tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post5628263569897967736..comments2023-05-30T04:52:12.526-07:00Comments on The Year of Green Smoothies: Monday Musings....a little historyJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15606131327600041337noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-67814597739183000942010-06-01T13:33:25.788-07:002010-06-01T13:33:25.788-07:00Hi there,
I'm a new reader... I actually stum...Hi there,<br /><br />I'm a new reader... I actually stumbled upon your blog from a comment you left on another (cows and cookies ring a bell?).<br /><br />I read "Green for Life" back in April, and have been consuming green smoothies for two months. My story is really very similar to yours. I'm "obese" but I don't feel it. I'm very active, even limber (so my yoga instructor told me, I think she was actually a little shocked, lol). I don't have issues... BUT... they loom in the shadows due to family history of heart disease, diabetes and hypertension.<br /><br />I just wanted to say, there's someone else out there who is on a similar journey... I'm happy to have found your blog!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DanaDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224785623107789520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-51619565525236471772010-04-25T17:54:23.472-07:002010-04-25T17:54:23.472-07:00I've been overweight since college, and became...I've been overweight since college, and became obese a few years after that. At 26, I got high blood pressure. Then I quit smoking and drinking, and the weight steadily crept on, as I turned to food for comfort, escape, solace. I'm now the heaviest I've ever been in my life. It terrifies me... that this is the person I will always be. That I am the 'fat' wife, that I will be the 'fat' mom. I am deeply religious, and being obese sickens me; I feel that being so fat really interferes with my inner spiritual life. And it is an insult to the millions of people who are starving every day; it is an insult to the God who created my body.<br /><br />I read 'Green for Life' about a month ago. It was kind of a last-straw attempt to remake myself into someone new. I love the green smoothies. I make them with kale, parsley, collards, celery, spinach (my favorite, too), lettuce. I drink a quart a day, every day. And though I'm losing weight much too slowly, I do feel better, and I do not crave soda (and I was a total Pepsi fanatic) or junk food hardly at all. Which is a miracle by itself.<br /><br />I am really encouraged by your blog. Please keep it up! It really is the right way to eat!Jenhttp://www.farmville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-33182982927701082272010-04-25T12:13:35.680-07:002010-04-25T12:13:35.680-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this
I grew up in a ...Thank you so much for sharing this<br />I grew up in a poor household where it was feast or few so I had some food issues.<br />I appreciate all you are sharing and doing. It's an inspiration :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-25521368122601895072010-02-19T10:35:16.194-08:002010-02-19T10:35:16.194-08:00Jessica - this is exactly what I needed to hear - ...Jessica - this is exactly what I needed to hear - thank you for being so honest and open in your posts...i too have struggled with these same issues (and still very often do) i want my body to be healthy for a long time, my kids are young and I'm not what would be considered a young mother I suppose. I need to get my a$$ in shape and start with feeding it the right things. Thank you again for being so open and honest! You have definitely encouraged me!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619223616254106390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-43404086231798055162010-02-15T16:41:29.867-08:002010-02-15T16:41:29.867-08:00I think the musings are a great idea, it's a w...I think the musings are a great idea, it's a way that we can connect, and I do think that your story resonates with a lot of peope. hearing more about it just makes it easier to feel identified with what you're going through.Jimenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386351632338793627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-3828831892902086662010-02-15T11:47:27.267-08:002010-02-15T11:47:27.267-08:00I went through such a similar experience in high s...I went through such a similar experience in high school and into university that I could have written this. With one exception. I never reached that point of letting myself have what I want because the fear has always been with me. I did, however, eat very little during the day and come home at night to my lonely apartment and eat all night. It was all healthy food, but it did pack on the pounds. It wasn't until I met my husband and was emotionally healthy that I started to lose a lot of weight and truly stop obsessing about food. Moderation was a foreign concept to me in the that middle phase of my life - the phase between starving myself and being healthy again - but I am now able to be satisfied on a little of a good food rather than eating the whole thing. <br /><br />Like you, I came upon green smoothies a few years ago and they transformed my life. There is an organic farm very close to my house and in the summer and fall, I can go out there and buy the most enormous, beautiful bundles of spinach, kale, chard, and other greens. I make stir fries and smoothies and honest to God, I don't crave much else. I am completely satisfied drinking smoothies all day and having a nice dinner with my family. And it's absolutely true that greens increase your milk supply! I've found some pretty sneaky ways to get them into my kids. On the advice of a friend, I bought a dehydrator a few years ago and have been making flax crackers, fruit leathers and date bars for them with all kinds of goodies hidden. Popsicles work well too. For them, I have to work a bit harder to make it palatable, but with some creativity, it's not that hard at all.<br /><br />I think your story is one that resonates with a lot of women. It's just that when you're so deeply in it, you think you're all alone.<br /><br />Good for you for turning your life around... good for us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5290988005636630623.post-83899549719355734702010-02-15T10:46:46.614-08:002010-02-15T10:46:46.614-08:00Great post, Jessica. You are very honest and open ...Great post, Jessica. You are very honest and open about your struggles. I'm sure a lot of people can relate to this.lerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915229045413130688noreply@blogger.com