Monday, December 15, 2014

Day 7 & 8 of Green Smoothie Cleanse

Day 7 was Super hard! Why? Because I cooked for my family; pot roast, cabbage, roasted potatoes, and cresent rolls! Yes lordt the struggle was REAL!! Unfortunely, I gave way to temptation :-(. I ate a few roasted potatoes and not one, but TWO rolls! I must admit it tasted soooo good, but yet I felt so bad. I felt bad enough to come and confess to my daughter what I had done. On a good note, I got my mom to drink another smoothie!!! She liked the Day 7 smoothie.

Appetite:
Honestly, I am not "hungry", but I am over not being able to eat what I want to eat.  I just want a piece of grilled chicken or salmon!

Energy Level:
Off the charts! I have soooo much energy and feel absoultely GREAT! It's crazy how I used to get up in the morning very sluggish, and sleepy. Now when the alarm clock goes off I am up and at it and STAY alert all day. Even my mind is clearer. I am able to think things through and when things do go well I am not quick to anger or be frustrated. I am fairly calm and think of a more postive, helpful response.

Sleep:
For the most part it has been A-MAZ-ING! Last night, I kept waking up every few hours like I used to do. It may have something to do with that forbidden food I ate :-(.

Taste:
The taste of  Day 7 Pineapple Berry was good! I do not use stevia in my smoothies because I am not a fan of it. So for the most part I don't use anything, although on the ones that call for kale I do use honey.


Day 8: Spinach Kale Berry
Boy-o-boy! I should not have eaten that food. I couldn't sleep last night and when I got up, my body let me know quick-fast-and in a hurry that it did not appreciate what I had done. I had a headache, I had diarrhea and my stomach hurt. Bet I won't do that mess again EVER! Needless to say I was back on track this morning.

Appetite:
Still non-existent. But I continue to snack every two hours and drink my 3 smoothies a day

Taste:
Didn't really care for this one but I drunk it.

Energy Level:
Is still on 100! I feel great and looking a little slimmer!

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Day 6: GSC

Wooo hoooo!! Day 6 and holding very STRONG. I am already planning my NEXT 10-day cleanse.

Pineapple Spinach



APPETITE:
Umm...I really still don't have an appetite.  I don't allow myself to get hungry. I eat when the alarm clock says eat! lol


SLEEP:
AWESOME!!!! I wake up energized and ready to take on the day with a smile on my face!


ENERY LEVEL:
It is great! I workout just as fine, if not better than before! Although, after the workout it takes a while for me to come down and relax. But I guess that is'nt too bad.


TASTE:
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! On a scale of 1-10 I give this one a 20!!! Here is just how good it is.  Each day I ask my mother to taste each smoothie and each smoothie she says is nasty. Today, I let her taste this one and her words were,"It's still green." she takes a sip and then...another sip! She liked it! She really liked it! She said,"This is the best one yet" and she even drunk the whole 16oz!
and she even thanked me! She thanked me! Ooooo yeah!!!! Bring on Day 7!

Friday, December 12, 2014

DAY 5! of 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse/Weigh In

Day 5 of GSC and I feel Grrrrreat!

Day 5: Berry Peachy


TASTE:
I have to give this one on a scale of 1-10 a 10! I love the taste and consistency of this smoothie. In the last few smoothies I have not used a sweetener. I am not a fan of stevia so I used honey in one. Although, the last 3 smoothies I have used NOTHING. This one was a little more liquefied than the others-the others were more thicker.

APPETITE:
About the same as yesterday. Not very hungry, but what I have done is set the alarm on my phone to go off every two hours so I can keep my metabolism up. I snack on carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, almonds & raisins, peanuts, apples and bananas.  I am drinking four 16.9oz bottles of water a day.

HOW MY BODY FEELS:
My body feels very energized and healthy! I LOVE this feeling. I have energy, my taste buds have changed, the taste of my fruits and vegetables seem more vibrant-if that makes sense. Even my nails are stronger! I am still sleeping very well( a little too well sometimes, I have overslept for work). :-). I feel light, my mood is pleasant and happier, and mind clear.

With this being day 5 and we are half way through I weighed in this morning! Drum roll please!...

 
 
Why yes, you are reading this correctly that is 6 pounds I have loss in just 5 days! I am soooo happy and excited! Bring on the next 5 days!




Thursday, December 11, 2014

Day 4 : Green Smoothie Cleanse

Well... Good ol'day 4!

Day 4: Berry Peachy

TASTE OF SMOOTHIE:
I must honestly say I did not particularly care for this smoothie. I believe that it has something to do with it have the berry mix, which contains rasberries and rasberries have seeds, so I was spitting out the seeds the whole time. The taste was something to be desired. On a scale of 1-10, I give this one a 3.

APPETITE:
I don't have much of an appetite, although today I made the mistake of thinking I could come home and get a snack. I had a smoothie at my schduled time of 11am, but I got busy and didn't get back home. So all I had with me where 6 baby carrots and 4 cucumbers. By 3 o'clock I was starving! I managed to get some peanuts around 5pm.

 ENERGY LEVEL:
My energy has been very good.

SLEEP:
Oh My God! Sleep has been amazing! I wake up in the morning without a problem, ready to start the day. I stay awake and alert all day.

HOW MY BODY IS FEELING:
My body has been feeling good. I have noticed that my sense of smell has intensified. My brother cooked pork smoked sausage the other day and the smell bout made me vomit. Yesterday, I was craving brussel sprouts. And I fixed some and they tasted A-MAZ-ING!
At times I get a little nauseated. Not sure what is causing this, but it usually doesn't last long.

Tomorrow is Day 5 and weigh in. Can't wait!

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Day 3: 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse

Well... I am doing this a little backwards, but I decided to do a blog about this 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse I have joined a group of people doing.


So, the whole point of this cleanse is to detox your body from all the mess we put into our body and start your body to crave healthy foods.In the process you can possibly lose any where from 10-15pounds. The cleanse is 10 days of smoothies (3 a day), fruits, vegetables, water and tea. NO sugar, bread or meat for 10 whole days!

Backing all the way up to Day 1. I was super excited to get started. I went out bought all the ingredients I needed for the first 5 days (shopping list and recipes are included in the book). Came home that night and made my 3 smoothies for the day-I make mine the night before so that I can stay on track. I also prepped my veggies and nuts to snack on.

Day 1: Berry Green
I did pretty well on Day 1. I only had a very slight headache and was EXTRA sleepy. 

Day 2: Apple Strawberry (sorry no photo taken). Went well. Not very hungry, I didn't particulary care for the taste of this one, to me it was kindof  bland. But I was super ready for day 3!

So, here we are on Day 3. I feel GREAT! I wasn't very hungry but I drank my smoothie and ate 2 hard boiled eggs.  I am sleeping very well! and I have more energy! BRING ON DAY 4!

Oh! I almost forgot I weighed myself of course on Day 1 and I topped the scale at 183.6.
My measurements:
Waist: 37
Bust: 38
Hips: 40 1/2
I will weigh again at the end of the week.