Yield – 2

Total time – 10 minutes

Difficulty – Easy

Ideal for – Breakfast/Snack

Ingredients –

Kale

Frozen strawberries

Yogurt

Milk

Honey

2. Detoxifying Green Apple Smoothie

Mixture of lemon and chia is use to  prevent the flu, cleanse the body and prevent fat build up .

Combine them into a drink and you can lose those extra pounds in no time and the most important is that this drink is packed with healthy benefits.

Ingredients:

1 unit Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Chia seeds
1 tablespoon Honey
1 ½ glasses Water

How to prepare it:

– soak the seeds of chia for 1 hour until they  absorb the water

– mix and blend all the ingredients .

How to consume it:

Prepare and drink every morning to accelerate your metabolism and lose weight quickly .

LEMON is packed with  vitamins (B, C and P) , fibers,potassium, phosphorus, fluorine, sodium, magnesium, iron and calcium… has 29 calories in  100 ml juice.
Chia seeds are packed with fiber, calcium, protein , omega 3 fatty acids what makes them great  eliminators of  food anxiety.

Don’t forget that balance diet is also helpful…so eat well and go for long walks 

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Luckily, bananas are a type of fruit that is allowed to be consumed while on a diet because this super-fruit contains a high level of potassium that helps to eliminate toxins from one’s body.

Besides this, when bananas are combined with flax and spinach, they boost the work of the metabolism and thus help the process of weight loss.

In order to finally get rid of your stomach fat, we advise you to try this drink that is very easy to make and quite cheap. You’ll notice the difference just after a few days – your waist will be visibly slimmer.

Ingredients needed:

1 banana

1 orange

½ glass low-fat or fat-free yoghurt

1 tablespoon coconut oil

¼ tablespoon ginger powder

1/2 cup baby spinach  

2 tablespoons flax seeds

2 tablespoons whey powder

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients in a blender. They should be mixed well so that you obtain a drink with a thinner texture.

This drink can replace a whole meal (e.g. your breakfast) due to its nutritious content. It should be consumed in the morning as a healthy choice for breakfast and after doing some physical activities such as walking, running, cycling, or after a workout.

Enjoy!

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Are you eating too many calories?
The problem might be that you’re eating too few. Years of yo-yo dieting can slow down your metabolism by 30%. To get it back on track, you’ll need to eat enough calories to fuel your basal metabolic rate (BMR).

You can find detailed BMR calculators online. They will tell you how many calories you need to get through a day. If you exercise or have a physically demanding job, you will need more. Try to get most of your calories from lean protein, whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables.

Don’t let an initial weight gain scare you off; your body needs time to repair itself. Once you’ve spent a few weeks or months eating an appropriate number of calories, your metabolism will speed up and the pounds will fall away.

You can easily lose a pound a week by sticking to a balanced diet, or two pounds a week if you add exercise.

Most quick weight loss diets don’t include any form of physical exercise. They encourage you to lose weight rapidly by eating very little. While that can lead to a quick initial weight loss, the weight will come back when you start to eat normally again. Plus, quick weight loss diets don’t provide the same health benefits as a balanced diet and exercise.

Experts agree that the best exercise routines include cardio and strength training. If you have a lot of stress in your life, you should also consider yoga for stretching and relaxation. Three to five hours of cardio exercise plus one or two hours of strength training are enough to make significant changes in your body shape and fitness level.

Exercise provides all kinds of health benefits. It will improve your mood, help you sleep soundly, make you stronger and leaner, and improve your balance. It also protects your heart and wards off metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes. These are perks that quick weight loss diets cannot offer.

We’ve all heard the tales of celebrities who drank nothing but lemonade with maple syrup and cayenne pepper to quickly slim down for a role. What we don’t hear about is the aftermath: Those same celebrities regained all the weight as soon as they ended their quick weight loss diets.

Don’t put your body through the stress of quick weight loss diets. At best, you’ll end up tired, hungry, grouchy, dehydrated, and heavier than before. At worst, you could seriously damage your metabolism, making it impossible to lose weight even when you eat very few calories.

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Laura recently posted up how she got started with nutrition and fitness on her popular Instagram page. Laying out all the steps she took to complete her amazing transformation and how anyone can follow along and achieve incredible results.

How Did I Start Nutrition?

You’ve asked how I started, so here’s my story. I’ll break it down into two parts: nutrition and fitness. I currently sit at 6’ and around 180lbs. I haven’t had weightloss/plastic surgery or used any specific weight loss products on my journey. Instead, I made simple but effective changes to my nutrition and fitness.

When I started in Spring of 2014, I was morbidly obese with blood pressure and thyroid issues at over 300 pounds. I’d failed to get healthy enough times to lose count. I was resigned to being the sore, tired, fat girl for the rest of my life. And then I wasn’t. Something clicked and I realized my life would be what I made it. I’d been through enough failed diets to know what DIDN’T work for me…. so I started there.

When I began, I didn’t have a specific diet plan. I was so nervous this was a temporary change that I didn’t bother adopting anything substantial – nothing I could cling to as doctrine. Instead, I just adjusted my diet. I ate lots of clean foods and removed all starches and processed sugars. I stopped eating out. I stopped getting take out. I stopped buying junk at the grocery store. I stopped having alcoholic drinks with friends. I stopped binging on crap.

That was it. I didn’t under eat or starve myself. Instead, I ate a ton of food but changed what I was eating: Five or six meals 8 to 10 oz of protein (mostly raw, sashimi grade tuna from the fish market down the street – conveniently, one of my favorite foods) with large servings of green vegetables. I drank lots of water. That was it.

How Did I Start Getting Fit:

When I started, I couldn’t make it through a 20 minute youtube workout without crashing.

Usually this would’ve left me defeated. Instead, I worked in increments. Four minutes here… Six minutes there… Slowly, what felt like an unconquerable task became more manageable. My body hurt less. I was less winded. I could keep going for longer amounts of time…. longer, not long. I’d worked my way from 4 minutes to maybe 10.

That was enough. When I’d convinced myself that I had it in me to keep up a routine, I joined my university gym and, after following him on instagram for a few months, reached out to @yetihood to try a 30 days for 30 dollars beginner program… short and sweet. Enough to determine whether I had what it took to stick to something… anything.

Weightlifting: My Love

I had a very brief knowledge of weight lifting … which I’d learned from a summer away at fat camp in California. I also had google and a research-inclined disposition. I started with the basics. If I didn’t know how to use gym equipment, I looked it up. I watched the people around me in the gym, slowly absorbing notes. I followed instagrammers and incorporated their techniques.

I worked on one body part a day… at least five machines or movements with 5 sets of 10 to 12 at a weight that challenged me (what I know now is hypotrophy but at the time was just exercise) Sometimes I looked ridiculous, but I’d stopped caring. I was the fat girl in the gym and I knew people saw me… but they could see me sit on my butt… or they could see me work my butt off.

Cardio: My Nemesis

At over 300 pounds, getting up for a glass of water was a burden. Walking up the stairs was anxiety inducing… so hopping onto a cardio machine was enough of make me bolt. It had. Repeatedly in the past. My aversion to cardio had made me miss out on hikes and adventures… it’d lost me my starting spots on sports teams… it’d cost me championship games. But not this time. This time I was determined. I started small. Twenty minutes on the cross trainer. Every day after I lifted. I moved at my own pace. I never pushed myself any harder than I could handle. It was the lazy man’s take on cardio. And it worked.

Laura Micetich Sample Weekly Workout Routine:

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We drink Weight Watchers smoothies almost every day for breakfast.  Well, I drink them once or twice a week, but my Beau drinks one every single morning.  That means we use a blender a LOT in our house.  I’ll be honest, I didn’t think there was much to the hype behind the Ninja Auto IQ Blender until I got one.  We are on year 2 of using this daily and it still works just as good as the first day.  Our smoothies are done in under 60 seconds.  Seriously, if you are going to invest in a blender – this is the one.

Avocado Smoothie from Chocolate Covered Katie – 2 PP

Kiwi Strawberry Smoothie from Recipe Girl – 2 PP

Very Berry Smoothie from That Rebel Chick – 2 PP

Kale Apple Green Smoothie from Cooking Canuck – 3 PP

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie from LaaLoosh – 3 PP

Tropical Strawberry Smoothie from LaaLoosh – 3 SP, 2 PP

Papaya Smoothie from Simply Nourished Living – 3 PP

Banana Chocolate Almond Smoothie from Emily Bites – 4 SP, 3 PP

Raspberry Peach Tea Smoothie from Emily Bites – 4 SP, 2 PP

Berry Vanilla Power Shake from Emily Bites – 4 PP

Decadent Date Smoothie from Simply Nourished Living – 4 PP

Easy Berry Banana Smoothie from Cooking Canuck – 5 PP

Healthy Coffee Banana Smoothie Recipe from Cooking Canuck – 5 SP, 3 PP

Strawberry Kale Smoothie from LaaLoosh – 6PP

Tropical Green Smoothie from Recipe Girl – 6 SP, 8 PP

Carrot Cake Smoothie from Simply Nourished Living – 6 PP

Weight Watchers Strawberry Pina Colada Smoothie from You Brew My Tea – 6 SP, 3 1/2 PP

Weight Watchers Strawberry Banana Smoothie from You Brew My Tea –7 SP, 3 1/2 PP

Weight Watchers Easy Green Smoothie from You Brew My Tea – 6 SP, 3 1/2 PP

Tropical Mango Pineapple Smoothie from Cooking Canuck – 6 PP

Banana Bread Smoothie from Emily Bites- 7 SP, 5 PP

Chocolate Breakfast Shake from Slender Kitchen – 8 SP, 7 PP

PB Banana Green Smoothie from Emily Bites – 9 SP, 7 PP

Strawberry Banana Oat Smoothie from LaaLoosh – 9 SP

Apple Pie Smoothie from Slender Kitchen – 11 SP, 6 PP

Making a Weight Watchers smoothie is a great way to get an easy meal in on the go.  There are tons of flavors, and you can easily customize for your own preferences.  I like adding in Greens, Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds, or even Hemp Hearts to add even more superfood or protein.  If you do that, though, you’ll need to recalculate the points values.

I use the Weight Watchers Recipe Builder in my account to calculate the points on recipes, but you could also purchase and use the Weight Watchers Smart Points Calculator.  Smoothies are a unique thing within the Weight Watchers world.  Since eaten fruit is free, many don’t understand why smoothies have higher points.  The difference is that when you drink something your body isn’t feeling as full as when you eat it. So, Weight Watchers has given smoothies higher points for this reason.  You can easily take in a lot larger calorie count of fruit than your body needs just to feel satisfied. They are still a great option for many, and make an excellent substitute for a milk shake.