In Week 2 you’ll slowly add carbs back into your diet. Week 1 put your body in fat-burning mode, so now you can up your carb intake to provide a little more energy without compromising fat loss by adding slow-digesting carbs such as fruit, oatmeal, or whole-grain bread or cereal at breakfast. Research subjects who ate slow carbs at breakfast had more energy, and burned more fat during the day and during workouts than those who didn’t.
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In your first week of holiday detox you’ll eat nothing but dairy (cottage cheese, low-fat cheese), eggs, fibrous vegetables, meat (fish, lean beef, poultry) and protein shakes. It’s a bit harsh, but the dividends will pay off. Cutting way back on carbs will force your body into fat-melting mode, helping you shed layers of blubber that insulate your abs.