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I have a batch of egg and zucchini muffins (from SS 2018) in the fridge already! I make them all the time. Yay!
I use a smith machine in place of the “Butt Blaster”. I kneel on the floor and push the bar up with my foot.
You’re welcome! Yes, the little things! Just when we get used to Nicole’s challenges, she changes it up! lol!
That is how to worked in some past challenges. The 5th meal is a relatively new aspect of Nicole’s challenges. This is straight off the challenge material: “On the days you do not weight train, eat this for meal 5, your last meal of the day.” You have 5 meals every day. The only thing that changes is the timing of that meal. Look at the second page of your meal plan and read what is written under the heading: “Post Workout or Meal 5”.
Ghee butter isn’t with the refrigerated stuff. I always find it with the oils (coconut oil, sunflower oil, etc) in the health food section.
If it doesn’t specify, then it is water. I plan on mixing the vanilla cupcake protein with a bit of water, pouring it in a bowl, and breaking the rice cakes into pieces and eating it like cereal in the bowl.
If your meal calls for 175g of rice, then that 175g is measured after cooking. Don’t measure the rice before cooking. You will need to find an option in your app or manually enter the nutrition facts for cooked, white rice. I hope that helps!
Are you measuring the rice cooked? It sounds like the data you’re using is the calories for uncooked rice. 175 grams of raw rice has more calories than 175g of cooked rice.
Thank you! I guess I should have specified that I did leg press with the smith machine by lying on my back under the bar and pushing the bar upward with my feet.
Women’s Meal Plan 2 (5’4 to 5’6)
Keep in mind these numbers will be slightly different on the days you do not have a post workout meal.
Phase 1:
Protein 36%
Carbs 36%
Fat 28%Phase 2:
Protein 41%
Carbs 34%
Fat 25%Phase 3:
Protein 47%
Carbs 31%
Fat 22%I went ahead and figured the numbers for you for the other phases. This is for Women’s Plan 1 (5’4 and under).
Phase 1:
Protein 37%
Carbs 37%
Fat 26%Phase 2:
Protein 41.7%
Carbs 34.2%
Fat 24.1%Phase 3:
Protein 50.6%
Carbs 30.4%
Fat 19%I am guessing from your Facebook post that you want percentages rather than the gram amounts. You can use calculations to figure this. This is how I do it….you take the gram amounts for each macro type and multiply it by its calories amount per gram. Each gram of protein and carbohydrate is 4 calories. Each gram of fat is 9 calories. You then take that number for each macro and divide it by the total day calorie amount. I will use Women’s Plan 1: Phase 2 as an example:
Protein: 140 grams × 4 cals/gram = 560 cals. 560 cals ÷ 1344 = 41.7 %
Carbs: 115 grams x 4 cals/gram = 460 cals. 460 ÷ 1344 = 34.2 %
Fat: 36 grams x 9 cals/gram = 324 cals.
324 ÷ 1344 = 24.1 %I hope that answers your question. Happy Summer and have a great challenge!
Someone responded to another post and said it is 4 ounces of chicken per foil. I like to know the exact weight of my chicken, so I have been cooking it separately. I bake my chicken breasts with the seasoning and then separate them into 4 ounce servings. I took all the vegetables and the oil and sauteed them on the stove. I then weighed and divided the veggies out with each 4 oz serving of chicken. Tastes great!
Now I’m confused. I have been eating 4 muffins because the recipe states that one serving is 2 muffins. On Meal Plan 1 (5’4 and under) it states to have 2 servings of the muffins; which would mean 4 muffins. This makes since because 2 muffins are only 99 calories. The 20g of oatmeal is only 75 calories.
I do a spinning class every Monday and run outside on a trail any chance I get! I do love the options she gives us though! I did the Endur-ance cardio this morning and it was great!
Hello, Kim! I’m sorry to hear you’re having some issues with your knee! In the Live Q&A video on Sunday, Nicole said that the cardio options listed are just some to choose from and that they aren’t the only cardio you have to do. As long as you are doing the required cardio amounts, you are fine! You can do intervals, HIIT, and steady state on any cardio equipment, trail, class, or even using your own body weight. Good luck with the challenge!
I usually follow along with what Julie stated. I came down with bronchitis and I can’t do any cardio right now. My lungs feel as though they seize up and I can’t breathe. I just barely managed to get in a lower body workout, but had to cut it short at 30 minutes. If it was just a cold, I could power through it. Anything in your lungs, however, makes working out much more taxing on your body. I rarely get anything more than a cold, and here I am trying to do a challenge with bronchitis! Lol
Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better!
I have issues with loading weight on this exercise as well. I like Maureen’s suggestion of just gliding your body back and forth in the motion. The exercise will resemble a speed skater’s movement. I will try that next week.
What I ended up doing was adding a sling shot band around my thighs. It gave me some stability and resistance.
I’m just happy to see so many people making healthy choices! I know it may be frustrating to see someone not follow the plan, but there’s really not much you can do about that. I did not join this challenge to win. My dad died two years ago after a long battle with heart disease. Ever since then, I have been looking for new ways to challenge myself to be healthier. I started Yoga and long distance running last year, but wanted to focus more on lifting weights again. Nicole’s challenge popped up on my Facebook news feed the day before my husband left for a 60+ day work trip. Serendipity! Good luck to everyone in Phase 2!
