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Hi Janna – any type of dried fruit that you prefer (apples, bananas, cranberries, cherries, blueberries, pears, etc.) as long as there is no additional sugar in the ingredients.

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Hi Kerry- I would either try to find gluten free versions of English muffins and Triscuits in the health food section of your grocery store or choose a different meal from the meal selections. Good luck with the challenge 🙂

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Correct! Any brand of grass-fed butter will work 🙂

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Hey there – as long as you stick to the cardio time, intensity, duration and frequency Nicole set forth in this program, you can do whatever cardio you prefer 🙂

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Hey there! I will check on this and get back with you ASAP! 🙂

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Hi Laura- can you email your question to: [email protected]

Thank you! 🙂

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Hi Traci- I am not sure what you are asking? You can’t change your before pic that you submitted in the beginning. It should be fine 🙂

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Hey there- can you please email your inquiry to: [email protected] and they can help you out there? Thank you!

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Hey there- I would drop to the next meal plan down, if you can. So if you are doing Meal Plan 2, drop to Meal Plan 1.

I hope this helps and hope you recover soon! 🙂

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Correct, the only difference between all of the packages is the additional supplements and extras purchased but the workouts and meal planing are included in all of them.

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Hi Sabrina- do you have any hormonal issues that you are aware of? Thyroid? Any past surgeries or family history of metabolic, hormonal or other issues that run in your family?

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Hi Teresa- we do not have any details of the next challenge to announce yet, but typically there is another challenge about 2-3 weeks after the current challenge is over. QAn email will be set out within the next few weeks with more details, so stay tuned! 🙂

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Hi Jessica- no worries, just continue on the schedule and don’t try to make up the high carb day 😉

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Hey there- I have no idea, there really isn’t a scale to say how much progress was lost by taking a week of training. It really depends on so many factors. My guess is that if you’ve stuck to the nutrition 100% even while not training, you haven’t lost much progress at all 😉

I hope your back feels better! Take it easy getting back to your workouts, you don’t want to reijur yourself! Please keep us posted, and good luck wit the rest of the challenge!

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Hey there- what’s most important right now is that you get better. You can only do so much when you’re sick, so just do the best you can right now and when you get better, you can get back to it 100% 🙂

I hope you feel better soon!! Keep us posted!

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About one gallon per day is recommended 🙂

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Hi Shasta- I recommend sticking with meal plan one… I know it’s tough right now but you are almost there! Just stick with the challenge 100% a little longer 😉 You’ve got this!!

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Hey there- I’ve had the flu before and just about completely lost my appetite. I would just do the best you can in sticking with foods from the challenge, but trying to eat the amount of and frequency of food the meal plan calls for may be difficult while recovering from the flu. Just rest and do the best you can to get back to 100% 🙂

Please keep us posted, and feel better soon!

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Hi Emily- I would say about 6-8 packets per day is fine. Getting upwards of 10-12 or more is starting to be in the “excessive” range, in my opinion. It’s easy to go overboard with alternative sweeteners 😉

Good luck with the rest of the challenge!

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Hi Emily- I would say about 6-8 packets per day is fine. Getting upwards of 10-12 or more is starting to be in the “excessive” range, in my opinion. It’s easy to go overboard with alternative sweeteners 😉

Good luck with the rest of the challenge!

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Hi Michelle- it could be water weight, yes, as well as. host of other regular normal bodily functions. As long as you are staying within a healthy, normal weight range, you are completely fine! 🙂

My weight can fluctuate 3-5lbs from morning to night and can fluctuate between 1-3lbs from day to day. It’s completely normal. No one will ever get to a weight and just stay there constantly 😉

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Hi Monica! All of the exercises you listed that you are doing are fine to replace the lat pulldowns 😉 I hope you are doing well!!

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Hi Angele- both ketchup and salsa will add carbs and sugar, so I would stick with what Nicole has on each meal plan 😉

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Hi Jennifer- absolutely, that is a great question! Water is necessary for every single cell in our body to function optimally, which can have a domino affect on our hormones, metabolism, and a a host of other human mechanics and processes. If we don’t drink enough water, especially when working out as much as we are during the challenge, it would be like throwing a screech in a factory assembly line.

Water helps:
– maximize physical performance
– affects energy levels and brain function
– helps aid in digestion (prevents being “stopped up”)
– aids in function of liver and kidneys in detoxing
– increases satiety
– boots metabolism by increasing energy expenditure

Here is more info about the health/fitness benefits of drinking water: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/290814.php

I hope this helps 🙂 Good luck with the rest of the challenge, and drink up! 😉

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Hi Kara- It is so hard for me to know what might be stalling your progress. Here are a few factors:
– lack of sleep, or lack of quality sleep
– high stress, constant stress or constant high stress
– underlying hormonal/metabolic issues
– food choices (you may or may not be following the meal plan 100%?)
– adequate water intake
– pushing during your workouts as much as possible

I am not saying you are or aren’t doing or experiencing the above, I just wanted to list a few factors that can play a role in progress or lack of progress.

I hope this helps, and try to keep thinking positive! What you are doing now is much better for your health and fitness than if you weren’t doing it, right? 😉

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