28-Days-to-Lean Meal Plan
With the right plan and the right discipline, you can get seriously shredded in just 28 days.
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Our four-week diet plan will help you get lean and strong. The key is an intense circuit workout filled with calorie-scorching plyometric moves that will transform your physique in a flash. Pair it up with this simplified slim-down meal plan and you’ll shed fat while building lean muscle.
The Diet Plan
Stay satisfied with a balanced eating program
Weeks 1 & 2
Breakfast
5 egg whites, scrambled
½ cup green pepper, chopped
½ cup oatmeal, measured dry
Totals: 257 calories, 24g protein, 32g carbs, 3g fat
Midmorning Snack
⅔ cup 1% cottage cheese
1 medium apple
10 mixed nuts, chopped
Totals: 269 calories, 22g protein, 31g carbs, 8g fat
Lunch
4 oz turkey breast, boneless, skinless
4 oz yam
Totals: 252 calories, 30g protein, 31g carbs, 1g fat
Midday Snack
4 oz solid white tuna, canned in water, drained
1 whole-wheat medium tortilla
Salad
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 cups mixed greens
¼ cup tomato
¼ cup onion
Totals: 344 calories, 33g protein, 36g carbs, 6g fat
Dinner
4 oz chicken breast, boneless, skinless
4 oz red potato, baked
1 cup broccoli
Totals: 256 calories, 29g protein, 33g carbs, 2g fat
Evening Snack
1½ scoops whey protein isolate
Totals: 158 calories, 38g protein, 0g carbs, 1g fat
Daily Totals: 1,536 calories, 175g protein, 166g carbs, 21g fat
Weeks 3 & 4
Breakfast
1 scoop whey protein isolate
½ cup oatmeal, measured dry
Totals: 261 calories, 30g protein, 27g carbs, 3g fat
Midmorning Snack
5 egg whites, scrambled
1 cup broccoli, chopped, boiled, or steamed
1 medium apple
Totals: 234 calories, 22g protein, 37g carbs, 1g fat
Lunch
5 oz chicken breast, boneless, skinless
4 oz yam
1 cup cauliflower, boiled or steamed
Totals: 286 calories, 33g protein, 37g carbs, 2g fat
Midday Snack
5 oz turkey breast, boneless, skinless
½ cup red pepper, sliced
10 almonds, chopped
Totals: 245 calories, 39g protein, 12g carbs, 7g fat
Dinner
6 oz cod
1 cup asparagus
Salad
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 cups spinach, raw
¼ cup tomato
¼ cup onion
Totals: 246 calories, 37g protein, 21g carbs, 2g fat
Evening Snack
1½ scoops whey protein isolate
Totals: 158 calories, 38g protein, 0g carbs, 1g fat
Daily Totals: 1,430 calories, 200g protein, 134g carbs, 16g fat