Green Smoothie Day #4 (Oh, and TMI - sorry in advance)

1 cucumber                                   $  .35
3 bananas                                      $  .60
3 fists full of kale                          $ 1.95
9 large strawberries                       $  .90
3/4  cup blueberries                      $ 1.50
water to fill line                             FREE
                                   TOTAL =  $ 5.30


Now, THAT'S more like it!  Plus, I had some left over from yesterday, so I wound up having 2 rollover containers from yesterday, added to the 3 from today, and I should have a rollover mason jar for tomorrow.

I like doing my green smoothie experiment so far.  I am feeling better, more clear headed, and it only took 2 or 3 days to stop feeling bloated all of the time.  I am kind of intrigued by the thought of what this experiment would have been like if I had gone from a standard American diet directly to the green juicing.  I am fairly certain that it would not have gone as well as transitioning from Paleo to Green Smoothing has.  I have had a few headaches, but I have not felt absolutely awful, or had to take to my bed with any stomach or intestinal issues during a transitional phase; while my system was getting used to processing "good for me" things.

I am also surprised by the fact that my system seems to really love what I am giving it.  I would have thought that by drinking only smoothies, I would have ....um.... fluid bowel movements.  I am surprised by the robustness of my production - and the amount!  I swear I come off the toilet lighter than I am when I sit just about every time!

I feel comfortable that what I am doing is working for me, because I feel really good.  If I start feeling bad, I will change what I am doing, but for now, I like it.  Oh, and because a friend of mine asked - I did go to my doctor and clear this with him.  I let him know that I am doing this as an alternative to a serious look at weight loss surgery, and he is cool with my plan.

10 days.  10 days to start, and 10 day increments after that.  Each 10 days, I will weight myself, and see if doing all of this has been worth it.  I will evaluate how I am feeling; how is my energy, is my hair falling out, how is the health of my skin, how are my bowel movements, and do I feel like it is worthwhile to keep going?  So, in 6 days, I will evaluate where I am.

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