When we got back from vacation I didn't get back on the scale. While the drive down there went well, once we were there we ate out a bunch and drank and I knew the calories were adding up, but on "vacation mode" I didn't care. When I finally got back on the scale it said 150.0. Ugh! I'm still frustrated with myself. Up 3.6 lbs from when we left. Anyway, thinking positive, I got down to 133.4 before and I WILL get there, and lower, again. This morning I was at 149.2, little by little... Michael and I stayed up to late watching the office last night, and didn't fall asleep until around midnight, so getting up early to make his breakfast didn't happen. Bad wife, party of one. However, I think he dodged a bullet by letting me try this recipe first. That's right, this isn't a rave review of a recipe. :P I've attached a picture of the recipe (I'm trying the other one later this week), but it needs some alterations. For the record, I've successfully made several different smoothies, but this one didn't do it for me. When I make it for Michael tomorrow I'll make the following changes:
-Less spinach
-Fewer Chai seeds
-Add 1 packet Stevia sweetener
I was seriously chewing this smoothie with all the spinach and Chai seeds. I ended up adding Stevia to mine to stomach it, I'll definitely make sure to add it to Michael's version. Now, in defense of the recipe, I am using green bananas because we went shopping yesterday and they haven't ripened up yet, so they aren't as sweet, so maybe the recipe would have been better with ripe bananas, but since the sweetness wasn't the only issue, I doubt it. Needless to say, I won't be making this recipe again. But, it did what it was supposed to and it nourished me, so at least there's that. Better luck next time. :\
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