clean eating, anyone?

I piked up Clean Eating magazine yesterday.  I didn't realize but apparently that is what I have been doing since surgery.  I pretty much only eat from the outer edges of the grocery store- meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables.  I quit sugar since day one.  I started to read up on sugar and substitutes and found that I do best to avoid both.  I use agave nectar and stevia and it's strange bc they are just as good as the sugar.  It's funny I've made changes that I couldn't make before surgery and I don't feel deprived at all.  So I limit myself to healthy food and no more than 6 ounces at a time.  I eat every 3 hours.  Also in the back of the magazine is a 2 week food program if you like to have a plan to follow.  The plan has more carbs than I usually eat.  I am afraid of carbs only bc I was totally addicted to them prior to surgery.  Just wondering if anyone else is following clean eating intentionally or unintentionally.

I am 9 months post op (rny) and down 80lbs.

Jamie, kind of like you I find myself just eating from the outer edges of the store too. Carbs where my friends prior to surgery... finding that the hardest thing of all is to incorporate a new low carb diet into our family lifestyle. Good for my kiddos too!

I saw two things on the web yesterday to sub for pasta.  Spaghetti squash and zucchini/carrots or squash sliced like noodles.  Might work

I like meat sauce on green beans, it's almost like having spinach pasta.

One of my "four walls" at the nearest Kroger is the beer and wine coolers - hmmmm....... cleaning eating, maybe they are on to something! LOL