Day One - Here goes nothing!

Hi There! My name is Jonda, and I am keeping this blog to document my experience with the Green Smoothie Cleanse.
I suppose I should start by telling you a little about myself and about the cleanse. We'll start with me.
I'm coming up on 28 this year, and I'm heavier than I have ever been in my life. 30 lbs heavier, to be exact. You can imagine how uncomfortable it's making me. I feel like the worst part of the weight gain is that I can't really see any explanation for it. My lifestyle hasn't really changed, nor has my diet...so I guess I just chalk it up to getting older and my metabolism slowing. No matter the reason behind it though, I am not OK with it.
I find myself uncomfortable in my own skin. Constantly finding new areas that look or feel so disgusting to me. I don't like to go out anymore because I don't like to dress this body. I don't like to be in pictures anymore because I don't recognize my own face. Clearly, it is beyond time for me to make a change.
Besides that, I'm getting married in September of next year, and this version of me is NOT the version I want walking down the aisle.

Now, let's talk about the Green Smoothie Cleanse. I've tried a cleanse before, but I made the mistake of selecting the Master Cleanse (often referred to as the Lemonade Diet), and it just wasn't for me. I found myself angry, moody, unable to focus, and most of all: HUNGRY. I didn't even make it 3 days.
The Green Smoothie Cleanse is a more realistic approach for me. Basically, it's a raw food diet. I'm only eating raw fruits and vegetables (as well as legumes and nuts if you like). No Dairy, No Meat, Fish or Poultry, no Grains or Bread, and worst of all for me: No alcohol.
For my three meals of the day, I'm making a smoothie consisting of any fruits or vegetables I like and either leafy green lettuce (no iceberg...it's useless as far as nutrition goes), or spinach. Toss it all in a blender and go. If I'm hungry throughout the day, I can snack on any raw fruits, veggies or nuts I like. Not too difficult right? I certainly won't be starving, that's for sure.
I'm sure I'll miss my precious cheeses and meats...but I'll survive.

So now we know all about me, and all about the cleanse. Let's get in to day one.

For Breakfast this morning, I made a smoothie consisting of the following:
2 Mangos
1 Banana
1 Large Bunch of Fresh Spinach

The recipe I found for this did not call for water, so I assumed the natural juices from the fruits would thin the mixture out. I was wrong. My smoothie was like CEMENT. I tried to eat it with a spoon, but I'm a texture person and I just couldn't deal. So I added in about a half a bottle of water and mixed it by hand with a spoon. This made it MUCH easier to drink, and made the texture a lot more bearable.
As far as taste, it's really not that bad at all. Banana is such a strong flavor, so that's really the main taste I'm getting. The spinach is sort of an afterthought, and after a few big gulps, I barely even notice it anymore.

My main concern at this moment is having flecks of spinach all over my teeth. lol. I hope people are nice enough to tell me if I do!

At lunch, I'll be having a tomato based smoothie. I'm really excited for this one, as I LOVE tomatoes. Here's what it's comprised of:
3 Large Tomatoes
6 Leaves of Leafy Lettuce (I'll be using spinach again)
2 Inch Piece of Cucumber
1 Garlic Clove
Handful of Fresh Cilantro
Small Wedge of Lemon

Doesn't that sound SO good?! I seriously can't wait :)

I plan to weigh myself daily, and I'll let you all know how much I'm losing. I will NOT be posting my starting/ending weight. I thought about it, but I just can't do it. I'll tell you the total I lost though :)

So that's it for today, kids. Wish me luck!