For those of you wondering how you will possibly feel full while doing the green smoothie diet, check out this image which I have seen in the movies Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, and Forks over Knives:

Vegetables make your stomach seriously full! 

That being said,  day two was a little more challenging then day 1. Had some headaches and tiredness, but that is just as likely from only averaging 5 hours of sleep for the last few nights as it is from the challenge. It was good for me to experience though because it helps me to sympathize with those that are doing this cold turkey. Green smoothies and crazy amounts of veggies were all ready making up most of my daily diet.  Those who are doing this after eating a Standard American Diet will probably suffer a bit, but don’t worry, it will all be worth it and hopefully at the end of this challenge you will have a desire to eat more greens and whole foods then you used to!

So here is the what I had today:

Breakfast: Kale green smoothie with 4 C. organic packed kale, 2 medium bananas, 2 cups organic fruit blend, quarter lemon,  stevia to taste, this made 2 quarts, one for breakfast and one for later for lunch. Kale is more bitter then spinach, but the lemon helps to offset the bitterness (thanks to Allison for this tip!) Somehow the kale made me feel even fuller then the spinach, probably because the nutritional content in kale is off the charts.

For a snacks I had broccoli, celery, cucumber (about a cup each) and 1/2 C. hummus.

For lunch I had my second kale green smoothie (surprise!)

For Dinner: Ahhh, now for the happy part of my day! Eating a big bowl (3 Cups) of the Big Ol’ Pot of Veggie Soup was nice for a change to have something warm! I don’t know how raw foodists do all cold all the time, especially in winter! It was nice and filling and I found that I couldn’t eat the salad I had planned. It was stacked to the brim with veggies, so it didn’t hurt me nutritionally that I didn’t get my salad in.

I ended up using yellow summer squash instead of the zucchini because that’s what I had on hand, they are essentially the same nutrition wise.

I had planned on having some lovely steamed veggies during the day, but it was one of those crazy days filled with babysitting 3 busy toddlers so I never got around to it. Needless to say, I wasn’t really hungry enough to eat it anyway.

I went shopping last night to stock up on items for the diet and there was all sorts of food everywhere, I’m focused enough that none of it made me want to give in. I am sure I will be singing a different tune by the end of the week, but for now having to be accountable to others and being in charge of the blog posts is keeping me on track!

Here are my stats for the day: I was low on vitamin A, iron and calcium, but everything else was stellar. Doubt I ever got such good stats before I switched over to a plant based diet. And again, I take a multivitamin supplement to take care of any vitamin deficiencies. Peace Out!

Target: Eaten:

Calories under 1,400 929

Carbohydrate under 245 g 191 g 76%

Protein under 63 g 37 g 15%

Fat under 19 g 10 g 9%

Water over 8 glasses 8-1/8 glasses

Target: Eaten:

Dietary Fiber over 25 g 51 g

Saturated Fat under 16 g 1 g

Trans Fat under 2 g 0 g

Cholesterol under 300 mg 0 mg

Sodium under 1,400 mg 793 mg

Target: Eaten:

Sugars under 88 g 70 g

Vitamin A over 2,333 IU 1821 IU

Vitamin C over 75 mg 574 mg

Calcium over 1,000 mg 688 mg

Iron over 18 mg 12 mg