The Live Green Smoothie Diet

Day 2 of my own Live Green Smoothie 85% Challenge went well… around 85-90%.

What I Ate

Turns out I musta made far more yesterday in the way of LSGs than I thought, because there was plenty for today without having to make new. I use the tall containers shown in the pic above to store my LGSs in the fridge, and each container holds more than 2-1/2 blenderfuls (so what you’re seeing in the photo is 5 blenderfuls). I drank 1-1/2 of those containers… at least 3 LGSs.

Dinner was mostly raw — a delicious Baby Zucchini “Salsa” (or “chopped salad”, you pick) with organic tortilla chips.

The only non-raw bits for the day:

• Toast with organic butter and himmy salt with my morning cappo.
• A doppio macchiato with extra foam and a warmed-up brownie at Starbucks in the late afternoon.
• A small bit of cherry-chocky chip ice cream whilst watching LOST finale. (Son was scarfing up a big bowl and it looked sooo refreshing!)

I also had a small glass of white wine, which I don’t factor into the equation as I consider wine a living thing, I don’t drink much, and… if you’re high-raw there is no way you can drink much in the way of alchohol. A smart cocktail at the end of the day will go a looong way when you’re 85% or more.

Cost

Didn’t spend anything new on raw stuff today. Still was riding the tails of the money I spent yesterday, as well as a few things already in stock from my last grocery run (see pic below).

Exercise

Alas, none. I worked nearly the whole day, and gave my evening to LOST rather than a good sweatfest!

Special Comments

Speaking from the morning of Day 3, I can report that the general inflammation and puffiness that I’ve been feeling in my body since radically jacking up my physical workouts has dramatically gone down. Which is so nice, because of course that starts to show (at least to my own self) some of the results from all that hard work.

LGSs are so brilliant at reducing inflammation and enlivening… “juicifying”… the soft tissues in the body. Am looking forward to more of same!

Also… my skin — on both my body and my face — is already showing the tell-tale signs of improved softness and “sproinginess” that comes with being high-raw. When my pores are like porcelain again, I’ll let ya know!

A Word On Raw Foods & Coffee

I am a devoted espresso aficiondao. Not into caffeine, don’t drink drip brew for that reason (it’s higher in caffeine than espresso… yes, it’s true). But espresso and cappuccinos are such a favorite pleasure of mine and I see no point in ever “trying” to give them up.

However… when I jack up the raw into this zone, I start losing my appreciation for coffee. It’s sad but true. I have to be sure to have my coffee in the morning before an LGS or anything else raw, or the taste of it will totally stick in my throat. *blurg*

And speaking from the morning of Day 3, already it’s starting to happen. Made my morning cappo… couldn’t bear the taste. Actually threw the thing out and switched to a long, black espresso. But managed only a few sips and threw the rest out.

Meh… whatchagonnado. One pleasure bites the dust… but the pleasure of feeling and looking my best is worth it, in my view!

Recent grocery haul from Publix.