Made a yummy green smoothie this morning. Ya know when you suck something down and you can tell you’re body loves it? That’s what these are like. They look gross but are really good. Check out this blog post on how to make one.
I made a fiesta scramble for lunch. 2 eggs and 2 egg whites, feta cheese, fresh salsa from whole foods, black beans and avocado.
Had some Cherries as a lovely snack!
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I wonder if one of the keys to lonsig weight is to go more green and less fruit. I know that we put the fruit into make the smoothie more palatable at first and to get picky eaters on board. I used to make the smoothies with just low sugar fruits like grapefruit, lemon and lime and truly grew to love them. That was when I experienced the most weight loss. But I couldn’t get the rest of my family on board. So when I found the GS site I realized that a spoonful of sugar (or in other words all the fruit and stevia) might make the medicine go down a bit easier until they had aquired a taste for the other. But I have heard that the extra sugar content might be a factor in the slower weight loss. This could be due to the fact that so many of us suffer with yeast infections even when we don’t feel the symptoms in recognizable ways. The good news is that I do believe that over time the weightloss will come and on a cellular level your system is being renewed so when it is ready it will happen. Another thing to look at is your oil consuption in the smoothie I used to put a whole avocado in everyday and my weightloss slowed but the trade off was the improvement in my skin texture. I feel the same way with how my body reacts to adding flax seed and ground flax, but the improvement in my skin is worth its weight in gold. I think the key is too realize that things are happening to our bodies on a cellular level and when your systems are rebuilt and strong enough then the dumping will occur. I am as impatient for weightloss to occur as anyone but we have to trust the intelligence of our systems to do what is right when it is right.The last thing I can think of that is important is the water consuption, both the type and the quantity. Drink at least 1 litre of good quality water each day for every 30 pounds of body weight. A great book on this subject is Dr. Robert O. Young’s book The pH Miracle for Weightloss It is a great companion to all that you can learn from the GSG Program. The great thing about these different systems is that each one seems to complment and add too the others and add more pieces to the puzzle. I was so excited to find the 12 steps progam by Robyn because she made it something I could do on a daily basis and helped me to figure out the nuts and bolts of doing it. I am so grateful and have loved listening to her tapes and dvd’s. She has truly given us all a gift of how to make improved health and nutrition a real part of our lives.I don’t know if this will be helpful to anyone but good luck on your quest for health.Debbie
Thanks Debbie! I will check out Robert Young’s book! And great reminder on drinking lots of water. Very important and I tend to forget it! xo
Debbie,Thank you. That was very helpful. I was wroedning about the ratio of fruit to greens, and it seemed that there was a high percentage of fruit in all the recipes. I will try to reduce the fruit and increase the greens to the maximum that is palatable. I was also wroedning about the oils (you hit every point). My all time favorite smoothie is the one that tastes just like a pina coloda, with spinach, pineapple and coconut water and coconut oil. I had heard so many great things about coconut oil!! But I guess if you think about it they are probably the most high calorie smoothie there is i just figured, this is all I’m really eating, so how fattening could it be???You were right on with your third point as well. I should really drink more water, I would need to drink 5.2 liters of water, whoo that’s a lot of water!!! I will try to make a conscious effort to drink more.I do feel better and my Mom says she notices a huge difference in me, she says I look very healthy and less tired, so I guess something is working!! I will try another month modifying as you recommend and let you know how it goes.One more question. Anyone have a good recipe for using Mustard greens?? They always look so good at the farm store, I buy them and always regret adding them to my smoothies There has to be a good recipe that complements the taste of the mustard green as opposed to fighting it.Thanks so much