Green smoothie questions

[bicb85]

I would like to lose weight (in a healthy way) and also give my body a break from a lot of different foods that I have been eating (SAD foods).

I am wondering if it would be safe to consume ONLY green smoothies for about a week? Is it nourishing enough for my body? (well I know it is INCREDIBLY nutritious, but I do worry about it being enough food and keeping me satisfied).

Has anyone lived 100% on green smoothie for an extended period of time? I do worry about losing muscle mass because I would only be consuming greens and fruits (no nuts or seeds)... now, If I only do it for one week, then I know it doesn't matter. I am asking about muscle mass because I wonder what it would be like to go longer (maybe a month) on mostly green smoothies.

I have been doing one green smoothie a day (on most days) for a while now and I love how they make me feel.. I want to experiment with 100% green smoothies and see what happens but I do feel a bit nervous- nervous that I will have too many cravings and not be satisfied. I eat fairly healthy (for SAD food), with the exception of a nightly sugar habit :( I REALLY want to kick this and believe that 100% green smoothies for a week up to a month might help me with this.

I would appreciate any info someone could give. Is 100% green smoothies a healthy and sustainable way to lose weight? Is there anything I should add to my diet? Thank you in advance.

[spicyfull]

Green Smoothies are a Meal and VeganForLife just came off a Long Green Smoothie Fast. I think it was Longer than 40 days, I could not find the Thread so maybe she will stop by and give you more details.

[Dimond]

Yes, there are plenty that do smoothie fasts.

[Veganforlife]

Hey! Oh yeah baby! Green smoothies can be consumed for a long time. I did a Green Smoothie Feast and Fresh Juice Fast (together) for 100 days. It's awesome!!!
Cravings? Nah! The only thing I craved was GS combinations.

[bicb85]

100 days? WOW that is impressive- you must have felt amazing and just been glowing!

OKay, I think I will just go for it. Aim for a week and then go longer if I feel like it.

Thanks everyone! =)

[donnyandcathy]

I know this may be a silly question, but here it goes :D

So on a smoothie/juice fast, do you limit yourself to so many "drinks" per day, or if you want 6 green smoothies, you drink 6 green smoothies?

I am thinking about trying this, to see if it will help my digestion issues and stomach pain. I just love my green smoothies, and know that I could consume a large amount of these per day. I made one today, and it was SOO thick and delish!!! I used 1 mango, frozen pineapple, fresh cherries, Chia fiber, a ton of cilantro, kale, and a ton of spinach. I was in love ;)
I truly could live off of these, but I would be drinking them all day long!!

Thanks,
Cathy

[donnyandcathy]

One other question, when you are doing a juice fast, can you eat things that are mainly water, like watermelon, without juicing or blending it? Or do you need to only drink your meals and not chew?
I know it's late, and my questions seem silly. I need to go to bed, but I am really thinking about trying this for a week, but I do have a couple of watermelons I want to enjoy, and I like to eat them over blending or juicing them. It goes by to fast if I drink them :D