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kittylefish

30-day smoothie challenge - day 28

Apr 28, 2013 13:49

Day 28 - Young and Raw Smoothie of the Day Recipe: Pink Mango Dream Smoothie

1 cup mango
1 cup strawberry
2 cups spinach
½ tsp cinnamon
1 cup coconut or regular water

food, cinnamon, smoothie challenge, herbs

Comments 4

mimimanderly April 29 2013, 03:07:15 UTC

Since the month IS almost up, have you noticed any changes in how you feel or how you look as a result of your Great Smoothie Experiment? Has it snowballed into choosing healthier options for your meals than you chose previously? Do you feel that you have more energy?

kittylefish May 3 2013, 06:53:06 UTC

i think i answered this on a different post by now. i am more likely to choose more healthy options, even with my backsliding that happened there for a bit. i love starting my day with my healthy and delicious smoothie, and i do feel better in general. it's kind of intangible, but i feel more positive, somehow. just a little more vibrant, maybe, lol. i am paying more attention to the nutritional aspect of the things i'm eating, and even if i eat something that is nutrient-challenged, it's a more mindful choice. i'm not going into that place where i just check out and eat whatever kind of like a zombie. i guess in AA they say, you take the first drink and then that drink takes the other drinks, and it's kind of like that with me and certain food items - the first one is a conscious choice, and after that, there'd be no consciousness left in the process. so now at least i am aware that i am making a choice to do something. that in itself is progress, actually ( ... )

mimimanderly May 3 2013, 10:35:06 UTC

"the other stuff is not tasting as good to me as it used to."

*Nods* I used to think of dessert as part of every meal out. It had to be the richest, chocolatiest thing they had. Somewhere along the way, I stopped ordering desserts. Now, I cannot stand anything that is unnaturally sweet. Fruit is okay, but anything made with refined sugar kind of puts me off. I have sugar in the house, but its only use is to make nectar for the hummingbird feeder.

kittylefish May 3 2013, 23:59:35 UTC

i have not yet reached this point. i noticed a few years ago that i don't always want the most decadent chocolately thing, or if i do, i want vanilla ice cream with it, lol. i still crave certain things, but when i have them, they often just aren't that satisfying. but it's not yet true across the board, though hopefully that's the direction it's heading.