Unlike most diet plans, which are laden with complex, hard-to-follow rules and
verboten foods you love but have to live without, the Abs Diet lets you eat the
foods you love, keeps your cravings at bay, and helps you control stress—all at
the same time. Here’s an example of how you can structure a week of eating.
It’s not written in stone, by any means: Mix up the meals. Substitute whenever
you want. Heck, I don’t care if you eat the same thing every day for a week.
The purpose of this chart is simply to show you how to follow the principles of
the Abs Diet. So enjoy!
MONDAY
Breakfast: One tall glass (8 to 12 ounces) Abs Diet Ultimate Power Smoothie; make extra for later
Snack #1: 2 teaspoons peanut butter, raw vegetables (as much as you want)
Lunch: Turkey or roast beef sandwich on whole-grain bread,
1 cup 1% or fat-free milk, 1 apple
Snack #2: 1 ounce almonds, 11⁄2 cups berries
Dinner: Mas Macho Meatballs
Snack #3: 8 to 12 ounces Abs Diet Ultimate Power Smoothie
TUESDAY
Breakfast: Eggs Beneficial Sandwich
Snack #1: 2 teaspoons peanut butter, 1 bowl oatmeal or high-fiber cereal
Lunch: The I-Am-Not-Eating-Salad Salad
Snack #2: 3 slices deli turkey, 1 large orange
Dinner: Bodacious Brazilian Chicken
Snack #3: 1 ounce almonds, 4 ounces cantaloupe
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: One tall glass (8 to 12 ounces) Strawberry Field Marshall Smoothie; make extra for later
Snack #1: 1 ounce almonds, 1 ounce raisins
Lunch: Guac and Roll
Snack #2: 1 stick string cheese, raw vegetables
(as much as you want)
Dinner: Chile-Peppered Steak
Snack #3: 8 to 12 ounces Strawberry Field Marshall Smoothie
THURSDAY
Breakfast: 1 slice whole-grain bread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter, 1
medium orange, 1 cup All-Bran cereal with 1 cup 1% or fat-free milk, 1 cup
berries
Snack #1: 8 ounces low-fat yogurt, 1 can low-sodium V8 juice
Lunch: Guilt-Free BLT
Snack #2: 3 slices deli roast beef, 1 large orange
Dinner: Philadelphia Fryers
Snack #3: 2 teaspoons peanut butter, 1 cup low-fat ice cream
FRIDAY
Breakfast: One tall glass (8 to 12 ounces) Banana Split Smoothie; make extra for later
Snack #1: 1 ounce almonds, 4 ounces cantaloupe
Lunch: Hot Tuna
Snack #2: 3 slices deli roast beef, 1 large orange
Dinner: Chili Con Turkey
Snack #3: 8 to 12 ounces Banana Split Smoothie
SATURDAY
Breakfast: One tall glass (8 to 12 ounces) Halle Berries Smoothie ;
make extra for later
Snack #1: 1 bowl high-fiber cereal, 1 cup low-fat yogurt
Lunch: Leftover Chili Con Turkey
Snack #2: 2 teaspoons peanut butter, 1 or 2 slices whole-grain bread
Dinner: Cheat meal! Have whatever you’ve been craving this week: beer and
wings, beer and pizza, beer and bratwurst—anything you can dream of.
Snack #3: 8 to 12 ounces Halle Berries Smoothie
SUNDAY
Breakfast: The I-Haven’t-Had-My-Coffee-Yet Sandwich
Snack #1: 2 teaspoons peanut butter, 1 can low-sodium V8 juice
Brunch (relax—it’s Sunday): 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices whole-grain toast,
1 banana, 1 cup 1% or fat-free milk
Snack #2: 3 slices deli roast beef, 1 slice fat-free cheese
Dinner: BBQ King
Snack #3: 1 ounce almonds, 1 cup low-fat ice cream
