Comments on: Organizing Clothes

By: Lora (kneadnprayer)

Lora (kneadnprayer) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:11:52 +0000

I just wanted to add into the conversation that the way the whole green shake thing works is that it meets SO many of our nutritional needs ! And the B vitamins and foliate make is so we do not crave chocolate and simple carbs . The fruit is sweet enough that our body is satisfied . Flax is fiber and some very special oils and the coconut or olive oil make your body feel satisfied . You can’t taste it but the body says “ah…that was decadent!” The energy levels are amazing . And you can vary it , add yogurt , cottage cheese , milk , soy-milk …these all add protien too !

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:59:16 +0000

I totally know what you’re going through with the weight loss and clothing thing. My sis gave me some clothes last night from when she lost weight. Some were things I grew out of when I’d gained and are totally out of season and style. Pleated cords! Who would’ve known back then they made you look fatter.

Congrats on losing weight and even though I’m not 6’1″, I have long arms, legs and a long torso that makes it tough for me too. Mom’s altering my clothes but not fast enough for me. I am still hanging on to some Bill Blass jeans. I figured they might work for me still this fall.

I’ll check back to see your progress.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:20:47 +0000

I am so proud of you for buying those clothes last fall. Too bad they don’t fit anymore. What great advice on storing and tossing clothes. I’m going to go purge my closet. again.

Get well! Seriously. You’ve been sick long enough!

By: Jena (Organizing Mommy)

Jena (Organizing Mommy) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:22:29 +0000

I am on week 2 of green smothies. I am still wearing my size 10. I can’t believe it. (LOL) O.K. really, today I had a bad combo of stuff in there. It just looked bad. I like the frozen mango with it the best so far. Glad you are altering your own clothes. Good job.

By: Gena

Gena — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:18:32 +0000

I used to visit you all the time, then my computer blew up. I have just found you again and I am SO happy.

I bought the stuff for Green Smoothies but I am afraid. My kids thought the ingredients were disgusting and wouldn’t try them with me. And I have a vegetarian daughter!

One question – do you have to grind the flax seeds or can you just throw them in with everything else? That would be so much easier for me.

I have so many clothes I need to give away. I lost my husband in July and I am going through a tremendous change in my life. I hate most of my clothes. My size has stayed the same for years. I am thin, pretty much always have been. But, my clothes are boring and easy. Mom clothes. Gotta keep cleaning them out.

P.S. My oldest daughter is almost 6 feet tall. Have you ever heard of a catalog called “Long Tall Sally”? They have great clothes. A little pricey, but beautiful.

Thanks for the great post. I’m ready to clean my closet!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:57:00 +0000

Hi there,
I’m interested in trying the smoothie thing, but curious how you get enough protein in your diet. I know someone posted that spinach has 30% protein, but that’s not actually the case. My packets of spinach say 3% and after checking the website where that girl got her info it does not say that 30% of spinach is protein, but rather that of the 8 calories in 56grams of spinach 30% of the calories are protein.

By: Shannon J

Shannon J — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:38:01 +0000

To Gracia: You can flash freeze any fresh fruit you like. Place it single layer on a cookie sheet, freeze a few hours then bag them up. And don’t be afraid of fresh fruit altogether. I often mix frozen and any fresh that needs too be used up. Add ice if the smoothie is too…room temp. I’d stay away from the canned.

Also I use the pineapple core in my smoothies. I love putting it to good use and you don’t notice all the fibers once blended.

By: Gracia

Gracia — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:06:04 +0000

I wonder what fresh fruits would be best for the smoothie considering frozen fruit is something non-existent here in Spain.
In my area there’s so much fresh fruit that supermarkets just don’t carry frozen fruit (and you can only find canned pineapple, peach and pears!).

Any suggestions? I really want to give the green smoothie a try!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:01:16 +0000

i just found your site from Blue-Eyed Blessings, and I’m bookmarking it. You have a lot of great ideas on here.
Thanks!

By: Chocolate On My Cranium

Chocolate On My Cranium — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:40:26 +0000

I just bought a bunch of spinach yesterday to try the green smoothies some time this week…..when I get up the courage. I was going to have one for breakfast this morning but my daughter made waffles so I had two of those instead.

I seriously need to organzie my clothes. Although instead of giving them away I’m going to remake them into cute clothes for my girls.