There are six meals outlined per day.

You are required to eat all 3 main meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and any 2 of the 3 snacks. Each meal outlines your best food choices, but you can eat outside of the choices as long as you eat the correct amount of protein and carbohydrate. It does not require calorie or fat counting, but does require you monitor your protein and carbs. Total grams of protein and carbs are counted for each meal. Choose as many food options as necessary to equal the allotted grams. Green vegetables count as 0 carbs. Your proteins and carbs choices all count towards the total number.

Meal Example: 6 oz turkey (30g protein / 0 carbs) +1 slice wheat bread (5g protein / 20g carbs) + 1 apple (0g protein / 17g carbs) = 37g carbs / 35g protein
Meal 1: Breakfast Protein 15-25 grams: Best Choices: Eggs, meat, protein powder or bar, bacon, sausage, milk, cheese, or soy Carbohydrates 40-50 grams: Best Choices: Oats, wheat bread, or fruit Meal 2: Snack Protein 15-30 grams: Best Choices: Protein powder or bar, tuna, chicken, yogurt, nuts, cheese, cottage cheese, pork, turkey, deli meats, beans, or legumes. Carbohydrates < 10 grams: Only the carbs that come with your protein choice, no additional carb choice. Try to keep them under 10 g. Meal 3: Lunch Protein 30-40 grams: Best Choices: Tuna, chicken, cottage cheese, pork, turkey, fish, deli meats, lean red meats, beans, legumes, or cheese Carbohydrates 30-40 grams: Best Choices: Fibrous and green vegetables, wheat bread, brown rice, mixed vegetables

Meal 4: Snack

Protein 15-30 grams: Best Choices: Protein powder or bar, tuna, chicken, yogurt, nuts, cheese, cottage cheese, pork, turkey, deli meats, beans, or legumes Carbohydrates < 10 grams: Only the carbs that come with your protein choice, no additional carb choice. Try to keep them under 10 g.

Meal 5: Dinner

Protein 30-50 grams: Best Choices: Tuna, chicken, cottage cheese, pork, turkey, deli meats, fish, lean red meats, soy, veggie burgers, beans, legumes, or cheese Carbohydrates: Best Choices: Fibrous and green vegetables, yams, squash, mixed vegetables 20 grams on non workout days 40-50 grams on workout days

Meal 6: Snack

Protein 15-30 grams: Best Choices: Protein powder or bar, tuna, chicken, yogurt, nuts, cheese, cottage cheese, pork, turkey, beans, or legumes Carbohydrates < 10 grams: Only the carbs that come with your protein choice, no additional carb choice. Try to keep them under 10 g.

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Print the Meal Plan page and put it on your refrigerator. Read the entire plan and refer back to it often! Stay away from all things white; white bread, white rice, pasta, potatoes, beer, and sugar. Plan your meals ahead of time. If you are on-the-go, then make your meals ahead of time and bring them with you. Buy easy snacks like nuts and protein bars that you can take with you wherever you go. Not having time cannot be an excuse if you are to be successful. How dedicated are you? 5. Protein at every meal!

1. White starches including: white bread, white rice, white pasta, white potatoes, corn, and sugar. a. Starches act just like pure sugar when entering the blood stream. You might as well have a 2 liter of soda. b. Starches spike insulin levels causing the production of fat gain. After the spike, insulin levels plummet, lowering ones metabolic rate as the body is put into a state of starvation. 2. More than one serving on fruit per day. a. Fruit is to be consumed at breakfast or lunch only. b. The best fruit choices include apples, honeydew, and berries. c. The worst fruit choices include bananas, oranges, and tropical fruit 3. Beverages with calories a. No soda. b. No juices c. Only unsweetened tea 4. Carb + Fat Meals a. Meals should be based around Protein + Carbs, or Protein + Fat. b. The worst meals combine Carbs + Fat, e.g. ice cream, pizza, alfredo pasta c. Protein must be present in each meal. 5. Sugary snacks or chocolate.

As with all things in life, your level of success depends solely on your level of commitment. If you give 10% percent commitment, then you will get 10% results. If you are disciplined, then you will be extremely successful. You now have the tools and the knowledge, but do you have the willpower and mental strength to achieve your goals? Consider this a test, a personal challenge. YOU vs.you. There is no such thing as an overnight transformation, but consider how long it took you to get to where youre at now. The gratification you will feel after accomplishing this goal will far surpass any pleasure received from a late night ice cream binge. When you reach the end of this journey, you will be a stronger person for it.

Nutrition Facts labels on packaged foods tell you how many carbs are in a particular food. But many healthy, fresh foods dont come with labels, such as fresh vegetables or fruits. Or you may be eating out and no able to look at the package. Learn the serving sizes of carbohydrate-containing foods that you eat often. Use this chart to look up the serving sizes of many common foods.

Bagel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1 oz) Bread (white, whole-wheat, pumpernickel, rye) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 slice (1 oz) Crackers (white flour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 crackers Graham crackers (2 inches sq) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 crackers Muffin (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 5 muffin (1 oz) Oats (cooked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Wheat Pasta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 3 cup Pita bread (6 inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pita Popcorn (low-fat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cups Pretzels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oz Rice (white or brown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 3 cup Tortilla (6 inch, corn or flour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 tortilla Tortilla chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 chips ( oz) Beans (garbanzo, pinto, kidney, white) and peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Baked beans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . 1 / 3 cup Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Lentils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Peas (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Potato (baked, boiled, or mashed. . . . . . . . . . . . . cup or 1 medium (3 oz) Winter squash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cup

Apple (small, unpeeled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 apple (4 oz) Applesauce (unsweetened) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Apple juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Banana (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 banana (4 oz) Blueberries or blackberries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Cantaloupe (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 3 melon (11 oz) Fruit cocktail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Grapes (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 (3 oz) Orange (small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 orange (6 oz) Orange juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Peach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 medium (6 oz) Peaches (canned in syrup or juice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Pear (large). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4 oz) Pineapple (canned) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Raisins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tbsp Raspberries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cup Strawberries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cup whole berries

Ice cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Milk (skim, 1%, 2%, whole) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cup Pudding (fat-free or whole) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup Soy milk (fat-free or low-fat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cup Yogurt (fat-free, plain, or fruit-flavored) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 oz Yogurt (frozen, fat-free) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 / 3 cup

Lean Red Meat (6 oz). . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40g Turkey (6 oz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8g Chicken (6 oz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30g Fish (6 oz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22g Deli Meat (4 slices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10g Tuna (1 serving) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15g Egg (1 egg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6g

Milk (1 glass) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .8g Yogurt (1 serving) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6g Cheese (1 slice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6g Chicken (6 oz) . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30g Fish (6 oz) . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22g

Mixed Nuts (4 handfuls / cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15g Roasted Peanuts ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17g Peanut Butter ( 2 tb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6g

Lentils ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 10g Chickpeas / Garbanzo Beans ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8g Pinta, Kidney, Lima, and Navy Beans ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8g Soy ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15g Split Pea ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8g Hummus ( cup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10g

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