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Ok, going by her email she sent out it mentions each meal…. (see below) So, if you can confirm that’d be great. thanks.
Remember, Phase 3 of your meal plan starts today, meaning your calories and macros decrease for each meal.Gotcha Marc, I am checking it out and seeing if there is a typo or another explanation. Sorry for the confusion.
Can we eat salmon? Change in fish?
Hi there,
Salmon will add more fat to that meal. Please just stick to the fish selections Nicole listed above. Thanks so much.Just double checking something. I notice the macros in meals have lowered slightly in Phase 3, except under Men’s Meal Plan 1 – Meal 3, it remains exactly the same as in Phase 2:
125g brown rice
7oz 93% lean ground turkey
1 cup zucchini…is this correct for the final phase, weeks 5/6 or should something be a smaller portion here? Thanks!
Hi there,
Meal 3 might remain the same….if the other ones have changed slightly…then Nicole made the changes where she wanted to for the final phase. 🙂Hi, I’m not sure what this exercise is so I clicked the link to go to the video and it takes you to a page to sign up as a member? I think the website is messed up. Can someone explain this exercise or fix the link? Thanks!
Hi there,
I just checked it and I go straight to the video. Try just refreshing the site and give it another go. If you are still having trouble. Email [email protected]. They can just make sure all is good on your end.It’s going on the last week of the 2nd nutrition phase and I have a question regarding the fats for meals. Would it be acceptable to swap the avacado and pecans for meals 3 and 4? For example, have the pecans with the chicken salad, and the avacado with the fish tacos? I wasn’t too crazy for the fish tacos because they are a little messy at work. So instead of making tacos, I baked my tortillas to make chips. Thinking about using the avacado with the chips.
I don’t see a problem with it….in the end the macros will be the same. The avocado does add more carbs to that meal. But as long as you are hitting those numbers at the end of the day, that’s the important thing.
Hi there,
Thanks so much for catching that. It is now fixed on the site. Sorry for the confusion.
Thank you!Hi Nicole, Moe, and Naomi,
Phase 2 week 3/4 of women’s plan 3
When I entered the macros in to my fitness pal, the calories were calculated lower. I looked over the daily totals and seems that it should be 56 g fat not 44g. When I adjusted it to 56 g fat then the calories and other totals were correct on my fitness pal. 14 g x 4 meals =56g
Please advise, was this a typo in the plan?
Thank you!Hi
Thank you for being so patient. The macros should be:(the calories were correct. The fat grams were off)
Carbs 155g
Protein 180g
Fat 56g
Calories 1844
all other meals 394cal/32c/36p/14f
Post workout 268cal/31c/36p/0f
Thanks so much. That will be changed on the site as well.Hey there,
It could be just a different combo of foods you aren’t used to, certain vegetables etc. The body could just be adjusting. How is your water intake? It’s worth looking at the dairy part of the plan as well. Sometimes we can develop some sensitivities….as we go through different phases of our lives. It might be worth looking to take digestive enzyme as well. If you aren’t used to that amount protein intake, vegetables…the enzyme can help your body break it down and use the nutrients more efficiently. Hope that helps.Hi- I will be at the Brentwood camp this weekend, should I skip training considering our workouts during the camp? Will workout Friday am, so the only thing I’m concerned about is the Sat leg day.
Thanks!Hi there,
The weekend will end up working your entire body. I would say it’s safe to assume you will be covered all weekend for your challenge workouts. 🙂Looking ahead, I am a bit confused on this w/o. I watched your video and understood the premise. Looking at the w/o, you say to set the interval time app to 25? There are 30 exercises in total. Doesn’t that mean we set the app to 30? Also do we do 1 set of each exercise or 3 like you did on your video. I apologize for my confusion!! This is a first for me!! Thank you!!!
Hi there,
in the end you will be using the 45/35 timer 30 times.
There are 6 exercises and 1 cardio in each round.
You work your way down the list of exercises 4(5 seconds) in round 1. Jumping jacks is the cardio (35 seconds) between each exercise. Once you complete every one on the list once, you keep moving into Round 2….same…round 3 etc. You are working non stop. Move through each round one time. Does that make sense?Hi there,
1 mph is roughly equivalent to 1.6 kph. That should help a bit in order to figure out where you should be. Hope that helps.Just wondering…is a 3.0 a jog or a walk on the Treadmill? I am at a walking pace at 3.0 and wanted to make sure it wasn’t supposed to be a light jog. Believe me, I’m dying when that walk finally comes, but if I need to be at a light jog, I’d like to know. I realize as well that all TMs are different, but it’s a Proform so it should be pretty legit in its settings. Thanks so much!! This challenge is great!!
Hi there,
3.0 would be a super slow jog…not sure I would call it a jog lol. I am sure after running….it feels pretty good to jog at that pace. Do what feels more natural.
Good luck!What is an equivalent in the USA?
Hi there,
Vegetarian Boca Burgers can be found at your grocery store.I use a food scale to measure in grams and ounces…..When you say 2 cups of spinach, do you stuff a measuring cup with spinach or do you measure 1 cup in ounces (8) on a food scale? Thank you!
Hi there,
Pack them tightly into a measuring cup. Make it easy on yourself. Good luck!Is it safe to microwave ziplock bags?
I would put them in a glass dish to microwave them.
It’s on Women’s Meal Plan 1 for under 5’4 for Phases 2 and 3.
Thank you for the info. Each plan is a bit different. Happy to hear it’s appearing in phase 2 and 3 🙂
Hey! Just a quick question. My macors never seem to be adding up to the daily totals or meal totals…is this because of different brands of food? Should I be more focused on hitting the macros? My salad for example is supposed to have 28 grams of protein but 3oz of chicken is only 20. Help!
Thank you ♡
Hi Jennifer,
Some brands will be different. MFP likes to round as well so that can throw it off a bit. In the end your macros should be 5g above or below. Make sure you are double checking what is on MFP…sometimes there are entries in there that are not correct. Do the best you can.Hello!!
Looking ahead at phase 2 nutrition and noticed the salad with chicken (Meal 4-option 2) in the women’s meal plan 1 are identical in both phases. The protein mug cake is the same as well? Please advise…thank you
Hi there,
If the meal remains the same, there were prob other meals cut down or changed and in the end your macros will be 5g above or below at the end of the day. Don’t stress.I began the 40 day challange on 21 May and I am in the Women’s Meal 3 plan (I am over 5’6). I have not had a problem following the workouts or meal plans…..upon entering my 2nd week—week 2 the question I have is…is there a meal in my plan that I can substiute a protein out for some STEAK?
Top Sirloin? I noticed in Nicole’s ‘Grocery List’ it mentioned steak….but I do no see it in my meal plan (I love red meat).Heather
Hi Heather. Unfortunately, If it’s not on the meal plan it’s not on your plan. 🙁 40 days…..you can do this!
Hi,
Hope all is good with everyone, I was just wondering if I could swap the chicken in meal 4 option 2 for a vegetarian alternative. I generally use the quorn brand.Many thanks Kerri
Hi there, All of the meals are meant to for you to eat any of them. Eat the meals as they are written and you can have any of the meals on the plan at any time. Eat the same one for all meals if you want LOL. The only meal not included in this is the post training meal.
I have a tough one for you guys….
My schedule is 3 on 3 off 12 hour shifts from 5:30 to 5:30 and we flip monthly from days to nights. Well, I flip to nights starting Thursday. My first night shift is the hardest because I go to bed the night before as normal. When I wake up on Thursday I will eat meal 1, I would guess by 9:00am. I usually lay back down around 1100 and sleep until 2:30 or so then work out. I will have my post-work out meal and get ready for work. By the time I get situated at work I will have meal 2 around 6:00. Meal 3 around 9:00 then meal 4 around 12:00. I still have 5 hours left at work plus my drive home and get ready for bed. I usually am not in bed until 7:00 am. Is it a possibility to have a lighter meal around 4:00 am to propel me through the rest of my shift and into the morning when I get up and start over? The 2nd and 3rd day I won’t have my first meal until around 2:30pm, so it times out just fine. It’s just the first night that I have too many hours awake.
(The other end of the week I usually miss a meal because I have slept all morning. I’ll get up, eat then usually just enough time left for 2 meals in the day before bed time that evening.)Question for you…..first of all. That’s a rough schedule but I am sure you get used to it. My question is…is there any way you can train after that first meal…that might space things out a bit more. Just trying to get more of a picture of your day. Thanks.
Nevermind I found the answer on someone else’s post. I can’t figure out how to delete my post.
Don’t worry about it 🙂 Glad you found the answer.
What’s the key to making the mug cake really good? I saw that people made them in bulk so I tried making 8 servings and it came out spongy or really dry to the point I ended up tossing it and wasting 8 scoops of protein.
Help!Hi there,
Check out more of the threads in the nutrition forum….there are a ton of ideas and tips that members are sharing with each other. 🙂I love the greek yogurt, blueberry and almond butter meal. Is it okay to eat this more than once a day? Can I have it for my later meals too? I am concerned about the amount of fructose inhibiting my weight loss goal.
Hi there,
the program is designed so that you can mix and match meals however you like…except for the post training meal. Eat up!I’m doing the workout at home, so no machines, what is the alternative to dumbbell lying Hamstring Curl? And what’s a Dumbbell Glute Kickback?
Hi there,
the DB glute kickback…..you are on 4’s and the DB is in the crease behind your knee now squeeze that DB and “donkey kick” your leg. YOu are squeezing the glute at this time. So the hip is the only part that is moving.
You can hold a DB with your feet and curl that way. OR wedge your feet underneath a weighted bar or something heavy and try and resist yourself as you fall into a push up. Actively push yourself back up. Knees are on some sort of pad. Keep your torso rigid as you push on the way up. It will get your core and hamstrings a lot more. (it’s basically a negative for the hammies)
Help!