Afte3r decades of struggling to lose weight, I cam up with what I called my Weight Loss Miracle Smoothie. You can click the link for that recipe and if you struggle with brain fog when you try to diet, you may want to try it. You do not want to consume any of my specific smoothies more than three or four times a week. It's a good idea to mix up your meals for a variety of nutrients. It would be perfectly fine to consume one of my smoothies every day, but you want variety.
For this smoothie, I recommend you drink it for breakfast or breakfast and lunch. If you have diabetes, keep close track of your blood sugar and follow your doctor's recommendations. I also recommend you consume a couple pieces of whole grain bread or toast with this smoothie.
Start with:
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup almond or dairy milk
4 cups water
1 large carrot
1 stalk of celery
1/2 large sheet or 2 small sheets of sea weed. I recommend Nori.
2 tbs Dutch baking chocolate
1 scoop chocolate protein (I prefer pea)
1 tbs cinnamon (if you consistently consume a lot of cinnamon over time, I recommend Ceylon cinnamon)
1/4 cup walnuts
add stevia to taste (I add 1/3 cup but use a granulated stevia with fillers to make it measure similar to sugar. Were you to add that much of the more concentrated stevia, it would be awful.)
1 large banana
blend well
add ice and
blend well again
Note this meal contains whole grains, dairy, protein, vegetables, fruit, and a very healthy fat.
For weight loss: Try this four times during a week and the other days do not overeat, but eat what you might typically eat on a given day. You may want to keep the smoothie and drink a little through the day. If this works well, the next week you might substitute another one of my smoothies for another day of your regular meals. If your goals is to lose weight, over time you may want to get to where you are consuming one of my smoothies every day and a couple pieces of whole grain bread or toast until you have reached the weight recommended by your doctor.
For regularity: Try this three days in a row. If this is not enough to eat/drink, you can have two of the same thing each day.
