Maureen
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Is any brand of vegan beef ok? I love the meal with shredded lettuce vegan beef pinto beans avacodo and salsa, but I dont normally buy vegan meat?
I would see what’s available to you and look at the packages. I am sure they would be pretty comparable in macros.
Quick question when setting up and preparing for the day, within in your meal plan if you choose option 1 for breakfast do you need to use option for for while day
can you rephrase your question please?
WHEN FOODS STATED IN GRAM – EX RICE 175G IS THAT COOKED. ALSO WITH MEAT 5 OZ AFTER COOKED THANKS
Rice is weighed cooked and so is meat.
So even if I have 100+ pounds to lose and am way way over meal plan 3 weight, I should still go by my height plan?
Go by your height becky! You got this….let’s kick some butt 🙂
Man I am uavibg trouble with serving sizes this time. What is the serving for the pancakes. One pancake? Just says per serving. Is the recipe making 4 pancakes? Just want to make sure so I don’t overeat! Thank you xo
I don’t see another way to measure a serving but in a single pancake. So I would go with what your first instinct is…..4 servings is 4 pancakes. There was another thread on this exact topic so you aren’t alone.
Hi Ladies, I am on meal plan 3. Serving size is 1 1/2 servings Protein pancakes, the recipe makes 4 servings. Would I be correct in eating 1 1/2 pancakes? LOL…not sure why but struggling with figuring this out! Thanks 🙂 Kathy
Hi there,
If there are 4 servings in the pancake recipe…1 1/2 servings would be 1 1/2 pancakes. BTW my brain was hurting reading this thread. I think all of us are thinking too hard lol. is that possible?Does anyone know the amount of water we are supposed to be drinking? I’m not seeing anything about it… thank you!
I would work toward a gallon/day
Hello! The Post Workout/Meal 5 Option 2 has reduced sugar ketchup. Can this be removed? Or will it throw the calories/macros off?
Thanks.I am sure it’s ok to remove that condiment if you don’t care for it.
Hi all, We do not have ezekiel bread in Germany but other sprouted grains bread. I need to know: how much gramm or Oz has one slice of ezekiel bread in average?
Thanks for your help! 🙂 Sarah1 slice is roughly 80 cals, .5g fat, 15g carb and 4g protein. Hope that helps.
I understand no swapping like that, but I don’t like tuna. Can I have chicken instead? Or steak instead of tuna? I’m kind of a picky eater, and just don’t like tuna (or salmon that much)
I would recommend picking another meal entirely. For example..you mentioned to have steak. Steak has ALOT more fat than tuna does. So if you were to swap you would throw everything off. Then you won’t be hitting those numbers like you want to. Try and find another meal that you like instead.
Can the post workout meal be used as one of the 5 meals on non weight days?
The post workout meal is part of your day whether you train or not. The only difference is that post strength its eaten after. On non weight training days it’s eaten as meal 5. 🙂
if I start breaky at 6 then how do I space out my other meals from then.. I hit the gym at 430. Thx!! Also to have a bit of cream in my coffee what can I cut out of my 1st meal…planning on the grapefruit eggs and oats… Thx again!!
I would space your meals about every 3 hours. If you are going to do cream in your coffee I would log it and cut the fat/carbs somewhere else in the day. It won’t make a huge impact in the day but it adds up as you go. That should take care of it. Using MFP will help to do that.
Hi!
I think I have read all the information about the challenge but I cannot find any information about the BCAAs. Is it OK to add this to the meal plan? It will be approximately 40 calories (10 grams of protein) extra per day (only on training days though).A-ok on the BCAA’s 🙂
HI,
For the meal plan that lists 3oz of chicken breast can we use ground chicken breast? Or does it have to be an actual chicken breast?
Also, can we make shredded chicken breast in the crock pot and use that as the 3 oz of chicken breast?
Thanks,Hi there, shred that stuff in the crock pot if you want. If the macros on the ground chicken breast are the same as the regular, I don’t see a problem there as well.
Thanks for chiming in ladies. Try to choose another meal. Could you choose another fruit, probably. If you can get the macros to match and you absolutely can’t stand it. We just advise making subs because it’s pretty hard to get the macros to swap evenly. I know, not the answer you wanted.
I feel like it won’t really matter, but would it be okay to do the Turkey Chili recipe in a crock-pot? I typically make my chili that way and it would make meal prepping that one easy.
Thanks!I made it that way…done in a snap. Go for it!
All of the options in meal 2, meal 3, and meal 4 have at least one item that I can not eat. Will the plan still work if I just pick one of the options and then not each the items I can not eat?
Hi there,
If you Leave out items…the macros won’t work out to be what they should be for the day. Its going to be hard for us to give you swaps for those items. It doesn’t leave many other options. They are mostly carbs you are eliminating. Beans are an option but your protein will increase as well. You will have to use MFP to figure out the amounts appropriate for you to eat. Corn tortillas could work as well, but again you will have to figure out how much to have and see how the numbers come out when you plan the day. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help to you. There are alot of options in the plan it would be impossible for us to make these accommodations for every participant. I would advised you to put the meals as in MFP and then take out the item you can’t have and put a new one in. See how the numbers look and if it’s within 5g over or under then you are making a good swap. I hope that helps.All of the options in meal 2, meal 3, and meal 4 have at least one item that I can not eat. Will the plan still work if I just pick one of the options and then not each the items I can not eat?
Hi there,
If you Leave out items…the macros won’t work out to be what they should be for the day. Its going to be hard for us to give you swaps for those items. It doesn’t leave many other options. They are mostly carbs you are eliminating. Beans are an option but your protein will increase as well. You will have to use MFP to figure out the amounts appropriate for you to eat. Corn tortillas could work as well, but again you will have to figure out how much to have and see how the numbers come out when you plan the day. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help to you. There are alot of options in the plan it would be impossible for us to make these accommodations for every participant. I would advised you to put the meals as in MFP and then take out the item you can’t have and put a new one in. See how the numbers look and if it’s within 5g over or under then you are making a good swap. I hope that helps.Meal Plan 1 starts at 5’3 and under or 120 and under. Are these macros suitable for me – 4’8’’ and 111pounds. Not sure if I should be following this meal plan or something with a bit lower macros. The Phase2 macros/calories is what I typically stay within for maintenance. Not sure if I will be able to cut with these macros.
Any suggestions?
ThanksHI there,
I would just follow which plan is according to your height. New plan, new training etc. See what happens. You might find that a rise in calories gives your body what it needs to make some amazing changes. 🙂printout for day 5 phase 2 acc cardio has round 1-5 nt the below listed exercise links is missing round 4. lmk when listed to print
Thank you. Noted and we will get that fixed.
I would like to be able to continue with Les Mills Bodycombat classes. Would that qualify as HIIT in phase 1 or Interval Cardio for phase 2?
Thank you.
ElenaHI there, As long as you are following the guidelines for heart rate and duration. It would be just fine.
” HIIT Cardio Range from 120 (low intensity or rest intervals) to 190 bpm (high intensity intervals)” Good luck!Does it matter what type of HIIT class I do? For instance, can I do a spinning class that is HIIT with a heart rate monitor?
Hi there,
As long as you are following the guidelines for the workout it doesn’t matter what mode you choose for your HIIT. Just make sure it’s a challenge!
Good luckhello…. just to confirm meal plan 2 for phase 1 has the second page documented as 5’4 and under… i feel the info is correct ;however, the notation as 5’4 and under is an error.. can you please confirm this. thank you
Hi there,
I’m not sure what you mean…Meal plan 2 says 5’3-5’6 on both pages. Can you show me a screenshot so I can see what you mean. Thanks!
