30-day smoothie challenge - day 28

[kittylefish]

Day 28 - Young and Raw Smoothie of the Day Recipe: Pink Mango Dream Smoothie

• 1 cup mango
• 1 cup strawberry
• 2 cups spinach
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup coconut or regular water

Comments

[kittylefish]

i think i answered this on a different post by now. i am more likely to choose more healthy options, even with my backsliding that happened there for a bit. i love starting my day with my healthy and delicious smoothie, and i do feel better in general. it's kind of intangible, but i feel more positive, somehow. just a little more vibrant, maybe, lol. i am paying more attention to the nutritional aspect of the things i'm eating, and even if i eat something that is nutrient-challenged, it's a more mindful choice. i'm not going into that place where i just check out and eat whatever kind of like a zombie. i guess in AA they say, you take the first drink and then that drink takes the other drinks, and it's kind of like that with me and certain food items - the first one is a conscious choice, and after that, there'd be no consciousness left in the process. so now at least i am aware that i am making a choice to do something. that in itself is progress, actually.

so instead of thinking about cutting things out, i'm focusing more on adding more healthy things with the notion that they will eventually crowd out the other stuff. the other thing that has been going on for a while, actually, even before this challenge, is that the other stuff is not tasting as good to me as it used to. it's like, my body's tastes have actually changed, and my mind needs to catch up on some level that what i think i want is not something i actually enjoy any more.

[mimimanderly]

"the other stuff is not tasting as good to me as it used to."

*Nods* I used to think of dessert as part of every meal out. It had to be the richest, chocolatiest thing they had. Somewhere along the way, I stopped ordering desserts. Now, I cannot stand anything that is unnaturally sweet. Fruit is okay, but anything made with refined sugar kind of puts me off. I have sugar in the house, but its only use is to make nectar for the hummingbird feeder.

[kittylefish]

i have not yet reached this point. i noticed a few years ago that i don't always want the most decadent chocolately thing, or if i do, i want vanilla ice cream with it, lol. i still crave certain things, but when i have them, they often just aren't that satisfying. but it's not yet true across the board, though hopefully that's the direction it's heading.