You’ve eliminated added sugars, alcohol,
grains, legumes, and dairy from your diet for
an entire month. But every once in a while,
maybe you’d still like to drink a beer, have
some ice cream, slather a piece of toast with
peanut butter and jelly.
We are completely on board with that.
(Does that surprise you? We’re healthy, not
automatons.)
But let’s use the efforts you’ve made
during your program as a springboard for
approaching this intelligently. Yes, you’ll
have to be patient here, too—don’t waste the
last thirty (or more) days! You’ve spent
valuable time cleaning out your system and
allowing your body to heal. But if you run
right out the day you’ve completed your
program and binge on pancakes, pizza, ice
cream, and beer, when you feel like junk that
night (yes, you will feel like junk), how will