patrickgono]

Great video!

I tracked my nutritional values for a couple of months. It worked fine as long as I was cooking all my meals. But when I went out a couple of times, attended dinner parties, ordered takeaway etc., it was quite difficult to accurately assess how many calories I had that day.

Not to mention, this fixation on tracking every last bite was kind of unhealthy, mentally. I didn't set out to follow it religiously, and yet, I felt bad any time my caloric intake was higher than my goal, or when I was not able to put in my numbers (i.e. on vacation eating out / sharing meals).

Instead, I finally decided to ditch all this and simply skip breakfast. Breakfast used to be the same thing for me - muesli with raisins and milk. I had a bowl every single morning. Some 500 calories in total.

These days I don't track anything, and make absolutely zero effort to eat healthy. I just have a big lunch of whatever I feel like, and usually a smaller dinner, and that's it for most days. I lost 8 kg or so, and then stayed at a constant weight for years.

These last months I started having breakfast some days (and more cake than I used to have before), and I can see the kilograms slowly coming back. I think I will simply make a conscious effort to not have cake for breakfast 4 times a week, haha.

Anyway, thanks for the content!

[janewang]

I did clean eating with intermittent fasting but fell sick right after I started weights training with a trainer, then I realised how important it is to eat enough nutritions to support my workouts and muscle growth…after eating and sleeping more, I felt so much better and stronger! The only thing I am cutting is alcohol (never liked desserts and deep fried food).

[amadeuspoptart]

Jeff you can’t just spend 8 minutes spitting straight fax and then throw in “eXcEpT KiWiS” 😂😂

[PloopPlab]

I don’t like having like small portions of junk food because I can’t stop eating them once I eat one, so that’s way I just cut them out completely

[chee_tash]

Thank you for this video, I am the guy who is very restrictive with my diet trying to cut weight for martial arts competitions and stay at that certain weight for a long time. Lately, I have been feeling like I need to make a change and that its ok for me to have times where I enjoy certain "bad" foods. This video was really eye opening for me

[ahbeng]

This works to a degree. For me as a recovering type 2 diabetic, carbs like bread (even what are considered to be “healthy” breads) are treat items and not to be eaten on a regular basis because I know what impact they have on my blood glucose and insulin levels. Eating clean helps to moderate that to a great degree. I don’t eliminate it entirely from my life, but it becomes something to have on the odd occasion rather than an everyday food item.

[rylandsaige]

My life has improved 1000% learning that potatoes aren’t bad for you 😭😭😭

[komeek]

I like to follow Arnold Schwarzenegger's theory, "you have to shock the body" maybe a 1500 calorie meal here and there, little meth or cocaine and an oreo or two won't kill you just as long as your eating your chicken, rice and broccoli

[bsquared]

Having now been trying out different diet changes myself I'm glad to see someone finally hit the nail on the head and realized there is not one definition. I can't stand when people answer "I shouldn't" to a piece of cake when that same person eats salads for 20 of their 21 meals a week

[zanreed]

I loved this video I really focus on basically filling my diet with vegetables and fruits but I don't dogmatically avoid splurging at times. If anything I am dogmatic with super healthy meal preps to let me actually be completely open to experiencing anything I want when I do social events or want to splurge.

[kagenotatsumaki]

On the point of people missing out in life because they can't eat what's on the menu, I read an amazing quote recently:

"What you eat today doesn't matter. What you eat this month, does."

[Ya.yc]

Bottom line: balance is key to everything in life.

[dontnukeluke]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing this much more healthy view on eating and foods in general, Jeff! You earned a follower.