...to be built like a marathon runner

I'm thinking about maybe doing a detox diet for the next 12 days.

I found this one, and it seems pretty rational compared to some of the other plans I have seen:
http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/dietarytherapy/a/Detox_Diet_Plan.htm


List of Foods to Enjoy

1) Fresh Fruit

Enjoy all fresh fruit. Go easy on grapefruit. A compound in grapefruit called naringin can significantly inhibit liver detox enzymes and should be avoided during detox diets.

2) Fresh Vegetables

All fresh vegetables except corn, which can be an allergenic food.

Great detox foods include broccoli, cauliflower, broccoli sprouts, onions, garlic, artichokes, beets, red and green vegetables.

3) Rice

Rice is easily digested by most people. Choose brown or basmati rice, rice cakes, rice crackers and rice pasta.

4) Other Grains

Quinoa, amaranth, millet, and buckwheat can be used instead of rice. They can be purchased at a health food store.

5) Beans

Split yellow and green peas and lentils are easy to digest and require less soaking time. Other acceptable legumes include kidney beans, pinto beans, mung beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas) and adzuki beans.

6) Nuts and Seeds

Unsalted nuts, seeds and nut butters can be sprinkled over any meal. Includes flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews and walnuts. Avoid peanuts.

7) Fish

Poached, broiled or steamed fish can be enjoyed in moderation.

8) Oil

Extra-virgin olive oil

9) Condiments

Vegetable salt, sea salt, vinegar, naturally fermented soy sauce or tamari, any culinary herbs or spices, limited amounts of honey.

10) Herbal Tea

Herbal non-caffeinated teas, green tea.

11) Other Beverages

Water, lemon water, 100% natural fruit and vegetable juices, rice milk

12) Daily Detox Must Do's

- Drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day, warm or room temperature. Water is essential to clear waste from the blood. Thirst is often mistaken for hunger.
- Do not drink liquids around mealtime.
- Dilute fruit juice with 50% water.
- Take the time to chew food well, especially grains.


List of Foods to Avoid

1) Sugar

Refined sugar and mixtures containing refined sugar, including sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, brown sugar, turbinado. Avoid artificial sweeteners.

2) Dairy Products

Milk, eggs, butter and other dairy products.

3) Wheat

Wheat and products containing wheat.

4) Gluten

All gluten-containing grains, including barley, oats, rye, spelt and kamut. Some people are sensitive to gluten, a protein fragment in these grains.

5) Corn

Corn and all corn products

6) Caffeine

Coffee, both regular and decaffeinated, black tea, and other drinks containing caffeine. Green tea, however, is allowed and should be enjoyed by regular coffee-drinkers.

7) Other Foods to Avoid

- Yeast
- Alcohol
- Food additives and preservatives
- Chocolate
- High-Fat Foods