10-DAY smoothie fast/challenge

March 16, 2012

After viewing the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead two nights ago I have

decided to do something similar for 10 days (Joe Cross, the narrator, did a

60-day juice fast) but with raw green juice smoothies rather than juicing.

I eat fairly well (very few processed foods and not a lot of sweets) but I am

about 60 pounds overweight at 62 years old and I'm ready to give myself a head

start on moving to a 50 to 75% raw food diet. The goal is to do smoothies for

breakfast and lunch and do a light dinner that includes some meats and dairy

(after the 10 days, that is). I start March 24th.

I decided to start on a Saturday because I understand that the first few days

you can feel a little weak and even have some headaches and stuff so I figured

I'd have Saturday and Sunday to rest, read, play and take care of myself, and

I've even cleared Monday to do the same if I need to.

I also made an appointment this week before I start with my naturopath and my

chiropractor for tips and support since they both know me so well and are just

the greatest health care professionals I've ever known. I do not take any

prescription drugs and have no chronic conditions except mild arthritis and

sciatica. I do also have occasional bouts of uticaria which worsen or may be

triggered when I eat a lot of wheat, we think.

Anyway, armed with my Vitamix, the Green Smoothie Bible and Green Smoothie

Revolution I'm going to give this thing a real college try. I feel that this is

the online group where I can get some great support so I'm sharing this with you

and thought I'd update you on my progress going forward.

Questions: If you're allergic to wheat is it likely that you'll have a problem

with sprouted wheat (wheat grass)? I do fairly well with Spelt. I just started a

bunch of sprouts (mung beans and a mix of alfalfa and other seeds)...how much

should I put in a smoothie per person? Does this constitute a " green " for that

smoothie? I have wild fennel coming up like crazy right now in my garden. This

is not the kind that makes the big bulb but the wild kind that's all foliage.

Can I use this as a green in a smoothie? How much per person (hubby is doing one

smoothie a day with me now and wants to continue doing that throughout (yay for

him!) so sometimes I'll be making for one and sometimes for two. I'm glad I got

the full Vitamix package from Costco with all three containers!

Thanks for listening!

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