We did it! 30 days of green smoothies. Not so hard, was it? Did you wear one of your aprons while you blended up a green storm? Other than this past week where I was too sick to make them, I had one every day. It was so easy, mid-way through I got a wee bit bored with my own challenge. I’m thinking I have to step it up.
What do we (you, me, and anyone who is interested) do next to improve our health?
Exercise for sure. It’s my downfall. I’m still figuring out how to incorporate it without setting myself up for failure. And sweating. Or breathing too hard. I’d also like to avoid moving as much as possible.
On the diet front, I’m seriously considering joining another blogger who is avoiding sugar, wheat, caffeine, and dairy. Since this comprises my four major food groups, I’d say this is stepping it up.
Then just now, while I was reading the articles on Perez Hilton, I read that Oprah is doing the same thing, plus eating entirely vegan, for 21 days. She’s calling it a 21-Day Cleanse. Is this a sign? Should I [we] be doing this? Wait a minute. Aren’t you on Oprah’s shit list? Maybe we should see what Rachel Ray’s doing. On second thought, I think I’m on Rachel’s black list.
I don’t think I can go vegan (are there any vegan readers out there?) but I might team up with my new blogger friend and try the no wheat, sugar, caffeine, dairy thing. I think I can do it if alcohol is allowed. After enough tequilla, anything can taste like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup + Chocolate Blizzard, right?
Wow, it’s already been 30 days? I stopped counting when I realized I didn’t hate it. I agree that a new challenge is in order as that one became too easy after awhile.
I have plenty of spinach now in the backyard and the first bunch is ready to pick this weekend so I will continue with the smoothies, but something else is in order. That 21 day cleanse that Oprah is doing looks hard. I read her meal plans and they don’t look good and it looks expensive.
I really need to start exercising and I think that’s my next challenge. Now that all the good shows are over I have no excuse anymore. I’m going to stick with the smoothies and exercise for 30 minutes a day for five days a week. So there it is America my new challenge for myself posted on Jules blog! Thanks Jules for getting me on the right track. I’m feeling better and it’s because of you.
I’m doing the 13 weeks to a 5K thing and I’ve never been a runner in my life. I hate/love the running (hate it while doing it, love when it ends, hate the pending doom of doing it, LOVE the new ass and thigh muscles). Unfortunately I’m also eating more so it hasn’t done a lot in that area.
But I feel good! And I’m actually sticking to it which is more than I could say for those Give Up Everything I would Normally Eat for 21 Days things. Other than saying you’ll give up a certain thing (like, for instance, not buying ice cream for home and only eating it when you’re out or not eating after 7pm), I think those extreme plans offer nothing long -term.
And while I didn’t keep going with the Green Smoothie thing for 30 days, I have them occasionally just because I like them and they make me feel good. I think that’s much healthier.
Have you read “Skinny Bitch”? It’s not about cleansing but total lifestyle change according to this book… it is a funny book too… I tried some of it… but I like to eat cute mooing cow… no caffeine, ugh, I tried for 3 days… but at least I’m only having one cup of coffee a a day… and no diary, that is the worst for me. Can’t there be another way?
This is the 5th time I’ve heard of this book this week, and the 2nd time someone referenced it in my comments section.
Hmmmmm.