The 24 Hour Diet: Lose up to 4lbs in a Day

Black pepper to taste

To serve:

½ avocado, chopped

1 dessertspoon lecithin

Large handful fresh parsley

Put the vegetables, garlic, chilli and basil in a blender and whizz until smooth. Add the olive oil and sugar and blend for a further 10 seconds. Season with pepper to taste. Chill until required.

Pour into a large bowl and top with the avocado, lecithin and chopped fresh parsley.

* (#ulink_5b4c8292-aad6-5b49-a6c4-695a60a0f5f4) If you’re not a great garlic fan try using just one clove of garlic.

Sanity Snack

Makes 8

8 walnut halves

1 dessertspoon almond butter

1 dessertspoon pure fruit spread (I use Sunwheel pear and prune)

1 dessertspoon lecithin

1 tsp ground flaxseeds

1 dried fig, roughly chopped

3 dried dates, roughly chopped

Good-quality 70 per cent dark cocoa powder for dusting

In a small blender, first chop the walnuts until small. Then add all the remaining ingredients, apart from the cocoa powder, and mix. After about 30 seconds the mixture should form a sticky ball. If the ingredients aren’t combining well, stop and stir it, then switch the mixer on again for a short blast. Take the ball out of the mixer and divide it into eight equal portions. Using your hands, make each portion into a small ball, then roll each ball in the cocoa powder to dust the outside. Leave in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes. These last for four days.

Nutty Evening Energizer

1 dessertspoon almond butter

200ml (7fl oz) orange juice

½ banana

To serve:

½ apple or pear (or apple left over from breakfast)

6 walnut halves, chopped

Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Pour into a bowl and serve with the fruit slices and chopped walnuts.

THE BIG DAY (#ulink_0f1ea1af-1b5c-5f8e-af1a-8a78a2716375)

Everything you need to prepare the meals, drinks and snacks for the diet can be found in the shopping list on page 18. Recipes are given on page 21.

FIRST THING:

Body Cleanse Elixir Drink (see page 21)

Good Morning Juice (see page 22) plus 1 tsp pure Synergy powder

(Spacing these two drinks apart works quite well as it gives your body time to absorb and start to utilize the nutrients, and avoids overloading your system all in one go.)

BREAKFAST:

Body Blender Breakfast (see page 23)

Mid-morning:

1 detox tea

6 almonds or walnuts

1 apple

(Again, these can be spaced out through the morning if you wish.)

LUNCH:

Vitality Soup (see page 25)

Afternoon:

Body Cleanse Elixir Drink (see page 21)

One Sanity Snack (see page 27)

Evening:

Nutty Energizer (see page 28)

1 detox or lax tea before bed

Try to drink at least 2 litres of water throughout the day.

Herbal teas are unlimited but please don’t replace the morning and afternoon Body Cleanse Elixir. I have found the Dr Stuart’s range to be the best.