So today is day eight of my Green Smoothie Cleanse and I must say I am glad I did this. This is a picture of me taken on day one and a selfie, which I took after working out this morning. I can see and feel a difference in my stomach, and as Mary J. would say… “I like what I see when I’m looking at me when I’m walking pass a mirror, mirror”. I’m down 7lbs. and I feel great! I feel healthy and all clean on the inside and I have energy throughout the day instead of wanting to crawl under my desk to catch some Zzzz’s
My cravings have been minimal. I have not experienced any withdrawal symptoms and I can actually tell the difference now between physical hunger and emotional hunger.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to eating again In fact I did feel the need to eat the other day, so I had a salad and kept it moving.
I feel confident that this is exactly what I needed to jump start me. I’m ready to keep going and I’m ready to focus on eating healthy as a way of life and not just for this moment. Now I know there will be moments of temptation and weak moments when I give in, but I’m committing myself to making sure those moments are few and far between.
As for working out, I didn’t do what I planned to do yesterday, but I did workout with my friend Keisha this morning. Today was upper body strength training day and can I just tell you how badly my arms (especially my triceps) are killing me. But this is a feeling I don’t mind having because it reminds me that I am actively moving myself closer to my goal.
Louise Behiel says
looking good. I’ve always wondered about the green smoothie cleanse. I’ll be watching to see how you’re doing.. good luck
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Stacey Strickler says
Hi Louise! Yesterday was my last day for the full cleanse and I have to tell you I feel great! I’m down 7lbs. and I have energy to boot. I also have mental clarity (I don’t have that foggy feeling I’d been walking around with) and I simply feel accomplished. It’s now onto healthy eating, which I feel better equipped to manage. I feel like I have control over my eating now and that is major! I’ll keep posting my progress as I continue to drink the smoothies as one of my replacement meals. Thanks for your words of encouragement. I hope you’ll stop by again