Maureen
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If I am following the plan for 5’6 I am following the meal plan perfectly however I am getting at least 15,000 steps in a day. I am feeling a little hungry sometimes in the evening is there anything you can recommend that I can eat that won’t affect the process too much. More protein or carbohydrates? Nonfat Greek yogurt?
I wouldn’t add anything. I would make sure I have eaten all of my meals and drank enough water. If it persists and it unbearable you maybe belong in the next meal plan up.
Hi,
Some days because of my job I have to go to the gym early at 5 a.m. I was wondering what I should eat before my workout and how long before training I should eat so I have enough energy. Also, what time is best to eat dinner?Please advise
I would try eating 1/2 of your breakfast prior to training and then have your post workout meal and maybe a couple hours after finish your breakfast. I would try and eat 1-2 hours prior to bed. Give your body some time to digest so that digestion doesn’t Interrupt your sleep.
Just pick it back up and go. Plan out your week with what is achievable. It’s not about doing it all it’s about doing what you can. So do 3 workouts this week. Just get consistent with what you know you can keep up with. It’s not the frequency that will move the needle, it’s the consistency. Start small. You’ve got this
Hey gang! The ricotta cheese was present in many challenges in the past and I donn’t see it anywhere on this one. Can it still be used in this challenge as a protein, etc.?
Was it in a recipe? That might have been why you saw it. If it’s not in the exchange list I would just leave it out for now. Just to make it easy.
That makes sense. Thank you Maureen.
You’re welcome.
Glutamine and creatine can both help with recovery
Hello,
Is there a supplement or something I can take to build my muscles? (like Nicole) Or does it all depend on my protein intake?It depends on your nutrition, hard training and lots of patience because building muscle takes time.
So the amount of meat listed in the plans is already cooked ? Like it says 3 ounces turkey meat cooked.
All meat is measured cooked, correct.
Yes.
Is there a discount for ordering any of your supplements or protein powder powders like in the previous challenges?
This was the code that was sent at the beginning: GUNZ25
Quick question about meal number four. It looks like option one and option two are both 3/4 fatty protein, but each meal has different starches and one of the meals has fat in it. I’m just making sure this is not a typo. I would also like to confirm that if I want to eat meal one option one for both meal one in meal two I can do that? Or should I always stick to just meal one option one or option two and then meal two option one or option two and so forth.
You can always choose any option any time for any meal excluding the post workout meal. The exchanges won’t look the same for each meal…..depending on the food choices Nicole chose for each.
Hello! Do I measure tofu before I cook it? Or afterwards? Because it seems to loose volume after cooked.. thanks!!
I would stick to before cooking.
Hi, the weekly calendar shows Wednesday and Sunday as rest days. The Nutrition weekly schedule shows high days Wednesday and Saturday.
I thought “High Days”are only on rest days.
Which one is correct?I would follow the calendar. Wed/Sat. It says as well, regardless if you train just keep the nutrition schedule the same even if you have to move workouts.
I’m really feeling it today my back and arms are still so sore. I haven’t started my Sunday workout yet. Happy Easter to those to celebrate. If anybody’s got some good tips on muscle recovery or any supplements to help I’m all ears.
Foam roll, plenty of water. Start with some light movement and you might feel like your body starts to loosen up a bit. Go a little lighter with weights if you are really taking more time to recover. You’ve got this.
For the added oatmeal on the caramel apple bake on the high days, I would measure oats dry; so, 40g dry? Thank you, have wonderful Easter
oatmeal is always measured dry. But maybe I am missing something…I’m not sure what you are referring to for the “added oatmeal”. The high day looks like it just adds maple syrup on the high day. I’m sorry if I am not understanding your question. Happy Easter 🙂
On page 31, for the dumbbell sumo deadlifts can I use a barbell instead? I have 2 40 pound kettle bells I used but honestly they were not challenging enough and awkward
If you feel comfortable using the BB, go for it.
I am so loving how sore I am. Thank you Nicole and your Team for kicking my much needed azz. Straight to the point, what’s next? Does Nicole offer programs every 6 weeks? Because, I’m hooked and it’s only day 3. Thank you again, dondi
I’m happy you are loving it. Each challenge is a bit different, some longer and some shorter. You always have to wait and see 🙂
I guess I wasn’t very clear. I understand how to use the exchange list. I just want to make sure that the macros that are on the exchange list are as close to the meal plans that you have written out. I didn’t want to have to compare macros on foods such as broccoli versus asparagus or rice versus sprouted bread.
They are close yes. They wouldn’t be an exchange if they weren’t close. Obviously, nothing is going to be exact but the exchanges are pretty close.
When putting spinach in the egg bake, it said not cooked spinach. When you’re eating spinach with one of the other meals, it doesn’t say cooked or uncooked. Should spinach be 100 g cooked or uncooked?
I would just do 100g uncooked. 1 cup is about 30g…..but it cooks down alot.
Made this and it’s awesome. I did grind my oats and I’m wondering if that’s necessary for next time? Are we supposed to grind the oats? Thanks!
Gyro bowls also great! Thanks!!
The recipe doesn’t call for you do do that.
Hi Maureen, Thank you for your help.
I think I didn’t explain my question very well. I meant replacing Tuesday and Saturday with doing it on my rest days, not adding extra. I was wondering, would it affect my results, or does it not really matter if I do it on my rest days instead?I would do it on the days that works best for you….atleast do have 1-2 Rest days worked in there. YOur body will need the rest to get stronger. Consistency is the best thing you can do in order to see results. It may not be an identical schedule to the challenge but as long as you feel good doing it, go for what works best.
I thought I already submitted this question so if this is a duplicate, I apologize but I cannot find my submission. I am wondering if the macros on the food exchange list are very close to the meal plan so if I were to exchange top sirloin for 93% ground turkey are they the same macros?
Exchange foods based on the category. So Top sirloin would be in fatty protein. So you would have to go in the fatty protein list and choose from there. So 93% ground turkey is in there and 1 serving is 4oz for both.
I am finding it hard to use the forums. I can’t seem to get in to the posts that people are putting out there. What am I doing wrong? Please help. Thank you
Just go into each topic and you can see all that people have posted for that specific topic ie training.
my ebook does not have links to the exercise videos as previous challenges have included. I am looking at At Home Workout 1 and there are no links to see a video of the exercise. Will links be added? I always like to look at them first to really be sure I am using correct form. Thank you.
There is a follow along video for the at home workouts so there aren’t individual links.
Morning or afternoon! I see on the food exchange list, 5 prunes is 1 fruit serving. By cooking them, does it change the number of prunes? Thank you
No, I wouldn’t change the serving even if you are cooking them.
Hi,
Can I do cardio on a rest day?You can but I just wouldn’t do any extra unless it’s a low intensity walk just easy.
