Balance Your Holiday Indulgences

You can follow this program for a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 1 week to reduce bloating, boost your energy, speed up fat burning, and restore your self-confidence. The menus in the program do not include red meat or chicken; however, during the program you can benefit from fish, which is rich in vitamins, minerals, protein, and antioxidants.

What to Keep in Mind During Your Post-Holiday Detox:

- Make sure to follow the same menu for 3 or 5 consecutive days.

- Only consume the foods listed. Do not use extra salt, sugar, honey, cream, salad dressing, spices, etc.

- Only consume the beverages listed. Do not consume extra soda, fruit juice, alcohol, or diet drinks!

- As long as it is plain, you may drink as much tea or coffee as you like at breakfast.

- Try to drink 2 glasses of water 30 minutes before each meal. If you wish, you may drink more than this amount throughout the day.

- Drink 3 cups of green or white tea per day.

- If you are vegetarian, you can make small adjustments by finding suitable substitutes for those foods.

Now you are ready to start the program!

Breakfast

Energy-Boosting Smoothie

In a blender, combine ¾ water glass (about 150 ml / ½ cup + 1 tbsp) of fat-free milk (vegetarians may use soy or almond milk), ½ medium banana, ½ water glass (about 100 ml / ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) of frozen raspberries, ½ water glass of frozen blueberries, 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (vegetarians may use soy, rice, or pea protein powder), ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon, and 5 ice cubes, and blend until smooth. At this meal you may drink as much plain coffee or tea as you like.

Lunch (Drink 500 ml of lemon water 30 minutes before lunch)

Spinach Salad

- Unlimited spinach leaves

- Unlimited antioxidant-rich foods (red pepper, tomato, carrot, red onion, broccoli, beet. You may also add cucumber, mushroom, celery, or cauliflower if you wish.)

- ½ water glass (about 100 ml / ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) of red or black beans

- 1 tablespoon chopped and toasted walnuts

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

- Unlimited lemon juice and vinegar

- 1 cup of green or white tea

- 1 handful of fresh blueberries

Snack

½ water glass (about 100 ml / ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) of unsalted pistachios in the shell

1 cup of green or white tea

Dinner (Drink 500 ml of lemon water 30 minutes before dinner)

Unlimited grilled, boiled, or steamed fish (you may choose cod, flounder, haddock, or salmon; season your fish with as much lemon and black pepper as you like.) (If you are vegetarian, you may opt for sautéed tofu instead of fish.)

Unlimited steamed green beans / spinach / zucchini (with lemon and black pepper, optional)

1 cup of green or white tea