Maureen
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I feel silly because I just realized today that I’ve been skipping the shake on non training days and doing 4 meals versus 5. How important is it to have the shake as meal 5? Is it okay to skip or should we ideally be adding it? Thanks 😊
Have it each day but you can place it anywhere in the day 🙂
Thank you for this great upper body workout today (gym). I absolutely needed this! I was feeling discouraged yesterday because I was unable to do the lunges due to my tremor (old head injury). Today was a new day and I see the upcoming lower body workout and I am excited!! I feel I am getting addicted to lifting weight LOL…
Great job! I am happy you had a strong day today. Keep it up!
Mine have tended to go the opposite direction… which I believe is a good thing in my case! Has been soft, and frequent, especially after means (historically). Frequency is now down to what I would think is more normal, and are often not as loose as before starting this. Not something everybody wants to talk about, but hey… it’s for the greater good! 🙂
Sounds like the poop is heading in the right direction LOL. There are illustrations out there that “show” what it should look like. Like a “C” and firm overall but not loose. Yea, I talk about poop all day with clients.
For me it’s balance. I couldn’t find a comparable workout so I did all lunges on the smith machine. I can not do any lunges without support. Smith machine works for me. If that’s ok,
SOunds ok to me.
I’m confused on how to properly measure my pasta? I weighed it but it seemed like alot to eat 125 grams of pasta? The box said 52 grams of pasta was 190 calories is that uncooked?
Usually what’s written on the box will say 2oz DRY for example. Its important to pay attention that that and you can go from there. Check the box you are using.
Hi,
I’m following the women’s meal plan 2 and the first week when ok. This week I’m so tired and feel I’m not able to get through the day. Should I keep following plan 2 or should I switch to meal plan 3 and see if that gives me enough energy? (I’m doing weights in the morning and cardio in the afternoon.)Honestly,
It depends on what you were taking in before the challenge. It’s hard for me to answer that. how was your diet? If it wasn’t good, sometimes we go through more of a detox when we shift a diet up and start putting good food into our bodies. I hope that sheds some light and gives you a few things to consider.Thanks for your encouragement! One more question related to my taking more rest days when I feel like I need one? I’m thinking that I should still follow the workout schedule on a consecutive basis and not pay attention to the week and day? For example, while today is Week 2, Day 3 workout, I still haven’t done Week 2, Day 1 and 2 workouts. Should I skip these and jump ahead to Day 3 or just have today be my Week 2, Day 1 and go from there?
Hi,
If you skip a day…..it’s done. I wouldn’t try and make it up. I would rest when you need to and work hard when you feel like you can. I woudn’t every try to make up for anything you have missed. 🙂Hello everyone. ok, question? Is anyone else having soft, light colored #2 movements? Is it the. change in. diet? should I be worried, or add something. to the diet?
Thanks.
I don’t think so. Could be your increase in vegetables and better foods overall.
Week 2 Weds narrow grip modification?
If I don’t have a way to do neutral grip pull ups what would you suggest?Can you do a regular pull up?
What would you suggest for neutral grip pull ups if we only have regular option
Do what you can. Regular is fine as well.
Week 1 was tough on this almost 64 yr old body! I modified the schedule with an additional rest day and I did 4 out of 5 weight workouts and 3 out of 4 interval workouts. I also had to modify some of the exercises, but I did complete the number of reps & sets for each as indicated, plus I tried to lift heavy enough so that my last few reps of each set were hard to finish.
Going forward, I’m wondering about which of these options you think will make it easier on me, yet give me some results:
1) Should I continue to take an additional rest day whenever I feel too sore or tired?
2) Should I try to alternate workout & rest every other day?
3) Should I decrease the number of reps and / or sets of each exercise?
4) Should I use lighter weights so I can more easily perform all sets & reps without struggling at the end?
Thanks!HI there,
If it’s a matter of the intensity you are not used to, I would modify where you need to. Listen to your body, take a break when you need to. 64? You are still one bad a**. Do the best you can you are probably already amazing yourself.Tremor girl here LOL. Just need a modification for the split jumps since my balance is off… single leg press? Help! Lol
Is it the jumping or specifically the lunge because it needs a bit more balance. If its a plyo, you could try jump squats or you could do jump lunges on one side and use a wall for balance. Whatever you feel most comfortable doing 🙂
I had surgery on my achilles in February, I am still not able to jump or do lunges, is there a modification or replacement I can do for this?
What are you cleared to do? A leg press, step up, squat etc?
Ok so i did the mens under 5’10 macros and lost 3 pds but 1 pd being muscle. What do i need to do to not keep losing muscle? I am not even doing all of the cardio.
Hi there,
I’m just curious how do you know you lost 1lb of muscle?
If you are judging by just one week. I would give it some time….if you KNOW you were taking in more macros than what is listed, then go for a higher plan.So the calories for mp2 high day post workout is 376 and not 272? And for low day 284 and not 212 as written??
I’m not sure of the exact calories there. I gave you the exact exchanges for the meal plan. I would follow that and rely less on trying to track.
Good morning!
I want to say thank you. Thank you to Nicole and her team for putting this amazing plan in place, getting us all together and helping us along. Thank you to all of you for your questions and posts – here and on FB. I really really needed ALL of “this”. I love hearing your meal/eating struggles, because that means I am not alone in mine. I love hearing about your exercise modifications, soreness and time crunches for workouts, because I’m having the same issues. I also love hearing about your successes this past week, because I know that if you can do it – so can I! And I can be proud of what I am accomplishing. To be honest, when I signed up – somewhere in my head – I thought – I am going to be the winner of this challenge. But truly we really are all winning, including me. I can already see and feel the changes 🙂 and I am working with an entire community to help me get better than I was before. So not only do I win, but I am winning with others! A little motivation I keep giving myself is that while there is a prize-prize at stake at the end, the greatest reward will be to finish and be a stronger and better me. Thank you!!! We’ve got this!!!!What an amazing post!!! This is the kind of feedback that matters. That overall it just FEELS so much better 🙂
I can’t believe I made it! These are the most difficult workouts I’ve done in a long time! And I can’t wait to workout again! I didn’t lose any weight week 1 (actually gained) but I feel very good! I’m enjoying the workouts and nutrition plan very much!
Amazing job! making it through one day is worth celebrating. Congrats 🙂
Are they still working on getting the ebook links fixed such as when you click to view a video and try to go back to the workout, it takes you back to the cover page?
Hi there,
If you have specific links that aren’t working for you, please email [email protected]. They can take a look and fix what might need fixing. Thanks.When doing bicep Curls, sometimes I feel like my forearms get the burn and not my biceps. Do I need to hold the dumbell/barbell differently? I do try to loosen my grip up and focus on squeezing the bicep but I still feel a lot of burn in forearms
I would think your grip strength might not be that great so you hold on for dear life when you grip them. I would try using straps for the deadlifts…that way you can last. I would try to loosen the grip and really focusing on squeezing the bicep on the top and see if that helps.
Thanks.Would the T-25 workouts count as cardio since they are HIIT/Intervals?
What are those?
I would imagine if they are HIIT and intervals that would be ok.The serving for the high day should be 3 muffins. the exchanges are: 2 FR, 1/2 F, 3/4 LP
I hope that helps.When you click on the lateral side step video link on page 42 it takes you to “it’s a time to live healthy, happy, & fit” NW website
Hi there,
Make sure you are logged in. I just tested the link and it worked. The site will log you out after awhile.They say I have no ACL & tears in my meniscus… So I avoid these because of pain associated with them… Alternative suggestions? Maybe pulsing lunges??
That sounds like that would be a great alternative.
Is there a place that people have added their creations for meals? I’m on mp 1 and curious of other creations people have made or put together. Unfortunately, I’m not very creative and some of you really are! Thanks for any and all answers!
You can always scroll through and just see the different topics people have posted and you might find some good stuff.
I’m concerned about the quantity of food. I’m 5’4 115 pounds, I’m in good shape, go to the gym 4x per week and have been able to keep this weight, and I’m a bad eater. I’m concerned that eating all these meals is going to make me gain excessive amount of weight. Any comments will be greatly appreciated
Hi there,
I would just see what happens with the plan you have high days and low days. It’s only for a short time. I would pay attention to what happens to your body.
