Over the years I?ve had a few diet meal plans in rotation, which I would use consistently. The following plan was the one I had the best results from both "aesthetically" and total loss of weight and body fat. I followed this meal plan for 6 days and took the 7th day, which usually was on Sunday, and made that my ?cheat day?.

Cheat Day Meal:
On my cheat day I would try and eat a ?healthier? breakfast and lunch. I would then give myself the afternoon and night to eat WHATEVER I WANTED....so to speak. I kept away from most if not all pasta and pizza, and anything that made feel ?bloated?.
I have to say that this meal plan is VERY hard and VERY strict! However, I assure you that it does work, it got me my first set of abs. Remember: "Abs are made in the kitchen". What got me through the days was thinking about my ?cheat meal? on Sunday and what I was going to have.

Meal #1
(7:00am)
9 Egg Whites
1 Cup of Oatmeal

Meal #2
(9:00am)
Meal Replacment Shake
Or
Grilled Chicken Breast and Salad

Meal #3
(12:00pm)
Tuna Fish (1 Can)
1 Cup brown rice
1 tbsp salsa

-Workout/Cardio-

Meal #4
(3:00pm) Post Workout
Meal Replacment Shake/Myoplex RTD Shake

Meal #5
(6:00pm)
Grilled Chicken Breast
1 Cup of Veggies

Meal #6 (Before Bed)
(8:00pm)
7 Egg whites
Or
2 Scoops of Protein in Water

1 gallon of water per day

First I want to start by stating that this is NOT a typical ?New Year?s Resolution. ?This is my 2012 plan of action to get back into shape. I do not plan on doing this for just a few weeks or even months, I plan on making this a very big part of my life once again. Before I go on, I?ll give you a little bit of my fitness history.
In High School I was a very large and unhealthy 260-pound young, gentle soul. I would carry this ?flabby luggage? around for another couple of years until I decided to make a huge change and lost around 70 lbs. I kept the weight off, made a real lifestyle change, and stayed in good shape for many years. Fast forward to 2008, I found myself back up to about 250 lbs again. In November of 2008 I made my biggest lifestyle change to date. This time I was truly going to make the changes I needed to keep the weight off and decided to never gain it back again. Within seven months I was down 60 lbs along with having my first set of abs. To date I have not gone back to my old ways and never plan on doing so. That being said after running a marathon in October I took what I would call a ?mental break? from fitness and now it?s time to get the abs back! It?s time to get back into serious shape and of course have fun doing it!

In the past I?ve been very dedicated to a strict ?diet? that was based around proteins and vegetables. I always mixed in 5 days of strength training followed by a cardio session of at least 20 minutes.

My 2012 Plan:

I recently joined a gym and new workout and lifestyle movement called Crossfit. What is Crossfit you ask? CLICK HERE for the answer?.I plan on dedicaing myself to Crossfit along with following the ?Paleo Diet? (CLICK HERE for Paleo Diet) which goes hand and hand with the Crossfit movement.

Here is my before and after from November 2008 to July 2009?.I was about 248lbs in the first picture and was about 190lbs in the second.

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