Hester James - 1 pound a day : the Marthas Vineyard diet detox and plan for a lifetime of healthy eating

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We dedicate this book with love and appreciation to all our detox graduates. Your stories, questions, challenges, and successes have inspired us to write our second book. You have made this book possible because your histories helped to lay the foundation.

Roni DeLuz is not a medical physician, psychologist, or pharmacist. Neither is James Hester. Roni DeLuz is a registered nurse, a PhD in natural health, a lifestyle consultant, and a certified colon hydrotherapist.

This publication contains the opinions and ideas of its authors. It is a source of information only and is sold with the understanding that the authors and publisher are not engaged in rendering medical, health, or any other kind of personal professional services in the book. The reader should consult his or her medical, health, or other competent professional before adopting any of the suggestions in this book; beginning any diet detox, detox, or diet plan; or taking any herbs or supplements.

The authors and publisher specifically disclaim all responsibility for any liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the ideas and information in this book.

1 Pound a Day will change your life. That is not an empty promise. It is what we hear from everyone who does the program. Whether they come to the retreat on Marthas Vineyard or do the detox on their own with the help of our first book, the New York Times bestseller 21 Pounds in 21 Days , thousands of people have had fantastic results. They call, write to us, post testimonials on Facebook and our website, and tweet about just how great they feel. They cannot stop talking about how the detox has transformed them. They go from being exhausted, overweight, down, and sick to seeing a huge improvement in just thirty days. They lighten up in every way. They lose a pound a day, their energy soars, and their spirits are higher than ever. Well share their success stories throughout 1 Pound a Day , along with their tips on what they do to make detoxing easy andyeseven fun. Their insights on the process will smooth the way for you. You will see how thrilled 1 Pound a Day detoxers are by the changes in their looks and health. They are proud of what they have accomplished. They deserve to be.

Our new book, 1 Pound a Day , offers an expanded, simplified month-long program to rid your body of toxins, and a new plan for keeping it clean for the rest of your life. Since our first book was published six years ago, we have spent a lot of our time giving support to people all over the world undergoing the detox at home. Judging from the hundreds of questions we receive each month, we have learned exactly where detoxers need direction. We have come to see that if you are detoxing at home, not only do you need a program that is simpler than what we offer at the retreat, where there is a staff of professionals to support you, but you need more guidelines, tips, and recipes.

Doing this detox should not become a part-time job. We have streamlined the detox and made it more practical. We provide tips and suggestions from our own experience as well as from other detoxers to guarantee a month of detoxing that will run like clockwork. You will learn to make fresh juices and soups that appeal to you from recipes created for various palates. We tell you how to order online the supplements we use at the retreat, as we did in our first book, and suggest products that are readily available at your local vitamin or health food store.

This is a lifestyle... What you get out of this detox that you dont get from other diets is your health. It is the rebuilding of your body. I am talking about the whole, total rejuvenation. Nothing else promises or offers that.

Robin Quivers

Based on what we have learned from people who have done the program, it has become clear to us that detoxers need more help transitioning from the detox back to normal eating. That is why we have changed the program from twenty-one days to thirty. The transition back to normal eating is a very important part of permanent weight loss and continued health improvements. Doing a detox is not like flipping an on-off switchon the detox and then back to junk food. You do not want to shock your digestive system by going out and bingeing on chips, pizza, and chocolate on day twenty-two. Reintroducing food to your cleansed system should be a gradual process. We will walk you through that nine-day period, giving you a specific plan to help you ease back into a less restricted diet. This part of the program will lock in the changes you have experienced and set you on the right path for sustained good health.

Yo-yo dieting is proof of how hard it is to keep weight off and make healthy eating a habit. Once you have made up your mind, it is not so difficult to follow a specific set of food rules for a month. It just takes a little discipline. You do not have many choices. That is the retreat mentality. When you are on your own after thirty days, the temptations can be a lot more challenging. Your commitment to health does not end in a month. If you want to continue to look and feel terrific, you have to eat clean. In this book, we want to pay more attention to where the real change has to happenhow you eat after you are done detoxing.

We give you guidelines and strategies for eating in the most nutritious way possible every day, so that your post-detox glow and restored energy are permanent. Dr. Roni has five basic principles for wholesome eating that will make eating right a habit. We have supplied two weeks of daily eating plans that offer a variety of breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners, and desserts that are so satisfying that your food cravings will vanish. We include delicious, healthy recipes from Dr. Ronis kitchen. These dishes are sophisticated and represent a broad range of cuisines and eating styles. The recipes will convince you that eating healthy does not have to be bland or boring.

We are realists. No one is perfect. There are times when we all backslide. Dr. Ronis 75/25 formula gives you room to have that piece of fried chicken or dish of ice cream every now and then. If you can eat well 75 percent of the time, you are doing great. If you really go off the rails, we provide two-day and seven-day detoxes to get you back in control of your eating.

The three parts of this book are designed to help you return to health and to stay at peak levels of well-being. Our program is so much more than a diet, as you will see in the pages that follow. , Want to Get Light?, will motivate you to clean up your act. Starting with the scary facts, we will explain what toxins and bad food choices are doing to your body. Then we will show you how detoxing restores your health. Along the way, we quote from people who told us about their experiences on our Facebook pages or in other communications to us.

will end with the final, all-important stage of the detox: a nine-day transition plan to take you gently back to everyday eating.

Keep It Going, the last part of the book, will give you a blueprint for eating clean every day of your lifeto nourish your body on a cellular level and to maintain super energy and excellent health. Dr. Roni explains what it means to eat clean and outlines her health maintenance diet. We cover the crucial importance of keeping your body in balance and advise you on how to avoid an acidic biochemistry. We even show you how to turn up your metabolism. For those times when you lose your resolve, we detail abbreviated versions of the detox to get you back on track. The book will end with meal plans and delicious, healthy recipes that will inspire you to change the way you eat for life. Although the pounds will evaporate, the benefits of the 1 Pound a Day Diet Detox go way beyond weight loss. We want to move into the territory of long-term change and healing.