(womenshealthmag)
This short and sweet cleansing diet will help you get on the road to faster weight loss

Breakfast
Light shake:
• Blend 1 cup skim (or soy, almond, rice, or hemp) milk
• 1 cup berries
• 1 tsp peanut butter (or flaxseed oil)
• 1 cup of ice until frothy

Bonus: Add a dash of cocoa powder!

Snack
• 1 cup sliced cucumbers
• 1 cup green tea

Bonus: Add a little vinegar and fresh dill to your
cucumbers, or make a cucumber salad by slicing a
couple of unpeeled cucumbers into rounds, dousing
them with flavored vinegar (fig is great, if you can find
it), and letting them marinate for an hour. Drain off the
vinegar and keep them in the fridge.

Bonus: Drink your green tea straight up andhot—or
brew a whole pot, toss in some fresh mint leaves or
slices of peeled fresh ginger, and let steep for a few
hours. Store in the fridge and pour it over ice when
you’re thirsty.

Lunch
• Steamed or raw greens (romaine, spinach, mesclun
mix, bok choy, arugula, watercress, frisee, endive, etc.)
• 4 oz lean protein (white meat chicken, firm tofu, lean
beef, fish)
• 2 tsp oil (olive, sunflower, walnut)

Bonus: Mix-and-match your greens! You can get a lot of
no-cal flavor simply by adding arugula or watercress, both
of which have a peppery kick. Or you can toss a handful of
fresh basil, cilantro, or flat-leaf parsley in with salad greens
for an extra jolt of flavor.

Snack
• 10 asparagus spears, blanched
• 1 cup green tea

Bonus: Dip the asparagus into nonfat yogurt swirled
with Dijon mustard to taste.

Dinner
• Steamed or raw greens
• 4 oz lean protein
• 2 tsp oil

Bonus: Be creative with your 2 teaspoons of oil, at both
lunch and dinner. Whisk it with a teaspoon of vinegar
and some herbs for vinaigrette; use it to sauté bite-size
pieces of white-meat chicken, lean beef, tofu, or fish; or
mix it with a flavor-booster spice mix to rub on chicken,
beef, or fish before broiling or grilling.