A good friend of mine that I met in Beijing was following the principles of JJ Smith and her 10 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse. I have since read JJ's books and joined her Facebook group to stay motivated. The basic premise is clean eating when you are not doing her 10 day smoothie cleanse. You eliminate all white starches, sugar, and processed foods and drink at least two green smoothies a day for continued weight loss. This has worked pretty well for me - I have essentially lost about 20 pounds between October 2015 and January 2017. I have yet to definitively pinpoint my trigger foods (food that cause me to gain weight), although I believe it centers around salt, alcohol, meats, and starchy items such as rice and breads. I will see how it goes over the next six months as I try to fine tune my regimen and get back into sustained morning exercise at least 5 days a week.
