{"id":3652,"date":"2025-08-29T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personaltrainerfoodblog.com\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2026-02-03T01:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:22:20","slug":"he-lost-35-4-pounds-but-gained-something-unexpected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/he-lost-35-4-pounds-but-gained-something-unexpected\/","title":{"rendered":"He Lost 35.4 Pounds, but Gained Something Unexpected&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We could all use more time in our day. Find out how you can gain 40 hours a month and save money on your grocery bill, too!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12497\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/iStock-501538218.jpg?resize=1254%2C836&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Man checking the time\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/iStock-501538218.jpg?w=1254&amp;ssl=1 1254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/iStock-501538218.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/iStock-501538218.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/iStock-501538218.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Stop Spending 40 Hours a Month Slaving In the Kitchen<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know that with a family of four, you have the job of providing <strong>336 nutritious meals<\/strong> a month? To do that, you will spend<strong> 70 hours<\/strong> shopping, prepping, cooking, and cleaning up.<\/p>\n<p>For a family of four, <strong>Personal Trainer Food takes only 30 hours a month<\/strong>&#8212; and much of that time is simply what it takes for the microwave to heat your food.<strong> That&#8217;s a savings of 40 hours<\/strong>, which by itself is impressive. However, the calculation assumes you don&#8217;t do anything but stare at the microwave while you heat your food.<\/p>\n<p>With the microwave, there are no pots to boil over, heating elements to adjust or constant stirring so things don&#8217;t burn. That means that you can multi-task while your food to heats up.<\/p>\n<p>Three or four minutes while your food is heating is enough to do small things, like sign your kid&#8217;s school trip form, take out the trash, feed the dog or <strong>give your spouse a kiss.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Hidden Costs in Your Grocery Bill<\/h2>\n<p>We know Mom taught you that buying groceries and making your own meals is the cheapest way to feed your family.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019ve got some surprising news for you DIYers.<\/p>\n<p>When compared to USDA food cost estimates, <strong>Personal Trainer Food is as budget-friendly as buying food at the grocery store.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Especially when you take advantage of Loyalty Rewards, <strong>each meal can cost as low as $3.20 currently.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s something Mom might not have taught you: foods from the grocery store could be costing you much more than you think.<\/p>\n<p>When you take into account wastage such as trimmings from preparation, uneaten portions on the plate and in the pan, and spoilage that can happen before or after food is prepared, you are losing money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eliminate wastage of food and money today with Personal Trainer Food.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still think buying and preparing foods from the grocery store is better than frozen? Frozen foods retain their nutritional value better than fresh.<\/p>\n<h2>Save More Than a Couple Hundred Dollars a Month<\/h2>\n<p>People often tell us that they are<strong>\u00a0saving several hundred dollars a month<\/strong> when they use Personal Trainer Food.<\/p>\n<p>This happens because they aren&#8217;t making extra trips to the store buying foods (and other things) they don&#8217;t need. They are also less likely to eat out at restaurants because they know they have a great tasting, healthy meal at home.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Did you know? An average McDonald&#8217;s Value Meal is about\u00a0<strong>twice the cost<\/strong> of one of our meals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the video above, Grayson and his wife realized that Personal Trainer Food gave them something more&#8211; here&#8217;s how the math worked out for them:<\/p>\n<p>40 hours of unnecessary meal preparation a month = one work week a month slaving in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>One work week a month for a year = 20 days a year more with your family to go for walks, take the kids to the park and spend quality time together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spending more time on this earth with your loved ones because you&#8217;re eating healthier? Priceless.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>5 Handy Tips to Eat Personal Trainer Food- Family Style<\/h2>\n<p>Many of us here at Personal Trainer Food order meal programs for our families at home. <strong>We know that the savings and convenience can&#8217;t be beat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Meet the Wells family.<\/h3>\n<p>Grayson was pre-diabetic and needed to lose weight. His family joined him in his weight loss journey.\u00a0As Grayson lost weight, he and his family<strong> gained something unexpected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should an entire family eat Personal Trainer Food? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cEs7HLebsvY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tips to feed your family&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Let your kids choose their own menu items. It\u2019s a fun hands-on way to learn about healthy food choices.<\/li>\n<li>Get a deep freeze to store your food.\u00a0An upright deep freeze has the advantage of letting you organize your foods better than a chest freezer.\u00a0 Your savings with Personal Trainer Food will easily make up for the cost.<\/li>\n<li>Put your kid&#8217;s favorite foods on freezer shelves or in the drawers that are at their eye-level. That makes it easy for them to see and reach for their favorites.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of ordering all your food at once, stagger several orders to arrive at different times. For example: rather than having four boxes of food arrive on the same day for a family of four, schedule the orders to arrive 5-6 days apart. You can do this by selecting your delivery date when you check out.<\/li>\n<li>Keep a selection of sauces and dressings on hand so everyone can customize meals to suit their tastes. While our Sweet Garlic Butter Sauce, Ranch, and Blue Cheese are most people\u2019s favorites, explore your store to find spices, sauces, oils, vinegars, and dressings to add more variety. A squeeze of this and a dash of that can add endless variety!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Save now on low-carb meal deliveries<\/h2>\n<p>Right now, you can save 30% on any of our weight loss meal plans. Personal Trainer Food delivers everything you need to lose weight&#8211; including a Weight loss Coach who will help you get your very best results.<\/p>\n<p>Enter SAVE30 in the promo code box when you check out. You&#8217;ll also enjoy fast, complimentary shipping right to your door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get started now<\/a> \u2014 and get the RIGHT foods you need to lose those stubborn pounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14093\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Do-it-for-you-and-them.jpg?resize=728%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Click here to lose 20 pounds for you; do it for yourself and the ones who love you.\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Do-it-for-you-and-them.jpg?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Do-it-for-you-and-them.jpg?resize=300%2C37&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More Popular Resources for You<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/category\/healthy-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everything you need to know to lose weight quickly is here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/category\/truth-in-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the straight facts about weight loss here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/category\/fitness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Browse all our fitness articles.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/category\/creative-food-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All our low-carb recipes can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1964 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 18px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.personaltrainerfood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/jan.png?resize=125%2C125&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>About the Writer:<\/strong> <em>100 pounds ago, Jan knew what it is like to be obese, unhappy, and stuck. She has spent the last 17 years as a fitness writer, trainer, yoga teacher, and Weight Loss Coach. Today, she&#8217;s proud to be a part of the Personal Trainer Food team so she can continue her goal to help others live their fullest lives possible. Email Jan@PersonalTrainerFood.com if you have any questions!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Offer applicable for 30% off any of our meal plans. Use code SAVE30 at checkout to receive offer. May not be combined with other offers.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Weight loss results not guaranteed and are based on various factors. Copyright \u00a9 2024 Personal Trainer Food, All rights reserved.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We could all use more time in our day. Find out how you can gain 40 hours a month and save money on your grocery bill, too! 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