Believe it or not it's the little day to day things that result in biggest loser style weight loss and one of those little things happens to be drinking a weight loss smoothie for breakfast, post workout, or as a snack. But before you start blending check out some amazing breakfast stats and the #1 reason why you need to make your smoothies with real food ingredients!

Breakfast & Weight Loss
Waiting more than 3 hours after waking up to eat breakfast increases your chance of obesity by 43%
Eating breakfast away from home increases it by 137%
Not eating breakfast at all increases it by 405%
Eating at least one midday snack decreases your risk of obesity by 39%
Eating more than a third of your meals in restaurants increases it by 69%
Going to bed hungry (3+ hours after your last meal) increases it by 101%
Eating dinner as your biggest meal of the day increases it by 6%
(all stats from The Abs Diet Book)

Real Food Weight Loss Smoothies
Ever since the book The Abs Diet was published I gave up the processed protein shake ingredients and store bought smoothies and started blending my own weight loss smoothie with real food ingredients. It take less than 3 minutes, boosts the nutrient content of your weight loss smoothie plus tastes better and keeps you satisfied longer which all results in more weight loss. Processed ingredients on the other hand taste gross, are never satisfying and your body can't process them very well which can result in stubborn fat and stall weight loss. If your goal is to lose weight faster and with less setbacks be sure to use real food ingredients in your smoothies. Get started with any of the recipes below.

Ultimate Power Smoothie
1 cup 1% milk
2 tablespoons low-fat vanilla or plain yogurt
3/4 cup instant oatmeal (raw or nuked in water)
2 teaspoons natural peanut butter (don't use the regular kind!!!)
2 teaspoons chocolate whey powder
6 ice cubes
makes 2 8 oz. servings 220 calories, 12g protein, 29g carbs 4g fat 3g fiber

Summer Smoothie
2/3 cup frozen strawberries
1 banana
1/2 cup cubed honeydew melon
4 oz. low-fat vanilla or plain yogurt
3/4 cup 1% milk
2 teaspoons vanilla whey powder
3 ice cubes crushed
makes 2 8oz servings 199 calories, 9g protein, 39g carbs, 2g fat, 4g fiber

Monica's Post Workout Smoothie
1 cup organic vanilla yogurt
1 banana
1-2 handfuls of organic spinach or kale
1 tbsp all natural peanut butter (any nut butter works)
1 scoop organic whey protein powder
splash of homemade iced green tea

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