A few of my readers told me that they would love to do the Exclusive 30-Day Weight Loss & Health Improvement Boot Camp, but they just can’t afford it now. Life happens and it is understandable. But not being able to do the Boot Camp does not mean that you still can’t take steps to improve your health this coming year.
While millions are going to make unattainable resolutions this year, whether it is joining a gym they will never attend after the first few weeks (and trust me, as a trainer I see enough of that happening every year), or going on a fad diet that is not sustainable, more than half of them will fail, and by March reserve back to their TV watching, couch sitting, potato-chip eating habits. But I do not want it to be YOU!
This year I want you to introduce at least ONE good habit into your life, one small change that will bring a string of other changes with it. I want you to start with baby steps, very simple. Joining a gym is always a huge plus, and I would love for you to do that, but I want to start with even a more basic step–introducing one wonderful thing into your diet that will do wonders for your health–Green Smoothies!
“What is a green smoothie?” you ask.
Green Smoothie is a drink–it is a blend of fruits and greens, and sometimes other great ingredients that boost your health. It is much like a fruit smoothie, only, in our case, it is all plant based with an added ingredient: greens, such as spinach, chard, Romaine lettuce, collard greens, kale, dandelion greens, etc.
“Why Greens?” you might want to know now.
Leafy greens are known as nature’s blood. And it is no surprise. Greens are full of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is absolutely necessary for plants to grow and produce fruit. Look out the window… Go ahead! You see, green must be God’s favorite color, since most of our surroundings are covered with green grass, trees and bushes. And if God thinks that greens are so important, maybe we should reevaluate our opinion about them as well.
Chlorophyll make leaves turn the luscious green color and gets its pigmentation and oxygen directly from the sunlight. When chlorophyll (think oxygen) gets into our bodies it brings along with it healing—as diseases can thrive only in acidic, oxygen deprived environments. The more greens you can get into your body, the more alkaline it becomes.
So, greens essentially are your lifeline. They also take only minutes to make but pack on a huge amount of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. You can have them as a meal replacement or snack. And the wonders they will do for your metabolism are amazing!
Examples of Green Smoothie Magic
Just a few weeks ago a bunch of us did a 3-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse. Some participants reported in and here is what they had to say:
“I lost 5 pounds and feel good. My energy is improved and muscle aches much better. My skin feels softer, not a “side effect” I expected. I broke out on my forehead a little. This was my first experience with green smoothies. I’m really glad I did it. ~T”
“I lost 5 pounds and feel great as well. My digestion and elimination have improved and I feel lighter. Overall I feel great! This group (on Facebook) has been great! It’s so much more fun to do a cleanse with a group and to share ideas and recipes. Thanks for the support, this has been a great experience. ~M”
“(After 3 days) I feel that I can go another day..maybe more. I feel really good! ~A”
“I think the best thing for me, during this cleanse, was to realize how off track I was with my diet and nutrition. I still feel achy and yucky so I am going to stick with it a few more days. ~T”
“This smoothie cleanse has been amazing! My body feels at rest and balanced. I am sleeping much better and aches and pains in my body are gone. My body just today has started eliminating like it should and so I am excited and feel amazing. I lost 3lbs. I will continue to have green smoothies once or twice a day. My husband did great too. He will continue to enjoy smoothies as I will send him with a large glass in the morning to work and have one waiting when he walks in the door after work. He is feeling much better and is sleeping much better also. He lost 4 lbs! ~C”
“I also lost 3 pounds! I can also report increased energy and a great mood, as well as clearer skin, and greatly reduced cravings for junk food! I am going to stick with green smoothies for at least 50% of my meals, too!
Got my hair done last night, my stylist couldn’t believe how shiny my hair was and asked what I had been using. I told her GREEN SMOOTHIES! ~KC”
“I lost 3 lbs and feel great! I’m gonna keep up with the smoothies for 50% of my meals and the other 50% will be solid and/or hot food. ~K”
And here are some results from previous challenges:
- I lost 9.6 lbs! I’m definitely sticking with the smoothies on a daily basis for breakfast and probably most lunches and starting next Thursday, Thursday’s will be entirely a smoothie day.
- My skin is looking better. I have noticed the last couple of days it looks a little more elastic and not so tight in my face.
- Thanks for all the encouragement! I lost 4 lbs. I am now more resolved to eat healthier.
- The inexplicable dry patches on my body are healing themselves marvelously (my lips, my feet, my elbows, even a patch on my shoulder). The blemishes on my face are also healing up. My hands are softer than I can remember them being in ages. I’ve always eaten a fairly healthy diet, but this cleanse has been a great jump start to eating even healthier.
- I observed how I felt more energized, slept better, was less irritable and felt cleaner. I am also less bloated in my stomach and not suffering with bouts of gas, as I was before this cleanse.
- I loved your recipes! I wasn’t doing the challenge to lose weight, but I did lose 4 lbs!
- I lost 10 lbs and my knees do not hurt anymore!
The list goes on. But this should give you an idea that greens really do have special power.
New Year Challenge
If haven’t had a green smoothie at all, or if you don’t drink them on a regular basis, I would love to challenge you to do something about it this year, starting January 1st. There are two options:
- Start off the year with a green smoothie cleanse–it can be 2,3, 5 days or longer; or
- Start drinking at least one-two green smoothies a day, along with your regular food intake, for at least 30 days and feel the difference!
The changes that will transpire in your body and the energy level will be amazing, not to mention that elimination (ahem 
) will be amazing–trust me you do want to get toxins out of your body. No one likes a backed up sewage system, so why should you live with one? (to read more on the topic, read this Very Poopy Post)
Whichever option you choose, you have nothing to lose, and a whole lot of well-being to gain. I have a plan to help you along.
What Do I Need?
You will need very few things:
- Blender
- Fruits and Greens, and
- Life on Greens e-book, which has over 60 recipes! instructions and a list of ingredients you will need for the cleanse
It’s that simple!
To make it fun and make sure that are constantly plugged in with the others who are doing the cleanse, or just drinking daily green smoothies. I have created a private Facebook Group, where we will chat daily, share tips, struggles and even more recipes, to help each other.
How to Get In
To get into the group you would have to purchase the e-book. Once you made the purchase, you will receive a link to the group, so that you can request to join it (so make sure to receive every e-mail you get after the purchase!). If you had previously purchased my original edition of the 3-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse e-book, you can simply e-mail me, I will confirm it, and then send you the invite.
If You are not on Facebook
If you are not on Facebook, spare not, I will send you a link through which you can subscribe to receive daily e-mails from me with tips, suggestions and tricks. You can also comment on posts here, on the web-site. So, either way, you won’t be alone! And, it would not hurt if you recruited a friend or two to do the cleanse with you .
Green Smoothie Book
I recently released a new Green Smoothie Recipe book which contains OVER green smoothie 60 recipes along with instructions for a green smoothie cleanse. Almost instantly it became a best seller (on my site ). You can get a copy of it today:
Life On Greens
This e-book contains over 60 green smoothie recipes and instructions on how to do a green smoothie cleanse, be it 3, 5 or 7 days. It will be a go-to recipe book for any green smoothie lover, whether a veteran or a beginner. All recipes are completely vegan [of course!] and are designed to take your health to the next level.
$12.00
When do we Start?
January 1st!
So, are you IN?
If you are, grab your Life on Greens copy. You will get it in your Inbox, along with further instructions on how to join the Facebook group. I cannot wait to see you there. I am charged from head to to with excitement!!! Let’s start this year RIGHT! One drink at a time and you will be a changed person.
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