9009

That's how many cigarettes I have not smoked for almost 20 months.

Raw and clean.

What a wonderful morning. I made a green drink for breakfast (celery, cuke, lime, apple, kale, and the token seeds and powders). For lunch, I made Matt Amsden's zucchini noodles in marinara, and I sprinkled brewer's yeast on top! Then I craved sweet so I drank 1/2 glass of chocolate almond milk that I made: Almonds, water, honey, vanilla extract, and cocoa powder.


Feelin' good, and it finally snowed!

Smobergirl


Day 600!

Coco(a)~Berry Smoothie

1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup ice
1 scoop chocolate Amazing Greens powder
1 tbs coconut oil
2 dinosaur kale leaves
1/2 or more cup water for consistency
1 tsp maca powder
1 tsp chia seeds


Blend in a high-speed blender. It's really good! Chocolate/coconut/berry mmmm!




Smobergirl

Happy New Year!

Happy Sober New Year!

I did have my share of chocolate though. Just now I tried to polish off a pot de creme (like a chocolate pudding) but since I had a smoothie and a salad, and it's January 1, I kept thinking how it would clog my body, so I stopped at three bites and tossed the rest.

New years make people want to start over, have a clean slate. This salad I made today is sweet, a little spicy, and has a lot of fiber!

Romaine mix
1/2 julienned pear
1/2 sliced fennel bulb
pomegranate seeds
1 Belgian endive
1 tsp honey vinegar (there's an amazing Utah-made one out there)
1/2 tablespoon chili olive oil
pistachios

This morning's shake was strawberry-banana, mainly so my new boy-frien' didn't have to suffer through a kale shake, and it looks really pretty!

6 hulled strawberries
1 banana
1/2 cup almond milk (I made mine)
1/2 cup ice
1 tsp flax
1 tsp chia seeds
1 tbs coconut oil

I feel great. Here's a homework assignment: Feel your body mentally after you eat something. I'm sad that I can't even eat 5 tiny white non-pareils because even those made my stomach sour, but it's a sign!

Love,

Smobergirl

Day 594 smoke and alcohol-free, minus one.

Reggie Watts

Synchronicity! Well, maybe I should make a smoothie blog and reserve this one for my spiritual path. Oh yes, finding Reg is spiritual. Truth: When you (or at least I) think of someone whom I haven't seen for a while that person or even thing eventually shows up, and sooner than later. I was watching SNL last week and thought, "Who is that guy whom my friend introduced me to earlier this year? He is so funny!" Then literally one or so minutes ago on HBO there's a commercial for this guy, and as you see his face is unmistakeable and unique. Crazy!!! Check out his videos, especially the one on Conan. He's a comedic musician.

Other 'coincidences' that have happened to me, especially since, admittedly, I saw the movie "The Secret":

I didn't have a hair elastic one day two years ago, which wanted me to get out of a yoga class. I went anyway, and had a feeling to park in the east parking lot, which I found...a hair elastic on the ground behind my car.

I thought of my high school boyfriend a few years ago and the next day he added me on FB.

Also a few years back (these all seemed to happen during the year I saw The Secret) I thought, "My talent agency hasn't called me in months." The next day...

On top of that, ever since I saw that movie, I've been scoring sweet parking spaces.

However, I never said, well actually I did, but maybe it didn't work in seven years since I wished it intentionally, "I want to stop smoking and drinking." I had to do it painstakingly on my own through yoga, diet, shopping, and other distractions. Well, maybe it did work. :-)

Love,

Smobergirl

19 months!

Smoothies gone wild

I think I'm ready to start a smoothie blog. Should I abandon this one or rename it is the question?

This shake is packed with enzymes and you can also add strawberries according to the creator Sarma Melngails. This is from her book Living Raw Food:

1 small papaya pitted

1/2 pineapple

1 mango

1 orange, peel cut away

1 lime, peel cut away

1 cup coconut water or filtered water

1/2 cup dried goji berries

I didn't have a papaya but I added 1 tbs of coconut oil, something Daphne Oz (Dr. Oz's daughter) eats three times a day. Coconut oil is a healthy fat, you can sautee vegetables in it, and it makes a great hair shine and body moisturizer.

Love,

Smobergirl

Merry Christmas!

Love and food.

I am now over a year and 1/2 smober, and I couldn't be happier. However, I had a romantic at-home fondue date with my man, and it's true, you tend to eat more and not so much like a hippie when you have someone. Cheese, wine, bread, oh my! The wine of course was cooked and we didn't want to go out and get two bottles for ourselves. This is, fabulously, a respectful relationship. I love it.