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That would be fantastic Dave! :) I love green smoothies already so I’m looking forward to it! I might even begin tomorrow… perhaps.
I wonder if there’s anyone else out there :)
Eshne
I’d like to try this. I may start this morning since I’ve not made my daily GS yet. Here goes…..
Green smoothies would be great for a fast. You give your digestive system a huge break without the serious detox symtoms of a water fast. And you’ll still have the energy to go about your daily tasks. Keep it posted when you’re starting, I’d like to join in. I’ve been bad to my body lately & I need a clean slate! How many days? 3, 5, 7? longer?
I’ve been sipping green smoothies all day but I haven’t ‘officially’ started the fast yet.
raw_mama, shortnotgold and dave… shall we do this together then?
p.s. Thanks for the info and link on juice feasting Kristen :) That’s something I may try in the future.
In addition to my last post…
I think I’m going to begin this tomorrow morning (Sunday) and continue for 7 days. Then see how I feel and I might go longer. Anybody up for joining me? :)
Thanks Sky Princess :) I’ll check it out right now!
I started today with breakfast. I just finished lunch and I’m out of my normal day’s upply of GS. I’ll make another batch around 3:00 and that should do me for the rest of the day and maybe tomorrow. (each batch is about 6 cups). I am going to try this for three days and see how it affects me.
Hi dave and shortnotgold :)
I’m going to start officially tomorrow morning and go for 7 days to begin with. I was thinking… how much do you guys plan to drink per day?
I’ll probably start off with less than that but I can see myself building up to more :)
It’s true what you said, it depends on how you will feel!
Ok… tomorrow we start! :)
I’m in too!!
But I have a dinner at a restaurant tomorrow evening, so I’ll join you Monday. This is very exciting to have support during a cleanse. I’m looking forward to it :)
Excellent Nezumi! :) Let’s do this!
Hi Dave!
I began this morning too. I made a batch of baby leaf spinach, banana and green grape smoothie – one of my favourite recipes :)
I feel the same about juice feasting at the moment. Costwise, it’s not do-able at present but it’s something that interests me perhaps for the future.
I’m pretty new to raw and I’m not 100% so I feel this green smoothie ‘fast’ will do me so much good :)
I too is not really in the mood for juice feasting. Although I will try it one day. I want fibers! Lots of them right now, heehee!
I just went to the market and stocked on kale, spinach, bananas, mangoes and lots of other yummy fruits. I plan on drinking a couple of savory smoothies too.
You guys think swiss chard will taste good in a smoothie? I’ll let you know.
But that’s a really good idea of straining the fruits through a mesh bag. I have a juicer but it can’t juice greens. Thank you Kristen!
Davidp80, I’ll sure try out swiss chard. It is such a neglected green but yet sooo delicious. I’ll allow myself some fruits during the cleanse. I bought Frederic Patenaude’s 21 best cleanse and if one felt like eating fresh fruits during the cleanse, it was no problem. Plus I bought a big beautiful bunch of concord grapes. Can’t let it go to waste, no?
Sky Princess, I shall look at your blog for inspiration during my green smoothie cleanse. Did you eat any fresh fruits during your seven days?
My base recipe for GS is 3 handfuls of greens to 2 handfuls of fruits. My favorite greens are spinach, kale, parsley, and collards (cheap greens in the south right now!). My favorite fruits are strawberries, bananas, pineapple, kiwis, and mangos. I would like to try the swiss chard but so far it’s been a bit expensive. Next month I’ll forage for dandelion greens.
Welcome shane and runraw! :)
Dave… absolutely no need to apologise!! It is your body and you know it best! :)
Just go for what you feel right! I’m new to raw and I can see myself deviating towards cooked food after 7 days of this green smoothie fast, but I intend to keep it as healthy as possible and maintain a high percentage of raw in my diet.
I know I won’t be able to jump straight into raw; this green smoothie deal is just something I’d like to attempt… I know complete transition will be a long process for me.
All the best to you and make sure you keep posting here anyway! :)
Everyone else who is in… I hope you’re all feeling well and happy today! :)
I feel the same way you do Davidp80 and Eshne. I’m not 100% raw either and I know if I feel like eating cooked food after or maybe during the cleanse, I will do it.
Transition to 100% raw can take quite some time. Everyone has their own pace. I know what you’re going through. I find it easier to eat raw for breakfast and lunch and have a cook meal for dinner. Evening is a hard time because I seek comfort in food after a long day and that’s ok. Being too hard on myself only brought me frustration and I don’t want to be the angry rawie.
I’m going to make my breakfast smootie: chard, kale and bananas!
Have a nice day everyone :)
Whoa! I don’t know if it’s the green smoothie but I’m filled with happy thoughts this morning. I’m sending all my positive energy to you all!
I’m off to school!
How’s everybody doing?
I did my three quarts of green smoothie yesterday. I don’t know why but after my second green smoothie, I started having a migraine which lasted all night. Detox maybe, too much sugar? Anyway, I took some aspirin this morning. Migraines makes me useless and I can’t allow this today.
But I’m still continuing the green smoothies. My morning shake will consist of bananas, strawberries, orange and spinach.
Have a nice day everyone! We can make it!
Hey everyone! :) Still going strong. Just sipping on a banana, strawberry, grape and spinach smoothie. Mmmmm :)
Hope everyone is doing ok. Nezumi! Hope you’re feeling a lot better now and your headache has gone!
:)
Oh and welcome Angela! :)
Have a good day everyone!!!
That’s a good question topcat. I think I’m going to add seeds too in my smoothies. Maybe I’ll feel more full and eat less fruit.
I drank two quarts of green smoothie and in the evening I had a salad. I’m really craving something fat.
Maybe tahini would be good in smoothies.
How everyone’s day went?
Still going and feeling ok… except I ate a little bit of cauliflower cheese today :( oops!
But other than that… feeling just fine!
Hope everyone is having a great day! :)
Hello all!
Kristen mentioned doing the juice feast with your blender, and using your nut-mylk bag to strain the pulp… Which works so well for me as I am without a juicer!;) I was wondering if it is fine to freeze all that wonderful pulp for later uses/recipes? Would it still be re-usable?
Thanks all! I love this thread!!! Go team Green Smoothie/Juice Feasters!!!
xo
Is anyone still on the cleanse?
Unfortunately, I had to call it quits. It has nothing to do with the green smoothie cleanse. It’s really a great experience and my skin was glowing for the first days.
I’m just in this phase of getting annoyed and irritated with all those restrictions. I was happy being vegan and healthy. Now all the stuff I liked like tofu, beans and whole grains are verboten. And so much contradictions! Don’t combine this and that, don’t eat bananas, don’t eat dates, don’t eat non-organic… and they say focus on what you can have and I have it and abuse it and end up feeling blah. It makes me obsessed with food.
I know this has NOTHING to do with the raw food lifestyle. I guess my mind is just not ready and winter ain’t helping!
I still want my vegan muffin, coffee and fruits in the morning. I like this feeling of fullness and I know it has to do with some kind of discontentment with my life…
Whoa! Sorry if I sound like such a killjoy. I had to let it out…
I still love green smoothies though!
I went off the track guys :( but if at first you don’t succeed….....
I’m going to try again beginning tomorrow. I’m trying again because I’d like to achieve this! I’m most definitely addicted to cooked food and as I said, my transition is slow, but the green smoothie thing would be a great boost for my health and a step along the road, so I’ll be starting again tomorrow morning (Saturday), hopefully with more willpower!
:) I hope everyone is doing great and feeling fine!
Happy Weekend!!!!!!
northernlights – well done on day one! :) My goal is initially 7 days and then I’ll see how things are and decide if I want to go for longer :)
dave – welcome back! ;)
David, we do seem to be in the same moment of transition.
I feel when I let it go, I crave raw foods naturally. But right now, a little vegan cooked food makes me feel good. Well, I’ll make it at 100% raw one day. Baby steps. I guess cleanses and fasts are not for me right now.
Eshne, David and Notherlights, keep on cleansing! ;)
Green smoothies taste soooooooooo good! :)
Hope everyone is doing fine.