Arlene
Brinston
“I stick to clean foods to feel energized and amazing!”
Age: 34
Height: 5'11"
Heaviest Weight: 195
Current Weight: 153
My Journey:
Wake-Up Call
My story starts like many others: “I need to lose the baby weight…” (sounds familiar, I know). It then continues on with “…so I tried multiple fad diets, I joined a gym but never went because I was too busy with the kids.” But then at my yearly doctor's appointment, my doctor made a comment that my body would never be the same as what it was pre-pregnancy!
Discovering Something New
At the same time I came across The Eat Clean Diet and bought Tosca’s books. I read them from front to back (multiple times) and even highlighted certain sections. I was going to try to do something that WASN’T a fad diet but a new way of living and eating!
Making Her Own Motivation
A year after following the Eat-Clean principles off and on and having some success, I decided I would enter the Eat-Clean Diet® Makeover Challenge and get serious about it again. I did well this time! I stuck to the plan, rejoined the gym and started posting about my progress to keep myself accountable.
No More Cheats
After the challenge was over I had fallen in LOVE with Eating Clean. Every time I would “indulge” in a cheat meal, as good as it tasted in the moment, I felt HORRIBLE afterward. You can read it, you can be told it... but until you LIVE it and FEEL what processed foods make you feel, vs. clean, whole foods, you don't quite UNDERSTAND it!
Eating Clean For the Win!
I now understand. And with that understanding, I try to stick to clean foods to feel energized and amazing! So amazing that I just competed in my first ever figure competition!! From here I will keep on pushing myself to live my new lifestyle and help to educate others and promote EATING CLEAN!
Arlene Brinston
Fletcher’s Lake, NS