One of the benefits of a detox diet is that it forces you to break your usual routine to try healthier habits.

Here's how to build on those good habits, prevent future bloating and lose more weight:

· Stay acquainted with veggies. Keep your refrigerator stocked with vegetables as well as vegetable snacks (like bell pepper strips or grape tomatoes). They have plenty of fiber, few calories, and, unlike processed foods like crackers, won't induce bloating or add pounds.

· Maintain petite portions. At every meal, put one-third less food on your plate than usual and chew each bite thoroughly. As you learned from eating your low-calorie detox meals, eating will slowly help you feel satisfied with less.

· Go back gradually. Returning immediately to your old diet, as tempting as it ay be, can cause you to regain weight. You'll also miss out on the chance to spot foods that cause symptoms like bloating, congestion, or fuzzy thinking.

· Start by adding back one new food each day, beginning with foods that are less likely to cause those reactions, like beans, fish, and grains other than wheat, before you move on to dairy, sugar, and wheat, which are often problematic.

· After you reintroduce a food, note how you feel 15 to 20 minutes later, three to four hours later and when you wake up the next day. If a food causes symptoms, consider eliminating it from your diet. Even if it doesn't cause symptoms, you may want to eat less of it because it's likely to contain more calories than fruits and vegetables.

· Keep on moving. If you exercised more while detoxing, keep it up. Brainstorm ways to fit exercise into your day, like doing a yoga video before breakfast, walking a few sets of stairs at lunch, or taking your dog for an after-dinner stroll.