Pre-Christmas/Yule Green Smoothie Feast

[Aleesha Sattva]

I am starting a Green Smoothie Feast today. This way my body will be cleaning, detoxing and getting ready for 2010 but (and this is a big one for most of us) you can eat while you are feasting since your body doesn't slow/shut down like it does when you are fasting. So if there's any celebrations you need to attend (and don't most of us have a few of those at this time of year) you can still go, have a nibble and continue on without causing any harm to your body.

So... today I begin (wanna join me?). I don't know how long I'll go - probably just do a short one and then begin again after the Yule/Christmas season...

Today is day one. I am ready willing and able to do this. My commitment to my Self is to meditate daily, drink as many smoothies (green and not green) daily, consume freshly made juices, herbal tea (perhaps), warm water with honey (my fav while fasting and I need to warm up) and of course, lots of water.

If you are wanting to start a fast instead... please join the 'Fasting Bandits' over in this thread (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=55540) or you can just post here, whatever works for ya!

Top Ten Reasons to Do a Green Smoothie Feast Now:

10. The sky is blue.
9. There are lights on the tree and a light in my heart and I want to illuminate it even brighter.
8. My body temp drops while fasting so I'll feast instead and keep the fires burning in my digestion which, in turn will keep me warmer.
7. I could use a few pounds shed before the celebrations begin.
6. All the cool kids are doing it.
5. Bowel movements are a good thing.
4. Increasing the amount of raw live nutrition when the days are shorter assists with depression.
3. The voices in my head are telling me to do it.
2. Kale is alive under the snow at T-Bird's house. (and ya that's a reason!)
1. Because.

love and light everyone,
Aleesha

[katchmoleen]

I plan to do a short one after I get back from the college road trip I am going on with my daughter next week. I will start friday or Saturday, depending on when we get back, and go till Christmas Eve. You will probably be done with yours, from the sound of it, but I will check in on you and wish you all the best!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Ah yes I may be... but then again... you never know. I'm just going with the flow, not forcing anything but at the same time... being firm in my decision to do this.

Regardless... have a GREAT trip!!!

[misslinda]

.....i'll be on the sidelines cheering you on! :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

thanks!

I drank 2 litres of green smoothie today. Kiwi/orange/kale/banana/blueberry was my combo.

I have a huge headache and am feeling overwhelmed but had a day of shopping for presents and got my period so I'm not surprised at how I feel.

[RawKnitster]

Reasons 3 and 7 jumped out at me. Those are my lucky numbers, too. I'm in. Smoothies at home, food at celebrations. I can do that. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

ah the voices are telling you to shed pounds LOL welcome welcome welcome!

i finished the night off with a pineapple juice with spirulina mixed in. that took away my headache (that and a warm bath).

i have to work tomorrow so i'll make some smoothies before i go and they have a blender and always have lots of fruit there... so if nothing else, i can make myself a fruit smoothie if i'm in need.

[RawKnitster]

Lucky you working in a place that has a blender AND lots of fruit!!! :)

[RawKnitster]

ah the voices are telling you to shed pounds LOL



More like shouting at me. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

I think I shout at myself a little too much :( but then I remember I'm exactly where I need to be right now. (((hugs)))

I've got two pineapples in the fridge... think I'll be juicing those babies this weekend!

[Aleesha Sattva]

I think I'm addicted. I'm addicted to fresh kiwis in my green smoothies! Oh my oh my oh my oh my!!!

I'm not making a smoothie - cause the blender (I'm at work) is in the dishwasher and it looks like there was some kinda meat or something in it... and I'm just not at all in the space to wash it by hand and use it. So I'll do without. Water is always a nice alternative and I do have access to that so all is good.

I'm a little grumpy... but not too bad. Very very very mild headache and not a lot of energy but other than that... I'm having another GREAT day of feasting!

[misslinda]

I think I'm addicted. I'm addicted to fresh kiwis in my green smoothies! Oh my oh my oh my oh my!!!

I'm not making a smoothie - cause the blender (I'm at work) is in the dishwasher and it looks like there was some kinda meat or something in it... and I'm just not at all in the space to wash it by hand and use it. So I'll do without. Water is always a nice alternative and I do have access to that so all is good.

I'm a little grumpy... but not too bad. Very very very mild headache and not a lot of energy but other than that... I'm having another GREAT day of feasting!


Oh good, I was just going to ask about you headache! Me too, I'm a little agitated...for no reason other than DETOX....just tying to convince the coworkers;)

Enjoy your juice feasting you beautiful people!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

I just discovered a lovely smoothie.

one entire pineapple
one banana
2 sprigs of kale
spirulina
water

blend.

oh man... it made 2 litres!!! i'm stuffed on 3/4 of one... but i'll get the rest down cause it's way too yummy to not drink fresh!

[Aleesha Sattva]

warm kiwi, kale, banana, orange and orange pepper is NOT good. just so you all know.

:D

[katchmoleen]

Ha, that sounds horrible!

[Aleesha Sattva]

it was LOL

oh well, that'll teach me... no peppers in my sweet smoothies!

i ordered a case of young coconuts... they should be here for monday. mmm mmm goooooood.

had a fruit smoothie for dinner... kiwi, blueberry, oranges (4 peeled) and banana. not super great... i only had a bit - saving the rest for tomorrow. i'll add some spinach to it.

relaxed in a nice warm bath and then talked on the phone for an hour with my sista. very nice evening indeed!

[Aleesha Sattva]

today is day five... i'm not keeping track of days but i want to for this thread.

feeling wonderful. lots of energy. sleeping waaaaaaay less than i was post-feast. approx. 5 hours less a night. my bowels are doing GREAT. my mind is clear... i feel amazing.

ohhhhhh yaaaaaaaaaaa this is really a nice way to fast that isn't fasting... but i'm still getting many of the benefits of a fast. so for anyone who wants to fast but doesn't want to just do juice or water... this is really a great option for them!!!

...cause the nutrition... is over the moon!

[Conscious Midwife]

THAnKS FOR THE SPIRULINA REMINDER
Need to add that to my shopping list.

[RawKnitster]

Very inspiring, Aleesha. I want to feel that good, too. :)

So far, only doing one smoothie a day. Went to a party with my SIL's this weekend, and yesterday worked on finishing up some leftovers.

Today I'm having at least 2 smoothies. One green, one coconut. Haven't decided what to put in them. More on that later.

Merry Cleansing! :D

[RawKnitster]

I'm downing my first smoothie today. It is a big one! Started with a head of romaine, 2 bananas, and a cup of raspberries. The romaine could have been fresher, it had a slighly off flavor. Fixed it by adding 5 dates and heaping spoonfuls of various green food powders; Vitamineral Green, spirulina, chlorella, wheat grass, kelp, and gotu kola. Definite improvement. It tastes super green!

[Aleesha Sattva]

mmm sounds good. i'm sipping on a kiwi, spinach, orange, banana with hemp seeds blend. not bad but too sweet for me in this moment so i added lots of water. i can feel my body wanting to go into a fast but for the sake of yule and other celebrations i am attending - i will continue to keep my digestion active.

i am detoxing today. no energy, feeling a little ill... so i'm cuddled under my blanket on the couch with 4 kittens sleeping on my chest and one of my dogs (mini-daxi) under my blanket beside me. bliss i tell you... bliss.

the ground is covered in snow and i can see the wind blowing it around from the rooftops around me. i'm happy to be here... and not out in the snow in this moment. our yule tree is lit, i'll be lighting candles when i'm done typing this as it's getting dark here now (4pm) and i am grateful for this day. this feast. this moment. all the abundance the Goddess provides for me and all the obstacles She gifts me with so i can learn, grow and experience life to the fullest.

love and light,
aleesha

[RawKate]

I am jumping on this fasting train.

Green smoothies, here I come!

They always help my piece of mind.

[Aleesha Sattva]

had a nice light smoothie for dinner:

one banana, water, one medjool date (pitted) and 1/2 tsp of raw cocoa powder.

so light, so nice... i added lots of water so it was approx 3/4 of a litre

[RawKnitster]

Sorry to say, I'm still not totally smoothie. I had a lot of unsmoothieable foods from my CSA box that needed to be used up. Another day or two and I'll be with you 100%. I modified the CSA box I'm getting tomorrow to be all stuff for smoothies.

Started my day with the juice of 2 oranges, 5 small dates, squirt of clear agave, acai powder, vanilla bean, a shot of almond milk, blended with frozen pineapple and raspberries. Yummy!

[Aleesha Sattva]

sounds yummy!!!

[RawKnitster]

Second smoothie of the day; spinach, kiwi, pear, and green powder. The kiwi adds a nice flavor. Good idea, Aleesha. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

I know *nodding* it's my new addiction!

[katacykls]

Alrighty Aleesha here I come. I began to feel the need for a fast right before Thanksgiving and put it aside till the celebration was over..and ever since the fasting voice in my head has diminished. But here you are to remind us about smoothie fasting. And I am totally down for it. I have tried master cleansing before but I've never done a smoothie feast before so this will be my first and I am excited to join you and everyone else who is doing it. Thanks for inviting us to hop on board with you. By the way today was my first time ever juicing pineapple and oh my god I was seriously in heaven the whole time i was drinking it. The entire experience left me so blissful and ecstatic !
This morning will be my first day and I'll kee y'all posted ;0)

[Aleesha Sattva]

excellent! glad to have another feaster here with me.

pineapple really is a fruit of the gods... amazing stuff. now go add a kiwi to your smoothie and find total bliss. *runs off giggling*

[Aleesha Sattva]

Am I fasting? Am I still doing this? hmmmm let me think for a moment. Yup I am. Why do I have to think about it? Cause I am sooooooooooooooo in the zone that I don't even give a crap about eating. I don't. Couldn't care less. I am thrilled about this. *beaming* Soooo nice to be in the zone.

I am consuming a litre of green smoothie a day now. I am not really into consuming anything... but as I've said before, I need to keep my digestion awake so I can celebrate with my family for Yule and then again on New Year's eve.

I had a lovely spinach and persimmon smoothie tonight. First one of the day. I'm just not really interested in drinking and I'm soooo not hungry which is lovely!!!

[margoss]

I take Ginger for the period cramps. I've been taking it for yrs, feel worse when I don't. If I stay with it daily..hardly any cramps at all:D. Love fresh pineapple juice & pear too. Been doing a smoothie for at least 2 meals for about a week, sometimes 3. Feel & sleeping better. People are commenting too. That's enough to keep it up. I have noticed that when I smoothie/juice only for a few days, I don't want to 'eat'. anyone else this way?

[RawDawn]

I just decided today that I wanted to do just smoothies until Christmas Eve! Came looking for info and found this thread...yay!

I already know I will eat on Monday evening b/c I have plans to go to my favorite restaurant with friends...was going to let that deter me from the smoothie feast but then I realized how silly that was! So, I'm in.

I've never done an actual fast, so not really sure what to expect, or if I should even expect much of anything since I'll still be consuming a good amount of calories and fiber. But I'm excited to find out!

[michigan roman]

just a heads up that the oranges im getting at my stores here in michigan right now are

AWESOME

[Aleesha Sattva]

mmmmmmmmmm oranges!

my persimmon smoothies are making me HAPPY!

[Nubianess]

to whoever posted the strawberry/orange smoothie, you are a lifesaver!!

I was having craving for crap food and I remembered I read on here about someone's GS recipe.
Ive been having tons and tons of carrot juice lately but not my usual Green smoothie so I made one with orange/strawberry/powdered greens/spinach/parsley/apple and a dash of cinnamon.
OMG! ive had two pints! i feel so good.
Im so tempted to join you guys in this green feast.. Ive fallen back in love with these green elixirs!

I have some veggies that im not sure will do well in green smoothies.

If anyone has ideas for cauliflower and broccoli let me know.... I could make a raw soup out of them??
even if I dont commit 100%, ill be smootheing away every day for Breakfast and Lunch> :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

yes you could make raw soup out of them and soups are TOTALLY okay on a green smoothie feast. i don't have greens in every single smoothie, (but i only allow myself one non-green smoothie per day max)...

you know me nub... we all have to make our own rules/guidelines for ourselves when we fast/feast. so what do you think.. a blended feast sounds better to ya?

[Nubianess]

Aleesha, Im so feeling the blended feast.
My body feels good when I eat soups/green smoothies,
Ive been having trouble digesting anything else.
Im in
Im so in,.. I dont know how long for though, I will take each day at a time,
I even went out today to buy tons of frozen fruits for my GS, i prepare them using frozen fruits, I like a slushy, thick, kinda smoothie.
i guess Im subconsciously preparing for it? lol
Hows everyone else?

[Aleesha Sattva]

I'm in pain. I had a tiny bit to eat last night... just a couple of tablespoons and my kidneys are screaming in pain... and it's been 24 hours now. This is not pleasing me at all since our celebration is tomorrow and Monday... and I have to eat with everyone. :(

Not sure what's up with my kidneys although they've been giving me problems for a little while now. Hopefully the fast I'm planning for myself after these celebrations will clear up this issue.

I'm sitting here sipping on a kiwi, banana and spinach smoothie.

[Nubianess]

Hope you feel better soon Aleesha.
I dont know what helps the kidneys,.. apparently cranberries do.
You could look into that!.

xx

[Aleesha Sattva]

hmmm... thanks. perhaps some apple/cranberry/ginger juice is in order for tomorrow then...

[Aleesha Sattva]

k i'm leaving this thread and joining the fasting thread since my green smoothie feast is now over and i'm transitioning to a different kind of fast (young coconut water)...

cheers!!!
Aleesha