Joanna...I'm sorry to hear you've come home to a stressfull situation. After your amazing cruise it must be jarring. Needless to say, often what stresses us is usually something we can't control. And if you're a type "A" (like me!) is doubly difficult.

Anyway, here's a sample day one on the diet:

The following is an excerpt from the Fat Flush Plan by Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., McGraw-Hill, © 2002. Used with permission.

On arising:
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Before breakfast:
8 ounces hot water with lemon juice

Breakfast:
Veggie scramble: 2 scrambled eggs with spinach, green peppers, scallions and parsley, and one 8-ounce glass of cran-water

Midmorning snack:
1/2 large grapefruit

20 minutes before lunch:
One 8-ounce glass of cran-water

Lunch:
4 ounces of salmon with lemon and garlic, warm asparagus, mixed-green salad with broccoli florets and cucumber, 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil, and one 8-ounce glass of cran-water

Midafternoon:
Two 8-ounce glasses of cran-water

4pm snack:
1 apple

20 minutes before dinner:
One 8-ounce glass cran-water

Dinner:
4 ounces of grilled lamb chop with a pinch of cinnamon and a dash of dried mustard, sautéed kale in broth, baked summer squash with a touch of cloves, and 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil

Midevening:
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How to Use This Menu

You can use this example as a basic menu guide. Just substitute foods from the same food groups for daily variety. Besides the daily diet, take GLA supplements, a balanced multivitamin/mineral and a weight loss formula containing fat burning and carb controlling nutrients. These are available through Uni Key at unikeyhealth.com or by phone at (800)888-4353.

Important Reminder

No herbs or spices except for those fat flushing herbs and spices outlined in The Fat Flush Plan

No margarine

No alcohol

No sugar

No oils or fats except those in the flaxseed oil

No grains, bread, cereal or starchy vegetables such as beans, potatoes, corn, parsnips, carrots, peas, pumpkin, or acorn or butternut squash

No dairy products


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The NO list is pretty intimidating, but I think the idea of the plan is to take away sugar and fat to stop the cravings and allow the kidneys and liver to detoxify. The cran-water drink is a combination of unsweetened cranberry juice and water.

There's more information here:

Interview with Fat Flush Plan Author Ann Louise Gittleman, M.S., C.N.S.