A green smoothie diet is much more than a traditional "starvation" diet which often does nothing more than cause emotional trauma. With this type of cleanse you are adding a large amount of health to your body. An added benefit is that you are not making decisions all day long about how much to eat and what to eat. You basically remove all temptations and give your body a chance to rest from the daunting task of digesting refined and processed foods which add toxicity to your body instead of removing toxins.
Even though you will feel hungry for the first few days and may feel tempted to eat, that will subside and your body will become so happy with what you are consuming that you will not desire other foods. In the end, that makes this a very simple way to cleanse and lose weight.
Other benefits of a green smoothie cleanse are that as you lose weight, your skin will become amazingly soft and silky, any puffiness will disappear and you will have a ton of energy after the first few days. This is in contrast to trying to have a considerable amount of self control on a low calorie diet. It truly is so much easier to just stop eating all the junk!
If your diet has been particularly other than optimal, you may experience a time of rather strong detoxification where you may feel sick, tired, or otherwise just not well. Don't worry, this will pass. Stick with it and rest up. Make sure you get plenty of sleep, exercise and fresh air everyday.
Smoothies are very digestible because the cell walls of the fruits and vegetables are broken down in the blender allowing the nutrients to begin being absorbed in your mouth.
It is important to look at taking on a cleanse as a lifestyle change. After the cleanse it is VERY important to keep a clean diet. You can do this by adding healthy things to your daily fare like a green smoothie, a salad made with many greens, cultured foods, and good vegetable protein such as hemp seeds. Instead of having the mindset of not eating certain foods any longer, adopt a mindset of adding healthy things to your diet. Before long, the "other" foods will not be so tempting. When you do go off track, be kind to yourself and just add those good things back to your diet.
Your body is constantly ridding itself of toxins that come from within the body as well as from the air we breathe and the food we eat. By doing a green smoothie fast, you are simply accelerating the detoxification process. This is a very important habit to have in order to prevent sickness and disease.
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