Yesterday, I returned to Smoothie King after a four month break. I had been going there every weekday during my lunch break and buying the “Immune Builder” smoothie. I started going last November after getting over a nasty cold. I made up my mind I was going to start feeling and being healthier. So I began going nearly every weekday from that point until this past September. It made a dramatic difference…
It has bananas, strawberries, something they call an herbal nutrient blend, soy protein, turbinado and honey in it. It’s pretty tasty and to be honest with you, it really works. Well, not immediately! Not like a magic pill or something. But after a week or so, I noticed an increase in my energy levels and overall health. And not just a small increase… a massive increase.
I, however, have a way of wrecking a good thing, so in September I began to hit the burger joints and fast food restaurants for lunch to get a change of pace. At first, everything was ok… it took a couple of months for me to recognize the lack of energy and lethargy I now feel full-time. Plus just a few weeks ago, I had my first cold since last November. A terrible one… It reminded me of why I began the smoothie-a-day in the first place. So I began to strengthen my resolve to get my health back in order, and the beginning of that process is to make myself drive past all the tasty burger and taco places and obediently pull into the Smoothie King parking lot every day to get my Immune Builder.
It’s better for me… It makes me feel better… and that’s the way I want to live my life. With abundant energy and health! It feels good to be on track again. 
2 Comments
January 9, 2008 at 3:54 am
Hear hear! Good on ya! I totally feel ya there! I just wish we had smoothie places like that here too. I miss my Boost smoothies *sigh*
Its nice reading about other people’s commitment to better health.. its encouraging for myself and helps to know others are out there trying too.
January 9, 2008 at 6:20 am
I googled ’smoothie London’ (no quotes) and got a few interesting hits. This one looks like a chain:
http://www.zumosmoothiebar.co.uk/
Check this one out! Hot Porridge Smoothies!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorow/2040120533/
(not sure I’d like that…)
Here’s a juice bar: http://www.fruzijuicebar.co.uk/
No idea if any of these are near enough for you to frequent without a car.
Anyway, some thanks goes to you for publishing your own health battles. (Your YT New Years vlog) It kept it on the forefront of my mind til I had to do something about it.