Green Smoothie Challenge

December 27, 2009

Good Evening!!

I hope you all had a great Christmas and wonderful New Year! I wanted to let you know that on January 3, 2010, I will be starting a 7 Day Green Smoothie Challenge!! What better way to start the New Year? I'm sure most of us have not eaten quite the way we should, or exercised as often during the holidays, so I thought this would be a good way to start the New Year!!

First I want to talk about the reason I am doing this, and what I want to accomplish. Then I will tell you what my plans are for the Green Smoothie Challenge. Follow along as closely as you would like. I will send out a daily email giving some tips, maybe some recipes, and tell you how my day is going. Thanks for joining me!

Before we start the Green Smoothie Challenge, I encourage everyone to read Green for Life, by Victoria Boutenko. Also, Green Smoothie Revolution, by Victoria Boutenko is her new book. It's a very easy read and elaborates more on the benefits of green smoothies. Not only that, but there are over 200 recipes for green smoothies! Both of those books are amazing and most helpful when understanding the reason behind my Green Smoothie Challenge :). I have never felt better than when I restrict to a simple daily intake of green smoothies. We'll see how this 7 day challenge goes!

I want to do this challenge because I have reached a plateau in my weight loss streak. I only have a few more pounds to go, but I want to get it off as soon as possible! I know that a strict diet of green smoothies for a short amount of time, is just what I need to boost me to my weight goal.

My goals during the 7 day Green Smoothie Challenge are:

I would like to be consistent with excercising 6 days 30 minutes each day. I would also like to stick to nothing but green smoothies all 7 days.

January 3

This is the first day of the Green Smoothie Challenge. I will be starting the Challenge with a fast that will begin Saturday, the 2nd at 6pm (light dinner Saturday). I will fast for 24 hours and have a 32 ounce green smoothie at 6pm on Sunday, January 3.

Daily Routine (January 4 - 9)

Exercise - 30 minutes aerobic exercise upon rising

Breakfast - 32 - 48 ounce green smoothie

Lunch - 32 - 48 ounce green smoothie

Dinner - 32 - 48 ounce green smoothie

I will also be drinking plenty of water. Although I've been eating quite clean for several months, I know I will still have some detoxification symptoms so I will need to make sure to drink a lot of water so I feel OK.

I hope you'll join me for the Green Smoothie Challenge!!! Happy New Year!