Maureen
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Thank you Maureen. Running used to be my active meditation as I like to call, but I have replaced it with cycling and do it daily because I truly look forward to it 🙂 Trying to find that consistency with strength which I do enjoy as well. It just takes more though sometimes so I am grateful for Niclole and Team for all of the though put into these programs. Love the follow along too! You guys are all truly in it with us and that is awesome!!
You have to keep doing the stuff you love. That’s what keeps you going. You are so welcome. We are here to help.
Hi, I am following Meal plan 2. For the Chipotle Chicken burrito bowl, I have been eating it as one serving, lol. I didn’t even realize that it said 2 servings. So if it’s two servings should I break the recipe in half? For example, it says 1/2 cup of brown rice, so should I do 1/4 for 2 separate bowls? 1/4 cup pico de gallo, 2oz chicken for each bowl since it says 4oz chicken breast? Sorry, I know someone already asked about this recipe but I’m still confused.
2 servings. Yep cut it in half 👍. The things that are easy to divide go for it. The others you just do your best
Can the smoked salmon be exchanged with light tuna fish? On the meal plan it shows it as the recipe is LP/SC/F. But salmon is on the FP list. I just want to make sure I am exchanging correctly.
I am on meal plan 2.When dealing with a recipe it is looked at as a whole with macros and other considerations….it’s not specifically taking the specific items in there and exchanging it like it does in other meals. If you really want to put something else in there….I would take the macros for it and plug what you want in My fitness pal and see if you can get the macros close but again, if you aren’t savvy with that stuff I would just stick to the way it is.
Hi – I know the workout/program does not require any extra cardio, however, I do enjoy riding my Peleton. If I continue to ride a moderate 30min/day is it as imperative to get my heart rate as elevated in the workouts? I only ask this because the jumping for example in Day 2 and bench step ups don’t always pair well with my knees 🙁 so hoping it is okay to stay low impact or modify and use step as opposed to bench. TIA!
I don’t see that being a problem.
Hey – for those of us who do not have a waffle maker – has anyone tried to make this as a pancake? Wondering if it would work. Thanks 🙂
Give it a whirl 🙂
Hello, another question around the cinnamon roll protein waffle, meal one option one. Meal plan number three.
The option is for one serving of the cinnamon roll waffle, three eggs, two yolks at 125 g of strawberry. It sounds like a large amount of food to eat. Just confirming I’m making one serving of the cinnamon protein waffle and then also eating three egg whites, two yolks and the strawberries with it. I didn’t know if the three egg whites and two yolks go into the cinnamon roll protein waffle also
Thank youYes, that sounds right. I would scramble those additional eggs and eat the fruit on it’s own as well.
Hey Maureen! That same recipe, what is the “LP” ? Salmon is under FP?
The LP FP and F and SC etc don’t necessarily pertain to certain foods in the recipe it’s more like when you look at the entire macros for it, those are the exchanges she thought were most appropriate. Unlike a simple meal. Each exchange designates a specific food
Hi! Just got done with day one’s workout. Humbling to say the least! So my question is —I am coming off of a broken rib injury. They take forever to heal because we use the muscles around them so much. I don’t want to hinder the healing process and re injure it. The floor weight/ab combos are really painful on that side. For today I just stood back up and used my trx bands. But what should be doing instead?
If you felt good with the TRX go for it!!!
HELLO MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THIS PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? AND WHEN IS THAT YOU DO EACH?
Phase 1 is weeks 1-3 phase 2 is 4-6. Make sure you read the entire ebook. There is so much good info there.
Question – I am just under 5’4 and holding about 158. Which meal plan do I use? Do I understand that it’s 5 meals per day?
Go by your height if both your height and weight don’t fall in the same category.
I am following meal 3 plan. Wondering if it is ok to rotate in a vegan meal here and there? The macros and calories are the same…so I am guessing this is ok but just wanted to verify. Thank you so much!
Yes you can!!!
Hello, would you please confirm the yogurt serving size? 12 ozs of yorgur for one serving, seems like a lot.thank you
Is this just in the exchange list or are you referring to a recipe?
Hola!
Maybe I am overthinking this but… let’s say for Meal Plan – Phase I Weeks 1-3:
For Meal 3 – Why does Option 2 have more food in it, or am I missing something?
Also, why and what kind of butter, I only eat “I can’t believe it’s butter.” Just wondering…would you happen to have the caloric value for each food item? I can look them up, but just wondering if you had it, I could save a lot of time. 🙂
Some of the foods might not be as caloric impactful so you can eat more in that particular meal. But they all are very close to the target macros for your meal plan.
Just regular butter or a grass fed butter is always good as well. That caloric value for each item is not in the challenge. They are just in the major macro categories that they fit the best. Nicole already did the work for you, just use the exchange list if you don’t want to eat whats there. You don’t have to calculate anything.Can I use protein shake or smoothie as a meal replacement?
Does Nicole, have any good protein shake or smoothie recipes?You can by using the exchanges for different meal plans. She has a recipe book you can purchase Doesn’t look like she has specific smoothie recipes in this challenge.
What I’m saying is if I don’t want to follow along with the video and NIcole and I just want to click on the work out exercises above to see what they are, its not allowing me to do that like we used to be able to and should still be able to. How do I get those videos to work? I’ve tried it on both my phones and my computer with no luck.
Yes, I understand what you are saying. The format is different. There aren’t direct links to see the exercises. There are timestamps within the workout if you want to just skip right to that part in the video to see. In the vimeo video on the bottom there are 3 lines (4th one in next to the gear icon). If you click that it will give you a list of all of the exercises and you can click and skip right to that part to see.
Hello, I believe the cinnamon roll protein waffle recipe is one serving, not two.
I just heard from Nicole. She confirmed with MFP that it’s 2 servings.
I feel appreciation for this challenge already. I’ve done the first two follow along workouts and they were both amazing. I love working out with Nicole guiding me the entire 45 minutes. 🙂 It’s definitely an added perk that feels extremely supportive.
I love the smoked salmon and avocado toast recipe! I’ve eaten it twice now and imagine having it as my weekend lunch meal throughout the challenge.
Thank you for all of your creativity and the efforts that went in to creating this entire masterpiece!That’s awesome to hear! We all love how much you are enjoying everything. Great job!!
I just don’t like protein powder but I would love to try some of the recipes with it in there. Any recommendations for a substitute? Thank you.
I’m not sure how to sub that. MOst whey protein is solid protein not much carbs. Anything else that would be in that same category would most likely add more carbs and then you would have to adjust the entire recipe.
This might be a silly question,but what is the easiest way to prepare these? I typically make m-f meals on Sunday. Can I do this with the oats and protein powder?
Thank you in advance!If it’s oats just mixed with protein, I wouldn’t make that in advance. I would just make it on the spot. Oats in the microwave 1:30 and then pull it out and mix in the protein powder. Its not a huge time suck.
Women Meal Plan 2
Phase 1Under Meal 2 Would like to exchange the avocado toast but keep the smoked salmon. Any suggests
I would have to dissect the recipe to figure out how to adjust. I can’t really suggest how to adjust because it’s a recipe.
I’m trying to click on the workout videos and it’s not working? I may be doing it wrong…
The play button for the follow along is at the bottom right. This challenge has time stamps along each workout so you can search each exercise if you choose not to follow along. Does that make sense?
Is anyone having problems clicking on the workout exercise to see what they are and nothing happens, yet I can click on the workout video and follow along with Nicole just fine. Not sure why that is or how to fix it. Ideas?
The format is different. The follow along video has time stamps identifying different exercises of each workout.
So you can see how she does them in the follow along workout.I’ve had my blood work done 3x this year because it’s been wonky. I just got results back from my last labs and it’s all good, except my creatinine is still a bit high. My doctor wants me to eat less protein, no more than 100 grams/day. With these past 3 challenges I’ve been eating about 140 grams/day for the last 6 months. Should I adjust other macros if I decrease my protein? Should I also adjust workouts?
Also, I follow the plan to a T, but don’t feel like I’m “shredding” like I should. I can see a visible difference in my arms and shoulders, but legs still feel “fluffy”. I definitely still have belly fat hanging on for dear life! I do feel stronger. What can I do to lean out more?
Number 1 I would follow your doctor’s advice. I would ask some more questions as to why this is happening. I would ask your doctor if you need to make adjustments to any other of the macros but if they are just concerned about the protein, I would leave the rest the same. I would also tell your doc your amount of activity and if any of that plays a roll in the numbers you have. I do agree with the reply above. Dig deeper for a cause so you can get to the bottom of it.
