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Hey fattie, here's a diet plan that actually works

Mike Berland, author of “Become a Fat-Burning Machine: The 12-Week Diet,” reveals his delicious, nutritious guide to weight-loss success — six meals a day, seven days a week.

Through Wednesday, The Post is exclusively publishing details of “Become a Fat-Burning Machine: The 12-Week Diet” by Mike Berland. Read Berland’s story here.

  1. 1. Monday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 2 eggs, scrambled with 1 oz. cheese (such as cheddar, Swiss, feta, Gruyere), and ½ sliced tomato in 1 tbsp. oil
    ✦ Coffee or tea
    ✦ 1 cup baby carrots with 2 tbsp. hummus or Greek yogurt

    Snack

    ✦1 cup baby carrots with 2 tbsp. hummus or Greek yogurt

    Lunch

    ✦ ½ turkey sandwich on whole grain bread
    ✦ 1 cup vegetable soup

    Snack

    ✦ ½ cup mixed raw nuts

    Dinner

    ✦ 6-8 oz. any type grilled or baked fish
    ✦ Steamed or grilled broccoli
    ✦ ½ cup cooked white or brown rice

    Snack

    ✦ Sugar-free Jell-O or ice pop

  2. 2. Tuesday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 1 cup oatmeal
    ✦ 6 oz. milk
    ✦ 1 tsp. cinnamon
    ✦ Coffee or tea

    Snack

    ✦ 1 oz. string cheese
    ✦ 1 apple

    Lunch

    ✦ 3 oz. canned tuna mixed with 1 tbsp. mayonnaise
    ✦ Lettuce and tomato slices
    ✦ 4 rye crackers, such as Ryvita Crispbread

    Snack

    ✦ Celery and carrots with 2 tbsp. blue cheese dip

    Dinner

    Coconut Chicken Curry
    ✦ ½ baked yam
    ✦ Mixed green salad

    Snack

    ✦ ½ cup Greek yogurt

  3. 3. Wednesday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 2 pan-fried sausages
    ✦ 1 slice whole grain toast with 1 tbsp. butter
    ✦ 6 oz. tomato juice
    ✦ Coffee or tea

    Snack

    ✦ 1 pear
    ✦ 6 oz. glass of milk (1 percent, 2 percent or whole)

    Lunch

    ✦ Spinach salad with 1 hard-boiled egg, crumbled goat cheese, 4 oz. sliced chicken breast with 2 tbsp. dressing on the side

    Snack

    ✦ ½ cup cottage cheese sprinkled with cinnamon

    Dinner

    ✦ 6-8 oz. broiled or grilled lamb chops
    ✦ Green salad with feta cheese, olives, tomatoes and cucumbers
    ✦ 2 tbsp. dressing on the side

    Snack

    ✦ Herbal tea

  4. 4. Thursday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 1 cup high-fiber cereal
    ✦ 6 oz. milk
    ✦ ¼ cantaloupe or ½ grapefruit
    ✦ Coffee or tea

    Snack

    ✦ 2 hard-boiled eggs

    Lunch

    ✦ 6 oz. grilled or pan fried hamburger patty with tomato, lettuce, onion, pickle and mustard

    Snack

    ✦ Handful of raw nuts

    Dinner

    Salmon a la Marcela

    Snack

    ✦ ½ cup mixed raw nuts such as cashews, pecans and walnuts

  5. 5. Friday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 2 eggs, scrambled
    ✦ 1 slice Canadian bacon
    ✦ 1 slice whole wheat toast with 1 tbsp. butter
    ✦ Coffee or tea

    Snack

    ✦ Celery sticks with 2 tbsp. natural peanut butter

    Lunch

    ✦ Asian stir-fry with 6 oz. chicken, shrimp or pork and mixed sweet peppers in 2 tbsp. olive oil
    ✦ ½ cup cooked brown rice

    Snack

    ✦ ½ cup Greek yogurt

    Dinner

    ✦ ½ baked turkey breast
    ✦ Mixed green salad with 2 tbsp. dressing on the side
    ✦ 1 yam, cooked and pureed

    Snack

    ✦ 1 apple
    ✦ 1 oz. hard cheese, e.g., cheddar, Gouda, Swiss

  6. 6. Saturday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 1 cup Greek yogurt
    ✦ 1 cup high-fiber cereal
    ✦ ½ cup mixed berries
    ✦ Coffee or tea

    Snack

    ✦ ½ cup roasted or raw almonds
    ✦ 6 oz. glass of milk (1 percent, 2 percent or whole)

    Lunch

    ✦ 1 cup chicken broth
    ✦ ½ ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread with mustard

    Snack

    ✦ 1 oz. cheese (such as cheddar, feta, Gruyere or Swiss)
    ✦ 4 rye crackers

    Dinner

    ✦ 6-8 oz. skirt steak
    ✦ Steamed spinach
    ✦ Steamed Brussels sprouts served with 1 tbsp. butter

    Snack

    ✦ Sugar-free Jell-O or ice pop

  7. 7. Sunday

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    Breakfast

    ✦ 1 cup oatmeal
    ✦ 6 oz. milk
    ✦ ½ cup mixed berries
    ✦ Coffee or tea

    Snack

    ✦ ½ avocado
    ✦ ½ cup cottage cheese

    Lunch

    ✦ 2 lettuce wraps with 1 slice each of deli turkey, ham and cheese

    Snack

    ✦ Carrot slices with 2 tbsp. natural peanut butter

    Dinner

    ✦ ½ rotisserie or baked chicken breast
    Zucchini “Pasta”

    Snack

    ✦ Cucumber slices with 3 tbsp. blue cheese dip or hummus