WEIGHT LOSS GREEN SMOOTHIE ?

elaishatate826
elaishatate826 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 18 in Recipes
1bowl of spinach
1bowl of lettuce
1/2 cucumber
1 green apple
Half squeez lemon juice
1 cup of water

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    If this is filling for you, it's a great way to get micronutrients & fiber, but weight loss is just calories in vs. calories out. "Special" foods don't help you lose weight.
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    elaishatate826 wrote: »
    1bowl of spinach
    1bowl of lettuce
    1/2 cucumber
    1 green apple
    Half squeez lemon juice
    1 cup of water
    Have you tried this and how was it? I'm not in weight loss mode but I might try it just because I'm chill like that B) . I'd probably add a carrot in there to sweeten it up a bit.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    That does not sound tasty at all. :sick:
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I'll add tomato, capsicum, celery, grated Beetroot, avocado, add some fish meat or eggs, eat the salad, dressed in lemon juice. Drink the water.

    Do I get the same benefit?
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    edited May 2017
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    I'll add tomato, capsicum, celery, grated Beetroot, avocado, add some fish meat or eggs, eat the salad, dressed in lemon juice. Drink the water.

    Do I get the same benefit?
    Better question. Is sarcasm usually beneficial or detrimental to a discussion thread?
  • yondaime8
    yondaime8 Posts: 103 Member
    Tbh I'm kinda curious to try this out and find out how it tastes. But if OP can provide some insight that'd be dope :smile:
  • NadiaMayl
    NadiaMayl Posts: 496 Member
    I make a similar one, but will add 1/2 red beet, an inch of ginger and a few chunks of frozen pineapple. It's tasty.
  • carolinelovesmaon
    carolinelovesmaon Posts: 8 Member
    Green smoothies are great! People say they don't help you loose weight because it's just calories in and out but the important thing is that YOU feel great when you drink them. After I have my smoothie I have energy and I feel like I eat healthier on days that I have them. Not all calories are equal!
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    I'll add tomato, capsicum, celery, grated Beetroot, avocado, add some fish meat or eggs, eat the salad, dressed in lemon juice. Drink the water.

    Do I get the same benefit?
    Better question. Is sarcasm usually beneficial or detrimental to a discussion thread?

    Who said it was sarcasm? I would genuinely like to know why the OP thinks whizzing some food (with calories) is in any way beneficial to weight loss, or why it's more beneficial in any way to just eating the same food, or any other combination of similar nutrient dense foods
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,765 Member
    I have a smoothie every morning. I feel good & am not starving by lunch. I use 1/2 C each of fruit medly, low fat greek yogurt, 1 C unsweetened almond milk, 1 C spinach, 1 scoop protein powder, a few carrots & celery stalk, &some kale
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Who said it was sarcasm? I would genuinely like to know why the OP thinks whizzing some food (with calories) is in any way beneficial to weight loss, or why it's more beneficial in any way to just eating the same food, or any other combination of similar nutrient dense foods
    I said it's sarcasm because it is. If you want to ask a direct question of the OP, you ask a direct question. Asking an indirect question where the answer is already known is mocking sarcasm.

  • jstarke
    jstarke Posts: 1 Member
    I do some frozen fruit, almond milk, raw almonds or flax seeds, home made yogurt and lots of kale. I also add spirulina and chlorella. I do this for breakfast. Its about 300 calories give or take. Of course, I exercise 5x a week and watch what I eat for other meals to stay under my goal calories for the day. I would say it helped me lose weight. This is a good way to get in all nutrients without sitting down eating all of this separately. I love kale but I don't just stuff my face with the same amounts I put in my shakes. :) Keep up the good work OP.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Who said it was sarcasm? I would genuinely like to know why the OP thinks whizzing some food (with calories) is in any way beneficial to weight loss, or why it's more beneficial in any way to just eating the same food, or any other combination of similar nutrient dense foods
    I said it's sarcasm because it is. If you want to ask a direct question of the OP, you ask a direct question. Asking an indirect question where the answer is already known is mocking sarcasm.

    Who says the OP doesn't have insight in to why it's beneficial? I don't pretend or think to know everything, and presume nothing - the more I learn the less I realise I know, so I'd actually like to know if there's a reason why this is touted as a weight loss green smoothie. If there's no reason I can go back to happily eating my 1kg of salad....
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Who says the OP doesn't have insight in to why it's beneficial? I don't pretend or think to know everything, and presume nothing - the more I learn the less I realise I know, so I'd actually like to know if there's a reason why this is touted as a weight loss green smoothie. If there's no reason I can go back to happily eating my 1kg of salad....
    Right. Carry on...lol.

  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    carolinelovesmaon wrote: »
    Green smoothies are great! People say they don't help you loose weight because it's just calories in and out but the important thing is that YOU feel great when you drink them. After I have my smoothie I have energy and I feel like I eat healthier on days that I have them. Not all calories are equal!

    a calorie is a unit of energy so they are in basic terms all equal.the nutrition from one thing to another is going to differ which is the only difference.If it gives you energy and you fell like you eat healthier on those days thats great.that works for YOU, doesnt mean its going to be the same for anyone else or that they will feel the same way.smoothies dont have any magical weight loss properties. It does all boil down to CICO
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    The lettuce would wreck that for me. I do 1 cup spinach, 1/2 frozen banana, 2oz unsweet vanilla almond milk, 1/2 scoop vanilla whey and ice/water. It's my favorite part of the day!
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