So far today....

....I have taken two naps (and am getting ready to go back to bed), had one mug of herbal tea, one bagel, one baked potato and one cup of green smoothie.

The bagel and potato were to help calm my stomach when dealing with my post nasal drip (gross, I know. Sorry). I'm hoping that all of my sleep and rest today will kick this and I can start fresh with the green smoothie cleanse tomorrow.

Monday Musings

*cough cough* Well, there are three people sick in my house again and this time I'm one of them. We have what my son's pediatrician described as a "viral version of bronchitis". I'm glad its viral as we've had so many courses of antibiotics in our home lately. A little too much phramaceutical therapy for my liking.

So, I'm going to stick to the green smoothie cleanse as much as I can, but I also have to respect my body and listen to what its calling for. Right now all my throat wants is herbal tea and chicken broth. I make my own broth, so neither of those options are overly processed and I'm comfortable allowing them in my cleanse. I'm just not sure how much smoothie I'll actually get in today. It simply doesn't sound good on my throat. But I'll at least get my committed quart in.

I'll keep you updated throughout the day. Thanks for playing along! Let me know how you guys are doing! I'll start a discussion on the FB page.

Day Seventy Three

I just couldn't stomach yesterday's smoothie today, so I poured it all out. It was bad. Really really bad. I ate like crap this weekend and have felt like crap this weekend ~ go figure. Once I finally got home this evening, I made (and drank) my smoothie quota and feel ssoooo much better!

• 2 c frozen blueberries
• 10 frozen strawberries
• 5 slices frozen peaches
• 2 big handfuls of spinach
• water

Oh, it was ssooo much better! Don't forget, tomorrow is the start of our green smoothie cleanse!

Day Seventy Two

I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and now I'm sitting in a hotel in downtown Seattle trying my best not to talk because its so painful. I guess after four cases of strep in my house it was bound to get me sooner or later. My green cleanse can't come soon enough! I made a double batch of smoothie today and brought enough with me to have one for breakfast tomorrow morning.

• 1 whole pineapple (cored & skin removed)
• 1 whole mango (diced)
• 1 whole papaya (seeds & all)
• 4 ginormous handfuls of spinach
• water
• ICE

It made two blenders full and it was......not good. Its spicy. I'm not sure if that's just papaya or if that's the seeds. I drank my quart today, but I'm not sure I'll be able to stomach any more of it tomorrow. Thankfully I'll be home tomorrow evening, so I can make myself a new batch. I will not miss a day simply because the only smoothie I have available is gross. I'll just put my big girl panties on and bottoms up ~ if need be. Thankfully it should not need be!

Day Seventy One

Phew, I'm so looking forward to this cleanse next week! How are you all doing getting all stocked up and ready to go? Who's joining in the fun? Do you have a blog? Let me know and I'll link to everyone's blog that is participating so we can visit one another and cheer each other on!!

• water
• frozen peaches (lots)
• frozen strawberries
• 2 banans
• 3 big handfuls spinach

YUM-O! Finishing off the rest of it as I type!

Day Seventy

Hello there! Today it's official. We've had four diagnosed cases of strep throat in our house in the last four weeks. I was out with a sore throat last week but never went to the dr, so I'm not counting that. My oldest has had it twice (one time it escalated into Scarlet Fever), my youngest once (also escalated) and now my husband has it. Spring can't come soon enough 'round these parts!!

• 2 c water
• 1 whole mango, diced
• 2 large bananas
• 15 frozen strawberries
• handful of frozen granny smith apples (that I found at the bottom of my freezer)
• 4 huge handfuls of spinach (extra greens for this lot of sickos!)

Blend until beautiful!

Day Sixty Nine

As much as the giggling highschool girl in me wants to, I'm going to refrain from making a comment about the number of today's smoothie ; )

Today's smoothie is sweet & simple, just like me!

• 2 bananas
• 1 apple
• lots o' spinach
• 2 handfuls of frozen strawberries
• water

And its really really yummy!!

Day Sixty Eight

Whatever germs invaded my home last week seem to be rebounding on my husband. I feel great and so do the kids, but he's back in bed. I'm staying far away from that man : )

• 1 ginormous apple!
• handful of fresh pineapple
• 6 oz bag of spinach (going to Costco today to restock!)
• handful of frozen peaches
• handful of frozen strawberries
• water

I ran out of spinach over the weekend (gasp!) and had to run to the grocery store and buy three little bags of it. I spent TWICE as much on those little bags than I do for 10 days worth at Costco. OUCH!

Day Sixty Seven

I made the smoothie earlier in the afternoon, am just now sitting down to the computer to get this typed up. Our Mondays are always hectic, but today was extra special as my oldest son earned his yellow belt in Aikido. We're so very proud of him. But now I have to watch what I say because he can hurt me ; )

• 2 c water
• 2 bananas
• about 2 cups fresh pineapple
• 6 oz spinach
• frozen peaches
• frozen strawberries

It was DELISH!! I'm loving the frozen peaches I picked up. I can't wait until I find them fresh!

Monday Musings ~ Detox

Ok, I've decided to go ahead with this green smoothie detox. I've gotten a lot of feedback from you guys asking about the rules of the detox, people letting me know they may not be able to last all three days, etc.

One thing I have realized during my journey toward a more healthy life is that the only rule when it comes to nourishing our bodies is that we listen to them. We feed them what they need. We ignore our brains and their constant requests for what they want. This green smoothie detox has no rules. We will each set up our own guidelines. No one is here to judge. Make this what you need it to be. The rest of us will do the same.

Let's plan to start on Monday, March 15. That will give us all time to prepare and to stock up on lots of greens and other fresh, exciting ingredients. Some people have mentioned that they get hungry while only drinking smoothies. I've often found that I'm not exactly hungry, but I do wish for something to chew on. I will allow myself some raw carrot sticks or apple slices if I encounter this. If its something I'd throw into my smoothie, I consider it acceptable to eat for a quick "chew fix" :-)

So, my personal guidelines will be:

• I will continue with my daily milkshake (raw milk, raw egg yolk, raw agave, cacao powder)
• I will have green smoothies the rest of the day
• Each evening, I will do a cup of juice with a daily cleanse & detox powder that I got from this shop. (my husband's aunt & uncle). This particular product does not seem to be available any more. I will call them to see if they still have any if anyone is interested
• I will do this for three days.

Let's have fun with this! I will start some discussions on our facebook page so we can muse about how we're feeling, what our bodies are telling us and what kinds of smoothies we're making.