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Disclaimer – please read! I will start off by stating that I am not a nutritionist. I am not giving any health or medical advice, I am sharing my thoughts, ideas and experience. If you have any health concerns, please see a medical doctor before starting any diet or nutrition plan.
What is Personal Trainer Food?
Personal Trainer Food is a “delivered to your door” meal plan.
Your meals will be lower-carb & high-protein. I won’t go into all the nutritional details, well, because I’m no expert. Head over to there site to learn nutritional specs on each meal.
The meal plan itself is simple. Breakfast, lunch & dinner are already made for you. Breakfast is an egg selection with a protein packaged together in a bistro bag. Lunch & dinner entrees are a protein and vegetable in separate bistro bags. Choose one of each and you have yourself a meal. Throw the bistro bag in the microwave, heat and eat.
You have to manage your drinks & snacks. Luckily, it’s simple to manage.
Snacks – a serving size of nuts, cheese, eggs, non-starchy vegetables and even an apple a day.
Drinks – think LOTS of water and sugar free beverages. Coffee, tea, sparkling water. No soda, juice, milk or milk alternatives. You’re going to have to steer clear of the booze as well – even if it’s low carb.
Plus…they say you can lose up to 10 pounds in just two weeks time…..
I Tried Personal Trainer Food for Two Weeks
I was excited to give it a go. If you refer back to my first post {CLICK HERE} I had explained that I haven’t been making some of the healthiest meal choices lately. As I’m getting older, my prominently rice, pasta & grain diet is just not working so well for me anymore.
I knew that I would still be preparing meals for my family. Personal Trainer Food made it super simple to not have to think about what I was going to eat. I didn’t have to plan and make a separate meal for myself. Pick a protein & a veggie, heat and eat.
My Thoughts On The Food
I’m definitely not a picky eater – very adventurous, actually – super opinionated as well.
I purposely ordered some proteins that I might not normally reach for – for the sake of trying it all.
Breakfast.
Every breakfast left me full and satisfied until lunch time.
My typical breakfast would be an omelet, sausage patty and two cups of coffee with sugar-free & dairy-free creamer.
I enjoyed all the omelet, frittata, sausage & bacon selections and could happily eat them everyday for breakfast.
I wasn’t a fan of the egg patties or Canadian Bacon and would not order them again. To each their own, though.
Lunch & Dinner
Lunch & dinner will be your choice of a protein and a vegetable.
My first suggestion is to make sure you’re serving your meal on a smaller plate. This is always good practice – but – I have big, beautiful dinner plates I love to use, so I slack at this.
I learned immediately that lunch tended to be my biggest meal of the day. The first few days I found myself still a little hungry after lunch, so I added a small salad with the meal. After a few days of getting used to it, I was able to cut the salad out.
I can honestly say that I enjoyed every single protein. Teriyaki Chicken – amazing. Buffalo Chicken Sticks – so good! Wild Alaskan Salmon – I loved it. Oh, and the Stout Chicken Meatballs – wildly delicious! So good, I’m working on a copycat recipe!
I enjoyed most of the veggies. The blends were my favorite. The only ones I didn’t like were the ones I don’t normally like so much. For example, I don’t like raw or steamed broccoli – but I love it crispy & roasted in the oven. Some vegetables (the blends) are seasoned, some are not. The Garlic Butter Sauce they provide with a shake of salt-free seasoning works well here if you find the vegetables needing a little something.
My Thoughts On The Plan
It 100% works if followed.
It was simple to stick to and I didn’t have to put any thought or planning into what I was going to eat.
I didn’t get to take a twenty minute walk each day of the two weeks (snow, rain, sleet – Pennsylvania weather) but I still lost weight effortlessly.
The biggest diet danger zone for me were the evenings I got home late for dinner. I would be starving and have to start cooking dinner for everyone else. This led to unnecessary snacking. I learned that in order for me to be most successful, I have to eat my meals around the same time each day. On late nights, I packed a nutritious snack to take along so I wouldn’t get home and eat a 1/4 pound of cheese before I could finally sit down for dinner.
How About That Weight Loss, You Ask…?
I lost 8 pounds, without any real effort. I had to incorporate a few changes, but it was well worth it. Drinking more water, ditching the sweetened coffee creamer and cutting out carbs.
Two Weeks After Personal Trainer Food
I’m maintaining a sugar-free, lower-carb, high protein diet.
Weight loss after two weeks of doing it myself…1 pound. Yup, that’s right, 1 pound. Ayyee!
I had to get an expert opinion on this, so I reached out to my friend who’s a dietitian.
An “off the record” summary of her thoughts…I was probably unknowingly sneaking in too many calories or eating larger portions.
The beauty of having premade meals is that there is no nutritional tallying, no weighing food portions and really not much room for error.
My Final Thoughts….
I would absolutely order this again. If I could squeeze it in my budget, I would be ordering it on auto delivery for the next half year.
I enjoyed all the proteins & all the vegetable blends.
There’s a ton of food choices on their menu – so there is food for all tastes.
As for affordability – the price is extremely reasonable. In most cases, Personal Trainer Food meals would be cheaper if you’re the type who eats out often. This plan breaks down to about $15 a day for 3 meals.
Shipping is free & there are discounts for new customers & discounts for recurring customers.
Visit Personal Trainer Food here for more information & to get started!
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