BEREA, Ohio - Browns quarterback Cody Kessler was listed at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds last season. It's the same weight he is listed at this week during OTAs.

But Kessler said Wednesday that he is probably a couple pounds heavier. And most importantly, those extra pounds are muscle. Kessler explained that he did a lot of work in the weight room, along with working on his mechanics. The result has been more zip on his passes.

But perhaps the biggest commitment he had to make in improving his performance was with his diet. Kessler ate the same thing for about three months, and he said it helped him reach his fitness goals.

"My biggest focus was losing body fat weight and being a healthier weight than I was. Muscle was my main focus," Kessler said. "It was tough eating the same thing every day, breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks in between. The same thing over and over and over."

This is what Kessler ate for almost three months, beginning a couple weeks after last season ended:

Pre-workout at 6:30 a.m.: Power bar.

Breakfast: Two scrambled eggs, plain oatmeal made with water (nothing else in it), two pieces of fruit (banana or apple), milk and water.

Snack: Almonds.

Lunch: Turkey sandwich with whole wheat bread and provolone cheese (nothing else on it), 15 baby carrots, banana, water and milk.

Snack: Pretzels with peanut butter.

Dinner: Cooked chicken breast, spinach with no dressing, whole wheat pasta with nothing on it, milk and water.

"It was tough. But (team dietician Katy Meassick) is great with that and helped me out. I switched it up here and there maybe a couple days, different things. But it worked for me. I really stuck with it," Kessler said. "As boring as it may sound, it's something I was committed to and excited to do in this off-season. I really never committed myself to a meal plan that strict. It was tough but it was worth it."