[Angie McElhoe]

I baked the bread in a regular loaf pan and it never did set up or cook through. So I started over and used and more shallow “brownie” pan and baked according to instructions and it came out perfect. Hope this helps 🙂

[Angie McElhoe]

Hello, it’s “Ghee”( with a G) and it’s a type of clarified butter. Hope that helps ?

[Angie McElhoe]

I too am having trouble printing the workouts and cardio.

[Angie McElhoe]

Aimee wrote:

Hi Nicole-
Any tips for minimizing the appearance of cellulite. A trainer I know swears that coffee ground scrubs help. I also heard from a friend who is also an Olympia Physique competitor that putting Preparation H on your thighs and wrapping them in Saran Wrap before cardio helps temporarily precontest. While I know there’s no magic cream, I wondered if Amnilean helps a little. Would love your feedback on this question. Can’t wait to cheer you on at the next Olympia. I saw you win the 2014 but didn’t get a chance to meet you. Hopefully I will this year. You inspire!!!

Aimee

Dani wrote:

Hi Nicole,

It may be a weird or too personal question to ask you, if so, I apologize, but my husband and I have a bet going…. can you please tell me how many inches your biceps are?? lol.

Thanks!
Dani

[Angie McElhoe]

Thanks fitnik2016 for the post. It helps to see that I’m not the only one that has thought this. I keep telling myself to to trust the process too ?
Thanks for the advice ??

[Angie McElhoe]

Hi there!
I got my challenge info and I have been going over everything. I am super excited about this!

I do have one concern/ question…
I am 5’8″ and 159 pounds, I fall into the meal plan 3. I have been following Nicole’s workouts for about a year and I eat clean and track my macros. I don’t eat near the carbs that the plan calls for at the moment. I understand it is a building phase and you need the carbs. I did a “building phase” last winter and upped my calories and macros to almost the exact ones on the phase 3 and I gained 15 pounds. I was “fluffy” and stronger. I know I put on muscle but I struggled very much trying to get that extra fluff off. Currently I eat 180g protein, 115 carbs and 40 fat. I train 6 days per week with weights and some cardio ( follow a lot of Nicole’s workouts). With that combo I was able to shave off a about 6 pounds (which took forever).
My concern is that adding 725 calories to my diet all at once will cause too much weight gain. When I did the building phase last winter I slowly added 100-200 calories every 10 days and I still got fluffy. I did the building phase for aprox 3 months ( combo of cross fit with a trainer and good ole basic heavy weight training)
Am I overthinking this? (I know month of extra calories only adds up to 4 pounds) Do I have this all wrong ? ?
I have had my thyroid and all other hormone levels checked, all are good. Am I just a metabolically challenged person ?? LOL
Sorry for the lengthy post I hope I added enough info for you to help me.
Thank you so much for your input and time. ?

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