After much deliberation, I have decided to start the Green Smoothie Challenge tomorrow. I've got about 4 1/2 weeks until my trip to California and I'd like to make some big changes in my diet before then. I've been reading/watching a lot of raw food blogs/videos and think that Green Smoothie Girl's approach is one that I can live with long term.
These are the 10 Points she advocates for weight loss:
1. Drink 8-12 glasses of water daily (between meals, not during) starting with two glasses of water when you first wake up.
2. Drink 1 quart of green smoothie daily—this is the minimum, you can drink as much as you want!
3. Eat 8-10 raw vegetables and fruits daily (with most of those being vegetables including plenty of greens).
4. Eat freely of whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds—soak them whenever possible for maximum nutrition.
5. Eat 1 oz. or more of coconut oil daily.
7. Take a good probiotic daily, and digestive enzymes with any meal that isn’t mostly raw.
8. Avoid processed sugar, white flour, animal flesh, and coffee/soft drinks (including diet drinks) or other stimulants using NutraSweet (aspartame) and caffeine.
9. Eat three meals daily that are 60% raw or more. Try to avoid snacking but if you must snack as you’re transitioning to three meals a day, have a green smoothie.
10. Break a sweat once a day, 5-6 days a week—do both aerobic and weight bearing exercise, and push yourself.
To read more about it check out her website: http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/weightloss.html
I will be doing Bikram Yoga 5-6 days per week. I also want to try to do The Firm Vol 4 (45 min weight workout video) 2 mornings during the week and swim at least 1000 yards on one of the weekend days. And, of course, I usually take my dog Buddha for a 30 min walk weekdays and to the park on weekends.
I will record my weight and food choices here. I will discuss my yoga progress and insights to my practice on my "Ellen's Yoga Journey" blog.
I am very excited to see how much weight I can lose and how my body responds inside and out to this regimen. Wish me luck!
Starting Weight: 217 lbs
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