Weight Loss Smoothies: This Is Why You Have No Excuse For Not Losing Weight Fast

If you’re tired of eating toast and tea for breakfast, or if you’re looking to add some flare to your diet, then weight loss smoothies might just be the thing you’ve been searching for.  

Before we get to the good stuff, some words of caution here:

While weight loss smoothies are in fact nutritious and delicious, they have to be followed exactly in order to work right. That means that these are not milkshakes, and it also means that these smoothies REPLACE meal. You would not want to both eat a meal and drink a smoothie as that would defeat the purpose.

It’s important for you to make your own smoothies. Don’t get them from a “juice joint”. Making them yourself is the only way you can be sure you’re reaping the full benefits.

If you can handle those criteria, then let’s move onto the good stuff!

A smoothie for breakfast can give you the right start to your day:

•    It boosts your metabolism.

•    It keeps you full until lunchtime.

•    It’s a great source of “good” carbs your body needs for energy.

•    You can have breakfast on the go!

While there is almost no limit to the combinations you can create, there are a few things you should have in the house that you can add to any smoothie.

Flaxseed Oil

This is not going to change the taste of your smoothie at all, as you typically only need a teaspoon in each serving. Its benefits are legion, including the prevention of toxic buildup, Omega 3 fatty acids that your body needs for optimum health, and can even clear up your skin, too.

Skim Milk Powder

By using only one tablespoon of skim milk powder in your smoothie and using water as your liquid base, you get the creamy texture of a “traditional” smoothie, with none of the calories and fat of milk.

Protein Powder

This is up to you whether or not you want to use it. But protein powder can give you the protein that might be lacing from a more severe diet—protein that is essential to your body’s health.

With those three elements as the foundation of your smoothie, the rest is up to your imagination. Choose whatever fruits you love best, then cut them up, stick them in the blender and you’re ready to rock.  But it has to be actual fruits. No “cheating” with juices, juice cocktails or “juice drinks”.

For a more refreshing choice, you can use crushed ice or you can freeze cut-up fruit, and use them instead of fruit form the fridge or the counter. Nice and cool on a summer’s day.

If you need ideas, or if you’d like a change of pace form the usual banana-orange-strawberry route, stop by your local bookstore and pick up recipe books specifically for weight loss smoothies.

During your next trip to the supermarket, take a look at some of the juice combinations the big brand names have come up with, then head over to the produce aisle and pick up the ingredients!

- Cornell Dayne