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7 Day Diet Cleanse

As I've mentioned in my Facebook posts I have started a new diet that was passed on to me by a friend at the Head Start my kids attend.  This diet has jump started my metabolism and has changed the way my body processes food.  It has also changed the way I cook and eat for myself and my family as well.  Even my husband has noticed changes in his body.  I did not put the whole family on this diet, I just changed some of the menu for our meals.  The diet is as follows: Day 1 Eat as much fruit as possible, melons are best (NO BANANAS)      Now this day was the hardest for me!!  I was hungry all the time, so I made fruit smoothies using unsweetened OJ, strawberries, honey dew, pineapples, and cantaloupe.  That helped to fill me up.  I also cut some avacados, tomatoes, used a pinch of salt and granulated garlic for flavor and a squeeze of lime and a spoon of olive oil as dressing.  This would fill me up, unfortun...