Dr. Oz Smoothie ingredients, modified

Dr. Oz Smoothie ingredients, modified

So, I've been trying out the 15-day detox, recommended by Dr. Oz breakfast smoothie with a few modifications for personal reasons and deliciousness. Here's the adjusted recipe:

1. 1/2 cup of berries
2. 1/2 banana
3. 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
4. 1TB Hershey's baking cocoa
5. 1 tsp cinnamon
6. 2 TB All Whites 100% egg whites
7. 1/2 cup Fage Greek yogurt
8. 2 TB ground flax seed
9. 1/2 cup water

This is an enjoyable way to start the day. As far as the heated water/lemon, I drink the heated water with 1/2 lemon and try to choke down the lemon because I can't stomach eating the lemon by itself. I am having success with some weight loss, which is nice. I'm also very grateful to be off sugar. With the detox eliminating all sugars, it also removes the cravings. You know, the irrational, insatiable cravings that make me eat everything in sight without regard to any consequences. And without a desire to stop. I have wanted to be off sugar for so long. I've read how to quit sugar ebooks, several medical texts and endless research on the topic. It seems so impossible that removing a toxin, which happens to be present in nearly everything, could have such instant and impressive results. I know what I must do. I must stay off sugar forever. For me, there is no half-way with it. It takes over my desires and my inhibitions. I make promises to never have it again, only to forget, slip up, give myself a treat, etc. The most frequent way I get hooked again, is with the false claim that I'm buying it for the kids, for Randy. Then, my mind justifies when I consume it, saying, "I deserve it." What I truly deserve is treating myself right. I deserve the best. We all deserve the best.