I came across a video on YouTube where a young (26 – less than half my age), tall (6′ 2″ – 4″ taller than me), skinnier guy (only 205 pounds) used Personal Trainer Food for his first month and felt better and lost 18 pounds. A couple people asked about how the food was, and if the plan was one that would work out good. So I posted the following, and I copied it here in hopes it might help you, too.
Just came across this video, and saw the questions asked. I’ve been doing PTF for about 8 months. I was over 130 pounds overweight, and I’ve come down over 75 pounds, and am well on my way to my goal. There are more details about some of my findings on http://www.FatIsFun.com if you want to check out and subscribe to my blog.
So, Brad … the ONLY reason this is working for me is that it’s common sense, delicious, flexible enough to do when you don’t have the PTF on hand, and beats everything else I’ve ever seen or tried.
Jen, the food quality is excellent. You can choose EXACTLY what you want to receive each time you order, down to the snacks (even gluten-free, and onion-free). I have about 30 different favorites I order a lot of, and try out almost anything new that is added. The meats are typically seasoned and flavorful. The veggies are good, but are not seasoned, but they give you some extra bottles of seasoning for them. Personally, I prefer Lawry’s seasoned salt on mine.
Plans — take the all-inclusive first. Yes, it costs the most, but it’s really all your food for a whole 4 weeks. I mean ALL you’ll need to eat.
From that, you’ll learn how you can make adjustments and get by with either cutting out snacks or breakfasts sometimes. For instance, if someone in the house is already cooking up eggs and sausage for breakfast, save $2 a day and eat theirs. If you don’t eat the snacks at all, save $1 a day (but if you like almonds, it’s hard to get them cheaper).
Recommendations: most of it is your own personal taste. But here are the only little things I think you should just not mess with: the “egg patties” for breakfast (the eggs and omelets and patties are all fine). And for snacks, I’d avoid the cheese and meat sticks. They’re really pretty small, and I love cheese!
If you buy PTF, sometimes discounts can be found.
I hope this helps.
[His YouTube at: http://youtu.be/Cp3TT-U4hMs]
