By applying the principles of clean eating to a realistic lifestyle, top journalist and working mom Dari Alexander shows how you can achieve your best body and keep that promise to yourself: to finally look like that gorgeous person you know exists. By changing your mindset and consuming foods closest to their natural state you will feel so much better—this back-to-basics, no-nonsense, weight loss and maintenance program will not only make you skinny, it will also increase your energy. Most importantly, it promotes life-long good health.

The Quick and Clean Diet is all about whole grains, lean proteins, and good fats. It shuns pre-packaged, heavily processed, refined, or fast foods. It’s not about lowcarb, nor about going fat free. It’s about good fats. Expect to eat plenty of chicken, turkey, and fish--even lobster or tofu if you choose. You will also get an endless choice of vegetables and a plethora of spices. Your food will never taste boring, nor will you feel deprived; in fact, expect to eat a lot.

Three levels form the basis of the diet--and the book provides delicious recipes and exercise suggestions for each level. The High Motivation segment is the rapid weight loss phase, a time designed to whip you into shape, kill your cravings, and shrink your stomach. Within about three days you will feel unstoppable. The Grounding segment is where you continue to lose weight while reintroducing a wider variety of foods. And finally you reach the Stability segment, which becomes your roadmap for eating well for the rest of your life.