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Why wait for a special occasion to lose your jelly belly? If you want to lose those extra pounds of fat you need to have a plan. Following this 12 week schedule will get anyone results they could be proud of.

Why wait for a special occasion to lose your jelly belly? Any time of the year is a great time to turn your fat pants into your clown pants. But if you want to lose those extra pounds of body fat you need to have a plan. Following this 12 week schedule will get anyone results they could be proud of.

To keep it simple I didn't include many ingredients to make preparation quick, made it high protein but low in fat and carbs to mitigate the need to count calories, relaxed portion measurements, and a rotation between 2 week meal plans. Follow this and watch those pants fall off.

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Weeks One & Two, Seven & Eight


-> Monday:

apple

    Meal #1:

    • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1 small apple

    Meal #2:

    • 1 6oz can no salt added tuna
    • 1 cup celery

    Meal #3:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup green beans w/ 2 sprays of I Can't Believe It's Butter Spray and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute

    Meal #4:

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz extra lean turkey burger w/ low carb ketchup
    • 1 sliced tomato w/ 1/4 cup copped onions mixed w/ a little fat free sour cream.


-> Tuesday:

Whey

    Meal #1:

    Meal #2:

    • Grilled turkey breast w/ mustard
    • 1 cup sweet potatoes mashed w/ a little fat free milk

    Meal #3:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast over a big bowl of ice berg lettuce and mushrooms w/ fat free, low sodium Italian dressing.

    Meal #4:

    • 5 slices fat free cheese rolled up with low sodium ham lunch meat

    Meal #5:


-> Wednesday:

Bar

    Meal #1:

    • 1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal w/ Splenda and cinnamon
    • 6 pouched egg whites also sprinkled w/ Splenda and cinnamon

    Meal #2:

    Meal #3:

    • 4 oz grilled salmon sprinkled w/ lemon juice
    • 2 cups brussel sprouts

    Meal #4:

    • 1 small bag low fat beef jerky

    Meal #5:

    • 1 grilled turkey breast
    • 2 cups steamed butternut squash w/ peal


-> Thursday:

    Meal #1:

    celery

    Meal #2:

    • 1 6 oz can no salt added tuna
    • 1 cup celery

    Meal #3:

    • 8 oz extra lean ground turkey w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1/2 cup black beans

    Meal #4:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast
    • 1 cup broccoli

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz grilled orange roughy
    • 1 cups steamed broccoli w/ 2 sprays of I Can't Believe It's Butter Spray and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute


-> Friday:

grapefruit

    Meal #1:

    • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1 grapefruit

    Meal #2:

    • 5 slices fat free cheese rolled up with low sodium ham lunch meat

    Meal #3:

    • 6 oz grilled Mahi Mahi w/ lemon juice
    • 1 cup steamed asparagus

    Meal #4:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast
    • 1 cup sweet potatoes mashed w/ a little fat free milk

    Meal #5:


-> Saturday:

egg whites

    Meal #1:

    • 6 scrambled egg whites w/ mushrooms, onions, and green peppers

    Meal #2:

    • 2 slices whole wheat bread w/ 3 slices fat free cheese clean grilled on a George Foreman grill

    Meal #3:

    • 96% lean ground beef w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup shredded cabbage mixed w/ 1 tablespoons fat free mayonnaise

    Meal #4:

    • 2 cups fat free, sugar-free pudding make w/ fat free milk (white chocolate is the best!)

    Meal #5:

    • 1 cup scallops steamed w/ 2 cups bok choy and low sodium soy sauce


-> Sunday:

sweet potato

    Meal #1:

    • 4 strips extra lean turkey bacon sliced and cooked w/
    • 1/2 cup cooked sweet potatoes

    Meal #2:

    • 1 cup shrimp over a bowl of ice berg lettuce w/
    • 1/2 cup salsa

    Meal #3:

    • 4 oz grilled salmon
    • 1 cup steamed yellow squash
    • 1 cup steamed zucchini

    Meal #4:

    • 2 cups fat free, sugar-free pudding make w/ fat free milk

    Meal #5:

    • 6 oz grilled Mahi Mahi
    • 1 cup brussel sprouts


Weeks Three & Four, Nine & Ten


-> Monday:

whey

    Meal #1:

    Meal #2:

    • 1/4 cup fat free cream cheese w/
    • 1 cup celery

    Meal #3:

    • 96% lean ground beef w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup green beans w/ 2 sprays of I Can't Believe It's Butter Spray and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute

    Meal #4:

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz extra lean turkey burger w/ low carb ketchup
    • 1 sliced tomato w/ 1/4 cup copped onions mixed w/ a little fat free sour cream.


-> Tuesday:

bar

    Meal #1:

    • 6 hard boiled egg whites
    • 1 small apple

    Meal #2:

    Meal #3:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast over a big bowl of ice berg lettuce w/ 1/2 cup salsa.

    Meal #4:

    • 1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal
    • 1 cup fat free milk

    Meal #5:

    • 96% lean ground beef w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 sliced cucumber mixed w/ 1/4 cup chopped onions and fat free sour cream


-> Wednesday:

    Meal #1:

    • 1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal w/ Splenda and cinnamon
    • 1 cup fat free milk

    Meal #2:

    • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1 grape fruit

    Meal #3:

    • 1 grilled turkey breast w/ mustard
    • Casein
    • 1 cup shredded cabbage w/ 2 tablespoon fat free mayonnaise

    Meal #4:

    • 1 small apple w/ 2 tablespoons peanut butter

    Meal #5:


-> Thursday:

    Meal #1:

    • 6 pouched egg whites
    • 1 slice whole wheat toast w/ 2 tablespoons sugar-free jelly

    Meal #2:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast, cut in strips and topped w/
    • 1/2 cup salsa

    zucchini

    Meal #3:

    • 1 cup steamed scallops
    • 1 cup steamed zucchini

    Meal #4:

    • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1 grapefruit

    Meal #5:

    • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1 cup fat free milk


-> Friday:

whey

    Meal #1:

    Meal #2:

    • 5 slices fat free cheese rolled up with low sodium ham lunch meat

    Meal #3:

    • 6 oz grilled orange roughy w/ lemon juice
    • 1 cup steamed asparagus

    Meal #4:

    • 10 slices low sodium turkey lunch meat w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup celery

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz extra lean ground turkey
    • 1 cup sliced yellow squash


-> Saturday:

    Meal #1:

    • 2 slices whole wheat bread dipped in 3 beaten egg whites and grilled on a clean pan and topped w/ sugar-free maple syrup

    Meal #2:

    • 2 cups fat free, sugar-free pudding make w/ fat free milk

    Mahi Mahi

    Meal #3:

    • 6 oz grilled Mahi Mahi
    • grilled asparagus

    Meal #4:

    • 2 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1/2 cup Splenda (it tastes like ice cream!)

    Meal #5:

    • 96% lean ground beef w/ low carb BBQ sauce wrapped in
    • ice berg lettuce leaves


-> Sunday:

    Meal #1:

    • 6 egg whites scrambled w/
    • 4 oz chopped extra lean ham

    Meal #2:

    • 2 slices whole wheat bread w/ 3 slices fat free cheese clean grilled on a George Foreman grill

    Meal #3:

    • 6 oz extra lean ground turkey w/ low carb ketchup
    • big bowl of iceberg lettuce with snap peas and 1 small sliced tomato

    Meal #4:

    • 6 oz grilled Mahi Mahi
    • 1 cup steamed asparagus

    Meal #5:

    • 1 cup fat free, sugar-free pudding make w/ fat free milk
    • 1 cup fat free milk


Weeks Five & Six, Eleven & Twelve


-> Monday:

whey

    Meal #1:

    • Whey protein
    • 1 small apple

    Meal #2:

    • 1 6oz can no salt added tuna
    • 1 cup celery

    Meal #3:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup green beans w/ 2 sprays of I Can't Believe It's Butter Spray and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute

    Meal #4:

    • 6 pouched egg whites
    • 1 grapefruit

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz extra lean turkey burger w/ low carb ketchup
    • 1 sliced tomato w/ 1/4 cup copped onions mixed w/ a little fat free sour cream.


-> Tuesday:

    Meal #1:

    • 6 pouched egg whites
    • 1 grapefruit

    Meal #2:

    • Grilled turkey breast w/ mustard
    • 1 cup sweet potatoes mashed w/ a little fat free milk

    Meal #3:

    • 1 grilled chicken breast over a big bowl of ice berg lettuce and mushrooms w/ fat free, low sodium Italian dressing.

    bar

    Meal #4:

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz grilled Mahi Mahi
    • grilled asparagus sprinkled w/ lemon juice


-> Wednesday:

    Meal #1:

    • 1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal w/ Splenda and cinnamon
    • 6 pouched egg whites also sprinkled w/ Splenda and cinnamon

    Meal #2:

    • Grilled turkey breast w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1/2 cup (dry) brown rice

    Meal #3:

    • 4 oz grilled salmon sprinkled w/ lemon juice
    • 2 cups brussel sprouts

    beef

    Meal #4:

    • 1 small bag low fat beef jerky

    Meal #5:

    • 8 oz grilled Mahi Mahi
    • grilled asparagus sprinkled w/ lemon juice


-> Thursday:

    Meal #1:

    • whey protein
    • 1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal w/ 2 tablespoons sugar-free maple syrup
    Meal #2:
    • 1 6 oz can no salt added tuna
    • 1 cup celery
    Meal #3:
    • 1 grilled turkey breast
    • 1 sliced cucumber w/ 1/4 cup chopped onions mixed w/ fat free sour cream and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute
    Meal #4:
    • 1 grilled chicken breast
    • 1 cup broccoli
    orange roughy Meal #5:
    • 8 oz grilled orange roughy
    • 1 cups steamed broccoli w/ 2 sprays of I Can't Believe It's Butter Spray and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute


-> Friday:

    Meal #1:

    • 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
    • 1 grapefruit

    bar

    Meal #2:

    Meal #3:

    • 6 oz grilled Mahi Mahi w/ lemon juice
    • 1 cup steamed asparagus

    Meal #4:

    • 1 cup shrimp over
    • 2 cups fresh spinach w/ lemon juice

    Meal #5:

    • 1 grilled turkey breast
    • 1 sliced cucumber w/ 1/4 cup chopped onions mixed w/ fat free sour cream and some "No Salt" brand salt substitute


-> Saturday:

green pepper

    Meal #1:

    • 6 scrambled egg whites w/ mushrooms, onions, and green peppers

    Meal #2:

    • 2 slices whole wheat bread w/ 3 slices fat free cheese clean grilled on a George Foreman grill

    Meal #3:

    • 96% lean ground beef w/ low carb BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup shredded cabbage mixed w/ 1 tablespoons fat free mayonnaise

    Meal #4:

    • 2 cups fat free, sugar-free pudding make w/ fat free milk

    Meal #5:

    • 1 cup scallops w/ 1 cups steamed bok choy and low sodium soy sauce


-> Sunday:

    Meal #1:

    • 4 strips extra lean turkey bacon sliced and cooked w/
    • 1/2 cup cooked sweet potatoes

    shrimp

    Meal #2:

    • 1 cup shrimp over a bowl of ice berg lettuce w/
    • 1/2 cup salsa

    Meal #3:

    • 5 slices fat free cheese rolled up with low sodium ham lunch meat

    Meal #4:

    • 2 cups fat free, sugar-free pudding make w/ fat free milk

    Meal #5:

    • 6 oz grilled Mahi Mahi
    • 1 cup brussel sprouts

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