Our Weight Loss Meal Plan Blog - https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:18:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 106418939 Can You Have a Cheat Day and Still Lose Weight? https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/cheat-day-meal/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/cheat-day-meal/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:20:51 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=479 “Can I have a cheat day?” That’s a great question! But what are you really asking? You are asking if you can still have beer, pizza, and ice cream. Or you might be asking if you still party like a rock star on the weekends. Yeah, I get it, you want your slice of birthday cake […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/cheat-day-meal/feed/ 16 479 The Ultimate Hack to Kill Cravings https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/stop-the-cravings/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/stop-the-cravings/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:33:37 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=1223 Why is it when you start a program, you crave things like cookies, bread, candy, and chocolate –but not broccoli? Believe it or not, your body IS telling you to eat broccoli. You’ve just got your wires crossed! Let’s get this all straightened out so you can kill cravings for good. Know thy self, know […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/stop-the-cravings/feed/ 0 1223 5 Super Easy Steps to Losing Weight https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/our-secret-to-losing-weight-guess-what-it-does-not-involve-dieting/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/our-secret-to-losing-weight-guess-what-it-does-not-involve-dieting/#respond Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:28:49 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=1043 Exercise more, eat less, count calories, avoid fat, eat whole grains, eat this or that packaged food. That’s what conventional diet wisdom has told us in recent years. Who can blame us for being confused, not to mention overweight? So what’s the SECRET to LOSING WEIGHT? (Hint: it does not involve a diet). Obesity in our […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/our-secret-to-losing-weight-guess-what-it-does-not-involve-dieting/feed/ 0 1043 How Many Calories Should You Eat to Lose Fat? https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ask-the-trainer-how-many-calories-does-your-program-have/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ask-the-trainer-how-many-calories-does-your-program-have/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:22:01 +0000 http://personaltrainerfood.wordpress.com/?p=4 How many calories are in our programs? Good question! It’s great that we now have access to information about the foods we eat, like calories, nutrients, and whether it is GMO-free. But has that information really done anything to solve our expanding waistline? FACT: Americans are the most nutritionally educated consumer in the world, and […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ask-the-trainer-how-many-calories-does-your-program-have/feed/ 0 4 Back to the Future: How Dieting Has Changed From 1985 to 2015 https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/back-to-the-future-how-dieting-has-changed-from-1985-to-2015/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/back-to-the-future-how-dieting-has-changed-from-1985-to-2015/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:00:25 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=3303 By Shane Allen CPT, WMS, CSN Today is October 21, 2015—that magical day we’ve all been waiting for when Christopher Lloyd takes Michael J. Fox“Back to the Future” (part 2.) There’s just one problem. Look around. There are no flying cars, no auto-lacing sneakers and no hover boards that actually hover. It seems we’ve been […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/back-to-the-future-how-dieting-has-changed-from-1985-to-2015/feed/ 1 3303 The Cookie Diet Review: Worth a Try? https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/cookie-diet-review/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/cookie-diet-review/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:42:02 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=589 So you want to lose weight without giving up all your favorite things. That’s why you’re considering the “Cookie Diet.” America loses it’s mind: WEIGHT LOSS COOKIES? YES PLEASE! Really, who doesn’t like a good cookie? But the question is, will it actually work? The most popular cookie diets are the Hollywood Cookie Diet, Smart for […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/diets-are-for-quitters/feed/ 0 1299 HCG Diet Review: Does It Really Work? https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ask-the-trainer-what-do-you-think-of-the-hcg-diet/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ask-the-trainer-what-do-you-think-of-the-hcg-diet/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:45:00 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=615 Unless you’ve been living under a rock, there’s no doubt you have heard about the HCG Diet. It has become amazingly popular in the last few years as a weight-loss “solution.” The acronym “HCG” begs to be explained in order to understand how it is sold as a weight loss solution. So let’s talk about […]

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]]> https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/ask-the-trainer-what-do-you-think-of-the-hcg-diet/feed/ 0 615 Your Top 5 Spring Diet Essentials https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/your-top-5-spring-diet-essentials/ https://www.personaltrainerfood.com/blog/your-top-5-spring-diet-essentials/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:16:00 +0000 http://personaltrainerfoodblog.com/?p=1285 As we start to emerge from our winter sweaters, thoughts of fresh new things start to take root. Now is a great time to celebrate the season and explore some ideas to keep you on track with your weight loss goals. Here are 5 ideas to revamp your fitness routine… #1 Cool New Shoes Who […]

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