Smoothies for weightloss

Ones that help you stay within your calorie goal. There are no magic products but tons of things marketed for it. None are required (and likely most don't help). But people like to make money, so they keep selling and paying others to say they're great.

I personally have a protein shake in the morning because I skip breakfast and it helps me hit my daily protein goal. Others like fruit smoothies, some people hid their vegetables and leafy greens in smoothies because they hate eating them.

There are tons of options if you're looking to add something to your diet, but look at what you're lacking from your actual food intake, then look for recipes. Make sure you log all the ingredients and that it fits in your daily calorie goal.

I am just going to copy/paste one of my latest blog posts here:


http://blog.pop.fitness/2016/08/08/how-your-juices-and-smoothies-may-be-making-you-fat/



"Okay, maybe that’s a little dramatic. But I see it time and time again, people consuming way too many calories because they think the food is a “healthy” source.

The fact of the matter is, you must control your overall calorie intake, regardless of whether or not the foods you are eating are perceptibly “healthy”. You can easily accommodate calories for a shake, smoothie, or juice… however, these drinks are often not accounted for and can pack quite a caloric punch.






When you are eating whole foods in their natural form they are combined with fiber and micronutrients. When you are masticating your food your body releases enzymes to break down the food you are eating. This food is meant to be broken down over a long period of time in your stomach and the fiber is meant to slow the absorption of carbohydrates into your blood stream.

In addition, the more you chew, the slower you are eating, and the sooner you will feel “full”.

For example, if you tried to sit down and eat all of these veggies/fruits you would likely find it a struggle, whereas you can drink them in a smoothie/shake/juice in 5 minutes with no issues. Where’s the problem with this?

If you were to eat them in whole form you may get a few hundred calories in before you’re full… you can drink a 1,200 calories date-o-rade and be hungry an hour later.







Our hunger is triggered by a hormone called “ghrelin” which is produced in the stomache/duodenum. This hormone says “I’M HUNGRY FEED ME!” when the stomach is empty. When the stomach is stretched it reduces the hormone to say “okay, i’m full, i don’t need to eat anymore”.

When you are drinking juices or smoothies with a high water content they pass through the digestive system in a very short amount of time. This means that you will feel hungry again in a short period of time because the stomach is not being stretched (which triggers that hormone to stop producing).

The slow digestion of whole foods takes up more space in your stomach causing you to feel fuller longer.



Because eating foods in their whole form takes a longer time and requires a lot of chewing you will feel full sooner and longer.







No worries! Just make sure that you account for all the calories in your drink every time. Make sure that your beverage of choice works in accordance with your specific calorie and micronutrient goals. Understand that these might not keep you full for a long period of time so they should not be replacing a meal as you’re more likely to eat additional calories to assist in satiety."

Any smoothie that keeps you in a calorie deficit.

I drink chocolate whey protein powder with 4 oz of almond milk, 4 oz water, tbl pure vanilla raw egg, tbl almond butter and 3 tbl vanilla organic yogurt, ice and blend. Taste yummy....that's my breakfast

Mm. I often make a green smoothie with spinach and avocado, to sneak in vegetables.

I also like making a protein milkshake. Protein powder, blended with some milk and frozen plain yoghurt.

There's nothing special about them though. You need a calorie deficit for weight loss.

I'm currently sipping on a frozen blueberry and banana smoothie mixed with a Skinny Girl vanilla protein shake and Dannon Light and Fit Greek yogurt.

I make a smoothie most mornings made up of 2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 cup frozen mixed fruit, 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, and 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds.