Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans - Amy Cotta

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SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
edited October 6 in Social Groups
Post any questions you have about Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans week 1

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  • PaigeJMP
    PaigeJMP Posts: 25 Member
    I followed the calculation in the book to figure out how many calories I should be eating to lose weight, and it came out at under 1300. this sounds low.....is this normal? Did I do something wrong?
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    HI..!
    No, because it's not taking into account any exercise you are doing. If you are worried about eating too few calories, go by the numbers given here on MFP. They are taking into account your age, height, weight, activity and ongoing calorie burn. I would set the weight loss goal to around 1.5 to 2 pound per week when asked. It might still have you around 1200 -- but that's without you doing any exercise for the day. Good luck! <3
    Amy
  • kelclutter
    kelclutter Posts: 2
    Needed some suggestions or ideas for breakfast in the first few weeks, I typically eat breakfast at work and rarely havetime ot make eggs etc. before leaving the house. Any suggestions, recipes or ideas on things I can take to go or even non egg items to eat for breakfast. Thanks!
  • tjdonithan
    tjdonithan Posts: 4
    Question ... when doing the different exercise routines in your book, Blast, Firm and Burn, how should those exercises be entered into MFP? I completed the Blast this evening and ended up entering it as Calisthenics. Would that be correct?
  • tjdonithan
    tjdonithan Posts: 4
    Question ... when counting the 8 glasses of water, I'm assuming that a cup of tea does not count towards that goal? Wanted to check.
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    You can make the Skinny Minis and take them with you to work. I normally bake mine the night before. You could also do some cottage cheese with veggies. Pre-make eggs with chopped veggies and cheese. I will be posting more breakfast recipes soon.
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    Nope, we are counting water as water... so tea doesn't count. The first three weeks is all about flushing out your system and learning discipline. So the tea is okay, but you still need to fill up on the water. :-) Amy
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    I normally log the SWTSJ workouts as:

    Blast: Circuit or weight training
    Firm: Pilates
    Burn: interval or Calisthenics.

    Amy
  • tjdonithan
    tjdonithan Posts: 4
    Amy ... Thank you, thank you and thank you!
  • kelclutter
    kelclutter Posts: 2
    Thank you!
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    You are more than welcome. :heart:
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    You're welcome. :flowerforyou:
  • Megs890
    Megs890 Posts: 11
    Hi there!
    Just wondering if there are any recipes for breakfasts that don't include eggs? I'm not really the biggest fan of them, especially not all the time.
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    You could do Canadian Bacon wraps. Take lettuce leafs - put some non-fat refried beans in them along with some of the bacon. You can get creative as you like with breakfast - staying within the plan. You could also take the bacon and roll them up with some low-fat laughing cow cheese. You could do cottage cheese with sliced veggies. Hope that helped. I will work on getting a Non-egg recipe up on the site soon. <3 Amy
  • Megs890
    Megs890 Posts: 11
    Hi again,
    Just wondering, where does granola fit into the diet? I don't see it anywhere and was wondering if I can have granola bars during the ignite phase?
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    HI Megs,
    I would watch the granola bars they are normally really high in sugars and REALLY high in fat. I would wait until melt to have them, if you need a quick snack. :-) Amy
  • bamababe42
    bamababe42 Posts: 16
    According to Myfitneespal I am over on my protein every day but under in everything else is this a bad thing?
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    bamababe42,
    For right now just watch the calories and drink... drink... drink... that water. Amy
  • FitNHappy0261
    FitNHappy0261 Posts: 78
    I just started the challenge yesterday, I'm really excited to get healthy. I just feel like my calorie goal is super high. I'm 23, 5'8, 170lbs, stand all day at work, lightly active -active with an athletic build. Your book's calculation says I should be eating around 2000 calories daily to LOSE weight and 2500+ to maintain (not that I'm complaining, the more food the happier me! lol) But every other source tells me to stay around 1200-1300 so I'm not sure which goal to stick with. Suggestions?
  • SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans
    SixWeeksToSkinnyJeans Posts: 74
    What's in the book is the very most generic form. Set your goals here on MyFitnessPal and then go by those. They are taking into account your age, weight, gender and activity level. Go get'um...! :wink: Amy
  • maribennington
    maribennington Posts: 2 Member
    Hello Amy! I am just starting the program... I don't eat meat or eggs though, are Boca burgers okay to substitute for lean meats? Also... is nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt okay? Thanks!
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