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Thank you for the warm welcome ,This is a lifestyle change I have been 100% raw for the last 5 months and then fell of the 100% raw wagon .I am now having a hard time getting back on again .This is why I am planning the green smoothie feast . I have allready lost over 30 pounds with about 20 pounds to go .
I have thought about doing a fast like this recently myself—but don’t have a juicer yet. Are you using a juicer for this? It would probably be pretty difficult with a blender or processor and nut milk bag.
I don’t think it would be difficult without a juicer….I make green juices everyday with a food processor and mesh bag. It works SO well…I destroy the kitchen when I use the juicer and not so much when I use this method.
Carrie 6292 --It would be fun to post the green smoothies that we are making sure lets do it !!!!.
randommara —-I find that when first starting rejuvalac it smells like dirty socks …then it starts to mellow out and smell more like yeast .”Oh” Thankgiving I forgot !!! I live in Canada so we had ours last month .I will start on Monday and every one else can jump in when the time is right .
Jadams — I will be doing green smoothies , not a juice feast , a blender will be just fine .If anyone would rather do a juice feast instead of green smoothies that would be great …..whatever works for you is fine .
Hey there raw&healthy! I want to join you and carrie6292. So, just green smoothies for 30 days? Sounds awesome! I’m sort of new to all of this. I saw your post last night and I thought I would just try a green smoothie to see if I could do it and it was great! I don’t have a juicer yet. Does anyone know if you can just blend the wheatgrass whole into a smoothie? Is it good for you? I agree with carrie I am so happy when I eat my greens. Green is GOOD. Lets do it and don’t be discouraged by negativity. All of us are raw for one reason or another and we all have different goals. If 15 pounds will get you into your favorite jeans and put a smile on your face, why not? Being healthy and happy can mean a myriad of different hings.
Hi carrie6292 and pure and simple
Thank you for being so positive. What I do with the wheatgrass is I put in blender with water and strain in a nut milk bag .I also do not have a wheatgrass juicer and I don’t think a regular juicer will work .Pure and simple thank you for wanting to join in with Carrie6292 and myself and anyone else that wants to give it a try .
itourist-This is a lifestyle change for me . I have been 100% raw for 5 months during that time I have lost 30 pounds without even trying .However I fell of the 100% wagon ( I am now 85% raw) but this is not cutting it for me .I don’t feel as well as I did when I was 100% raw .Therefore by doing the green smoothies I know that I will be able to get to 100% again , sort of like a kickstart . and if I can get to my goal weight by doing that , then that is a bonus .
Hey there guys! I’m so excited for tomorrow. I’m so glad raw&healthy started this. Before I read this thread I was pretty aprehensive about green shakes. I looked at a few different sites, found some green smoothie recipes and tried them. WOW! I used to buy kale because I know it’s so good for me but, couldn’t find a way to prepare it so sad to say most of the time it would go to waste. Not now, today I made a green smoothie with kale and had to make it 3 times the size cause my family wanted me to share!
I hope carrie, raw&healthy, and others will check in fequently so we can encourage each other, share recipes, and talk about our tranformations wheather that be physical, mental or spiritually. I work in the grain industry and the wheat we get isn’t GMO so, Carrie if you want me to send you some berries just let me know and I’ll give you my e-mail.
I can just see me or whoever at Jamba Juice in line carrying thier own tray of grass. THAT would be funny. People already think I’m crazy enough! I think I’ll use the nut mylk bag idea. I won’t be around for two days but I’ll be checking in.
Well today is the day !!!! I am happy that you are so excited about the green smoothies pure and simple .I am also very excited and “yes” my family loves green smoothies as well .
The advanced all day raw food course was yesterday and it gave me all the motivation I need and then some ,The food was very delicious .
I will be checking in at the end of the day or the next morning to report how my day has gone .
Have a great day !!!
D’you mind if I join in on this festival of green love? :) I had a fantastic smoothie today – Two asian pears and a large bunch of swiss chard. It was extremely delicious, creamy, pear whipped cream. The lady who’s orchard I picked these pears from is the first raw foodist I’ve met. she said she’s been raw since she was seven years old! She had an abundance of peacocks – magnificent dazzling astounding birds!! OHH… I just realized why these pears are so outta this world, they’re fertilized with none other than peacock sh#$! :D
Thanksgiving will be difficult…A trick I’ve found helpful is to say to myself – “Yes, the smell of these foods are delightful, but I will not eat them because the health of my body and clarity of my mind is more important to me than mere momentary sensory pleasure.” I’ve even gone so far as to lift a pie to my sniffer, inhale deeply, and bask in the scentual pleasure of smelling but NOT eating – it’s actually very fulfilling, I meat, eat the pie – it’s gone forever into the abyss. BUT sniff the pie…the undernotes of nutmeg and cinnamon…the crusty, pastry flour delight – and you can sniff for as long as you damn well please, with no guilt. it’s really empowering, try it and tell me I’m not the only one who does this? ;]
Stormy-rose ….. You are more than welcome to join us . The green smoothie you made sounds delicious , I will have to try it . I went shopping for greens a few days ago but because I live in Alberta Canada and it is fall , there were very few things to pick from . I will have to keep on looking .
Day 1 green smoothies
I drank about 5 litres of green smoothies and still felt a bit hungry .I was heavy on the fruit in the green smoothies but I think that today should go better.After day 3 or so it will be smooth sailing .
I have decided to test my PH I don’t know if that is important or not ? and if anyone else does it ?. Yesterday at 7am I tested …..urine -7.2 .I am not going to worry about my weight until after the 30 days . I will get more in tune with my body and my body will tell me how I feel .
For me it was spinach ,2 apples , 2 pears and strawberrys .
Saliva—-6.8 Urine—-8.0
Day 2 went fine not much to report , still a bit hungry .My little one was throwing up last night but he did get to sleep and slept all night .I like the smell of food as well however after a while it does get tempting to eat .
Hello! I went to the asian market just down the block to buy all my veggies since the farmers market closed down for the year. Bummer. I got a big box of spinach, lots of fruit, and a huge bag of pea sprouts. If you never have tried the pea sprouts, they are heavenly, all geen goodness and taste like little baby peas kinda sweet in shakes too. I had the craziest craving before shopping, I wanted spinach sooo bad how wierd, not any SAD food just greens. One of my green smoothies I liked alot is one whole bunch of celery juiced with some almond milk, a little lemon juice and a pinch of salt, it turned out light green so I think it counts. I got the recipe out of the RAWvolution book. My wheat grass is almost ready, I can’t wait, and I made some rejuvelac for the first time. Not bad!
Most of my smoothies have been 60% fruit and 40% greens. I have added a few extras too not chia seeds but, the almond milk and in the usual green smoothies I like too add maca, it just makes me happy!
So, I still cook for my family and boy they are lucky! I never liked meat in the first place but, last night when I was cooking dinner for the fam OMG, I was sooo grossed out. I didn’t drink much smoothie after that. I think the trick to “getting over” SAD food is to use mind over matter.
Keep up the good work, who knew greens could be sooo good. Like a happy pill.
Hi pure and simple !!!
I also cook for the familly ( what a drag ) I know what you mean when you say that cooking meat makes you sick !!! I have been a vegetarian for 9 years and a vegan for 5 years .I now want to go 100% raw as I feel that is best for me . I had a headache yesterday not sure if it is detox or comming down with something , either way I am feeling much better today . I had an awsome smoothie yesterday , spinach , pineapple and bananas it was so yummy .today I am going to try endive in my smoothies and see how that goes . take care and talk to you later.
So, things have been good-and very green. I’m feeling better and better everyday. Does anyone know how to use watercress in a smoothie? I tried a nibble and it is really bitter. Today the green smoothie turned out more purple than green, cause of the blueberries. I even tried persimmons the other day for the first time.
So, my family is wanting the delicious shakes of mine. I kinda don't want to share, because the shakes are so good but, I know how good all of the green is for them so I feel better when I serve SAD dinner. I keep on letting them try new raw things and they just keep on lovin it.Today was an exciting day, I put my full deposit on a room and classes for 10 days at the Living Light Culinary Institute. I just had to get it out because no one else would understand how exciting this is. I feel so blessed to have found this community and raw food itself. There are so many people out there that don’t have a clue about SAD food and how it destroys them everyday.I feel like I’m finally finding out who I am and what the rest of my life will be like. Goodness-I guess this is what happens now that my body is clear.
You sound so excited 10 days of raw food classes ….you lucky girl .I myself have taken 21 hours of raw food classes .I enjoyed them very much and have learned a lot .”yes ” people don’t understand how exciting this is ,I find family worse they just look at me like I have lost all of my marbles and then some . Today …..green endive , 2 pears and banana