So it occurred to me the other day that I havent given any sort of update as to how my green smoothie-ing has been going since I started in January. I mentioned before that I wanted to start drinking daily green smoothies as one of my new years resolutions (and its probably the only resolution i've kept to!)
I did the green smoothie diet a few years ago and stopped after a fortnight, but this was because I was using them as meal replacements for breakfast and lunch and couldn't keep up with it. This time around it's less about losing weight and more about getting more greens into my body as well as my 5 a day as I'm usually rubbish at managing to stick to my 5 a day. It's also just generally about getting more liquid into my body as I'm awful for rushing around throughout the day and not remembering to stop and have a drink and before christmas I was finding myself feeling very dehydrated and with a lot of headaches.
SO 7 weeks into green drinking and I'm still going strong! Honestly the benefits I'm getting from having my green smoothies every day is unreal. I've found that since starting them I've had much more energy, my skin looks better and I've managed to feel fuller for longer which means less pointless snacking.
I've heard a few people say that they felt like their skin started to look glowing after starting green smoothies and I don't know if it's just coincidence as my skin tends to go through good and bad patches and could easily just happen to be in a good patch right now.. but it really does look so much better! One thing I am sure about though is that the drink has done wonders for my energy levels. I started noticing a difference after just a few days and wondered if it was just psychosomatic but after running out of ingredients a few weeks ago and going nearly a week without having any smoothies I really truely felt the difference. In that week I felt drained and lethargic and back to how I was around christmas.. I actually started craving them again!
I have to be honest and say that I havent lost any weight since starting them, but I havent been eating particularly healthily nor have I been using them as meal replacements so that's probably why.
I think the fact that green smoothies are so easy to make is why I've managed to stick to it thus far..you literally just wack your chosen ingredients in a juicer and voila! Much cheaper than the bottled stuff in the supermarkets ;)
Sorry for rambling on so much, I only meant for this to be a quick update..I just love them so much!
Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing my favourite smoothie recipes with you too, so don't forget to check back for those if you're interested :)
Green smoothies really have helped me out tremendously! ..Long may it last!
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