Smoothing the Smoothy
Going into day 3 of the Detox/fasting course
Day 1: My introduction into fasting
Day 2: a cup of tea?
Just a short recap. I have been doing al right on this course and there have been no weird side effects that some others have apart from being a little more tired so I am very happy about that.
In total I have lost 3kg so far and i am 188cm and was 88kg (So I am definitely not overweight even though my perfect weight would be 82) . I have to say I am also happy with that of course, losing the winter reserves that easily wasn't expected.
But yesterday was also hard. We were invited to the 1st birthday party of the daughter of friends of ours. We had already agreed to go before deciding on doing this course. So as you can imagine this was pure torture. People trying to get us to dring champagne or beer, wanting to feed us cake, waffles, BBQ etc.
We managed to stay 2 hours but then had to flee before succumbing to the temptation of all that food.
I am glad we did not give in though.
So everyday we do not only drink tea but we also have a green smoothy. The whole point of fasting is to not have solid foods for a certain amount of time to give the colon and stomach a resting period and to cleanse out all the toxins.
For that reason I would like to pass on our smoothy recipes we used so far:
smoothy 1
- 1/2 Banana
- 1/2 pear
- green stuff: a handfull of either spinach, salad, cucumber or when you have a meadow nearby you could also pick nettles or dandelion.
- a bit of fresh mint, parsley, Chiaseeds, lemon juice
- depending on your taste a bit of ginger
Smoothy 2
- small/medium pink grapefruit (I peeled it did not press it)
- hand full of corn salad
- 50grams of green grapes
- a walnut sized piece of ginger
- 1 or 2 sticks of celery
(I added some more spinach)
Chuck all of that into a blender, add a glass of water and let it rip. If its to thick then just add more water
These are just suggestions but you can get creative and add stuff that you have in your fridge or garden.
I guess these are also good if you just want to skip a meal once in a while and personally I prefer them to the just fruity sweet ones. The green ones just taste more healthy
Do you drink smoothies regularly?
Have you ever tried adding your own picked herbs?
Let me know if you tried one.
You smoothie recipes sound great. While you are in this mode of "fasting", you might like to get another perspective that might improve your outcome by reading some of the smoothie recipes by Steven Gundry MD in his new book "Longevity Paradox"...it's a very enlightening book by a man who has spent 19 years in this field and has written extensively about the foods TO EAT and NOT TO EAT....it may change your lifestyle. Keep up the good work! The best to you....
cool thanks for the tip, will definitely check it out.
Our lifestyle has been changing in the last few years anyway. lets hope its in the same direction and we get to live long healthy lives
Yummy! I really like your smootie recipies. I drink smoothies almost every day. I usually make them out of a banana, some other fruits and a little yogurt or coconut milk. Lately I have been adding pumpkin seeds or pisachios. This is delicious. Lately, I have been trying to consume less sugar so and I am inspired by your green smoothie ideas. I love the idea of adding ginger. I think that the flavor of the ginger might help take the place of the sweetness of fruit for me. When I drink a smoothie in the morning with some pumpkin seeds in it I don't need any other breakfast. I hope that you keep experimenting with smoothies and posting your recipies. I wonder what kind of blender you have?
I will post some on and off, especially now with spring coming along. I personally liked the sweet stuff before as well but I am moving more and more direction green smoothies, they feel healthier.
We got our blender on sale luckily because its not a cheap one
https://www.wmf.com/en/consumer-electrics/mixers/blenders/wmf-kult-pro-power-green-smoothie-blender.html
This is beautiful. About 8 years ago I did a 7 day juice fast. It really set the tone for years to follow. I did alot of research during my fast and have changed my eating habits ever since. Best of luck with your adventure. Be well.
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yes, I understand, we have been slowly moving away from all the pre processed food as well, going ever healthier and more conscious. The research is never done though, thats what makes it fun
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