Baby Bump and Green Smoothies

So I'm just about 20 weeks along, and feeling great.  The first trimester was a mess.  Mostly because I was so tired, I really had a hard time running, and I also had a hard time eating well.  This lead me to be mostly depressed.  From previous experience, I can say for myself that lack of exercise and eating poorly causes me to feel depressed.  When I say "poor diet", for myself, that means an overabundance of sugar, and eating when I'm not hungry.  I even find that eating too much when I can clearly feel that I'm not hungry leads me into what I call "binge-mode".  When I am out of that mode, I feel so light.  Light in the physical and the emotional sense.  It also allows to feel in tune with myself spiritually.  Eating healthfully allows ourselves to remained tuned in.  When I eat too much or the wrong things, this is how I escape.  Not in the good, "I'm going on a run"-type way, but in the "I'll watch TV for a few hours and nothing will get done and my mind won't be at a great peace"-type way.

I have also not watched any TV (we don't have any cable, so I mean Netflix) for almost 2 weeks, I would say.  It feels great.  I'm still watching youtube while I work.  I don't feel that's something I need to give up, especially since I use it to learn about natural parenting and childbirth.

I also have found that reaching out and reading blogs of other natural mothers has helped me feel supported.  They will never know how or that they even helped me, but they did. Perhaps, at some point in this blog's life, it will help someone to feel more supported.

The best way I start my day?  A green smoothie!  I feel so much better, so much more tuned in.  And it seems like it helps me stay on the right path to nutritious eating for the rest of the day.
What I ate today?
Organic Kale blended with one banana and 2/3 a cup of organic blueberries and about 12 ounces of water.  Blend until smooth and enjoy!

Here are some pictures of the yumminess:

A top view of the green smoothie (pre-blended):

A side view of the green smoothie (pre-blended):

I didn't get a picture of it all blended together.  

When I have a green smoothie in the morning, my cravings are lowered, I have my energy all day, and I'm in such a great mood.  For me, the green smoothie is the hallmark to having a great day.  This seems to be a magic bullet to me.