My Sister is Trying to Kill Me - Day ????

Okay so I stopped drinking the Green Drink not because I don't like it or something bad happened...I got busy and lazy and fell victim to the fast food craze. I have noticed some very yucky side effects to not drinking the green drink.

• No energy. For the 2 weeks I drank the drink I was full of energy and was able to do more and more. Within in a few days of not drinking the drink my energy had dropped back to the sad levels of before.
• Sinus Infection. I suffer from chronic sinus infection ever since I broke it in car accident some 10+ years ago. For 2 weeks no sinus infection. I now have a cold and a sinus infection
• Upset stomach. You all know what this means when you are eating lots and lots of green leafy stuff and fiber and then stop. I am not going to elaborate.

Then I read an article in Prevention Magazine that said eating 1 1/2 cup of greens vegetables such as spinach kale and collard will reduce your risk of Type II Diabetes by 14%. Since both my parents have Type II Diabetes I am more than willing to give this a try again. From now I am will be calling my post ...My Sister is Trying to Keep Me Alive.

My Sister is Trying to Kill Me - Day 5, 6 and 7



Mixing up Green Drink!!!

 Day 5 - So just so everyone knows how disgusting the Green Drink is I have included pictures. I made a weekend supply of Green Drink to take to the BF's house this weekend. We will see how well that turns out. So I went to drink the green drink that I pre-mixed for the weekend and it smelled like wilty lettuce. I could barely drink it down. I am not sure how I am going to make premixed Green Drink to take to The BF's house drinkable. It was truly horrible I am grateful the BF and kids were not there to see my choke it down and make a fuss about it. Especially after all the talks I have had with them about eating more vegetables. I don't know if it is making me feel better I still have no energy and my nose is all stuffy. To be honest the stuffy nose has nothing to do with the Green Drink and everything to do with the weather inversion we are experiencing here in northern Utah.

Now I have to drink it!!

Day 6 - Okay to be honest I didn't drink the Green Drink today. It was more than I could bare. I am going to have to figure out how to keep the stuff fresh over the weekend. I am thinking I might freeze it. We will see. I have lost 2 pounds and since I hurt my knee and I am not doing anything that's a freaking miracle. The Health Nut sister says she had come up with a delicious recipe for The Green Drink it involves some V8 Infusion and Honey Greek Yogurt mixed with the vegetables. She is going to mix some up for me tomorrow.

YUMMY?

Day 7 - I am so drained today and I have decided it was because I skipped green Drink yesterday. And my sister was right her new recipe was pretty good and slightly chewy. My cousin's new wife told us about a blog with Green Drink recipes. I am going to check it out and let you know if they are any good. In the mean time my knee is feeling better so I am going to start walking and doing yoga again. I figure if I am going to drink something so healthy I might as well make it work for me by getting off my ass and doing something useful.

My Sister is Trying to Kill Me - Day 2, 3, 4

I have been keeping track of how the Green Drink is making me feel but I keep forgetting to post it so I decided to combine the 3 days into 1 post.

• Day 2 - So I can't decide if I like this drink or not. Its not horrible but its not good. And really should your drink be chewy???? And its really thick I don't think a drink should be thick unless its involves alcohol, a blender and a little umbrella. But that's just me. As for how I feel I'm still a little tired, my knee is killing me as in I can barely walk (thats another post) and I am suffering from a sinus/caffeine headache. Otherwise I feel the same as always.
• Day 3 - Today I discovered that to make the drink taste good you must add 2 apples and not just one to the Green Drink. I personally think adding sugar would make it taste great but the health nut sister says I can't do that, it would defeat the purpose of the Green Drink. Today I keep belching it was rather gross and then I got the hiccups which was uncomfortable and annoying while I was trying to watch a movie.
• Day 4 - I have made the Green Drink, DRINKABLE!!! That's right I have learned the secret only add 1 apple and some Nonfat plain Greek Yogurt. It just makes it creamier and slightly pleasant. I have discovered the secret to making it non-chewy. Its all about how you blend it in the blender. You have to add 1 ice cube and a little water and then cut the apple up and push the liquefy button on the blender. Then add another ice cube and some kale and liquefy. Then another ice cube and the Romaine lettuce and liquefy. Then add each of the following 1 at a time and hit that handy dandy liquefy button on the blender....celery, spinach and the Greek Yogurt. The is how you make the Green Drink drinkable. Today I feel I am having a little tummy upset but I'm not sure if this is because I am drinking the Green Drink or if its because I ate at MickeyD's with my niece last night. 

I hope this is what my sister wants but since she never reads my blog I will probably never know.

My Sister is Trying to Kill Me - Day 1

I have 2 sisters who have at different moments enriched my life and reduced me to tears (see Sisters). The middle sister, who thinks she is Jane Brady, is a health nut. She is always trying to eat healthy and is at the gym more than a normal person should. She is incredibly healthy but cant stop eating sugar and is one of those skinny people that thinks they are fat. Makes me what to slap her periodically. She is also very bossy and pushy which is a family trait that skipped some of us. Okay I am really bossy and pushy also but I like to think that I have learned when to be bossy and pushy with out infringing my will on others. Typing that made me laugh I am bossy who am I trying to kid.

Back to my fitness fanatic sister...while being bossy and pushy she is also one of the most generous people I know and would give you the shirt off her back if you said you liked it unless it is super cute on her then she will find a different shirt for you.
 
Yesterday my gym addicted sister gave me a green drink and made me drink it.  What is a Green drink you ask? Well its is a handful of each of the following:  Spinach, Romaine lettuce, Celery, Kale plus 2 Apples.You then throw it in the blender with some ice and drink it. It wasn't bad but it was a little chewy. She then told me I need to write down in my journal how I feel. Okay but why do I need to do that? She informs me that she and I will be drinking this concoction for 30 days as a detox. I wish she had told me that before I started drinking it. And seriously who goes on a detox right in the middle of the Holiday season.

But wait your saying your an adult just tell her no. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Damn you are funny. You see you don't tell her no cause she will keep hounding you and pushing you until finally you give in because you are tired and cant fight anymore.

So for my sister I would like to report I have a head ache, I'm a little stuffy and in need of a nap!!! And my left knee is killing me...but that's a different post.