The First Day... and Revisions

Breakfast
1 bowl mixed cereal with 1 tsp honey and cinnamon
1 smoothie with ¾ cup mixed berries, 100 cal worth of almonds, ½ cup kefir, ½ cup milk, water, and 1 tsp honey
Outcome: I feel very full, and it was very nutritious and easy to do. This is much easier than counting calories.
Later on… I felt very lethargic from all the carbs, and I started getting cold. I went to a holistic doctor today, and asked about eating carbs, and it turns out that if I don’t eat protein, I’ll get cold and shivery. So more protein, less carbs, and more vegetables.

Rethinking the diet…
I think one serving of whole grains a day will do the trick with lots of protein, some nuts, and lots of vegetables (some incorporated into smoothies).
I really liked the smoothie idea from this morning, but I really can’t come up with a blueprint until I know how much I’m eating. Plus, eating vegetables is pretty safe, calorie-wise.
Some recipes I’m going to try:
1 ripe pear, ½ banana, bunch of parsley, and water
Gretchen’s Basic Green Smoothie3 or more cups of washed organic leafy greens (spinach, romaine, collards or a combination of the three)1 cup of freshly squeezed juice from an orange1 frozen banana1 tbsp of golden ground flaxToss in a blender and blend until smooth. It should be BRIGHT Green. Enjoy!Green and Blue Smoothie3 or more cups of leafy greens (spinach, romaine, collards or a combination of the three)1 cup of freshly squeezed juice from an orange1 cup of Blueberries or ½ package of frozen Sambazon Acai berries5 Cashew NutsApple, carrot, lime, yogurt, greens.
1 avocado
1 large cucumber
2 cups spinach
2 large leaves collard greens
2 leaves black kale
3 lemons, juice only
1.5 cups water
(a few slices of a Gala apple sometimes

pear cored and sliced

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lemon (squeezed)
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1 inch ginger diced
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banana sliced
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water 1/2 - 1 cup as needed
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cucumber peeled and sliced
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mint 2-3 sprigs destemmed
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kale 1-2 leaves destemmed
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chard 2-3 leaves

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parsley 1/2 bunch
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optional dandelion leaves
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optional watercress
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optional any other greens you want to try
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optional nuts like almonds, pine nuts, walnuts
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optional juice if needed to sweeten (replaces water)