It's spring. So let's clean the slate. My challenge for you is to bust the sugar and carb craves. For 2 or better yet 3 weeks take out all carbs and sugars! I know it's hard to give up the glass of wine or bowl of ice cream, but it's only for a little bit and will give you a get charge! Not to mention it will be OH SO GOOD, when you get back to it. Really this will help you modify your carb and sugar intake for good. Whenever it seems like they have creeped up in amount, you can bust it again for a week or two.

When you start this clean out, add in a ton of dairy that seems to help get through. Only take out grains and sugars--fruits are fine in this buster. Use PLAIN yogurt with yummy berries, especially blackberries and strawberries right now. Do some exploring in the produce department of new fruits and new veggies that maybe you decided long ago that you didn't prefer. Perhaps another date with bok choy or Fennel and you will have a new romance. Use a lot of eggs and beans (complete food beans...ok on this plan) and see how awesome they are as an alternate protein source.

Okay after the third week, for one month, add in carbs every 5th day breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you want to take this a little farther, the next 5th day only have carbs at dinner. And a little farther on the next 5th day just at breakfast. Switch it up. Stay close to the earth with your grains! Try some rice pasta.

Supposedly you only need carbs every 5th day to suffice for brain and muscles. But everyone is different. I need something every morning, but I keep carbs in my diet otherwise only a few other meals a week. I switch it up and if I am feeling groggy I take them out for a day or two.

Try it out. Email me if you have questions or comments! 
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