Spice up your dinner in seconds with this quick and easy recipe. Beef up the flavor by adding a little cheese or some jalapeno slices for an added kick. Don't forget to stay stocked up on all your Personal Trainer Food favorites so you can make delicious meals in minutes. Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Angus Burger 1 Green Zucchini Additional Ingredients: ½ - … [Read more...]
Deviled Chicken Salad
This simple chicken salad makes a great lunch on the go! Have some extra lettuce on hand? Turn the salad into a mouthwatering wrap with a few large lettuce leaves. Don't forget to stay stocked up on all your Personal Trainer Food favorites so you can make delicious meals in minutes. Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Grilled Tender Chicken Breast Additional … [Read more...]
Back to the Future: How Dieting Has Changed From 1985 to 2015
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 slacking on the creation of cool things for our … [Read more...]
52 Pounds Lost in 8 Weeks! How Did He Do it?
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food Eight weeks ago, 10 men from different walks of life took on the RECON challenge. Eight weeks ago, we promised you that we would show you their real field-tested results. Now comes the moment of truth: does RECON work? See for yourself how the RECON challengers got stronger, leaner bodies, better family lives, … [Read more...]
Spinach, Avocado and Pumpkin Seed Salad
Just in time for fall, Pumpkin Seeds are on the menu! Try out our latest snack option in this hearty salad. Don't forget to stay stocked up on all your Personal Trainer Food favorites so you can make delicious meals in minutes. Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: ¼-½ bag of Pumpkin Seeds Additional Ingredients: 2 cups Baby Spinach ½ Avocado, cut into ½ inch cubes 1 … [Read more...]
Avocado Egg Salad
Love avocado? Try this fun and delicious take on the classic egg salad! Don't forget to stay stocked up on all your Personal Trainer Food favorites so you can make delicious meals in minutes. Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 bag of 2 Egg Patties & Breakfast Sausage (set sausage aside) Additional Ingredients: 1 Medium avocado, cut into ½ inch cubes 1 tbsp … [Read more...]
Obese Officers Lost Avg of 20 lbs in 1 Month
A Carrollton, TX police officer suspended for being too overweight to perform his job has retired honorably, the police department told Personal Trainer Food Blog Tuesday. As news of Officer Cory Cook's suspension broke last July, Personal Trainer Food™ offered free food to him and any other North, Central and Southeast Texas police officer who was obese and needed to lose … [Read more...]
Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Chopped Salad
Check out this simple salad full of fresh flavor--the perfect end of summer dish you can have ready in minutes! Don't forget to stay stocked up on all your Personal Trainer Food favorites so you can make delicious meals in minutes. Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Mesquite Grilled Chicken Breast Additional Ingredients (add to taste): 2 Cups chopped romaine … [Read more...]
Steamy Zucchini
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 2 Bags of Green Zucchini Additional Ingredients: 1 Celery stalk, chopped 1-2 Green onions, finely chopped 1 Small can sliced mushrooms 1-2 oz shredded cheddar cheese Instructions: Combine zucchini, celery, green onion, and mushrooms in a microwave-safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap. >Heat in microwave on high until veggies … [Read more...]
3 Must-Read Tips to Keep You On Track– the Last One is Powerful!
By Erika Smith Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food September is National Self-Improvement Month, which is an awesome reminder that today is always a good day to be the best you possible. Whether you are at your goal or not, I have three ways to improve your life and stay on track. Best of all, they are so easy, you can apply them this minute and see results … [Read more...]
How 3 Men Lost Over 50 Pounds In One Week with RECON (and how you can too)!
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food RECON is our Exclusive Weight Loss Program for Men coming October 2015. Until then, we have 10 men test-driving RECON for you. They will give you the insider's scoop on how this program works so you can see for yourself if it is right for you. Last week, the men took some simple steps become mission-ready and … [Read more...]
Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wrap
The smoked flavors of mesquite and chipotle blend together in this easy recipe. Don't forget to stay stocked up on all your Personal Trainer Food favorites so you can make delicious meals in minutes. Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Mesquite Grilled Chicken Breast Additional Ingredients (add to taste): Red bell pepper, diced Scallions, thinly sliced Large lettuce … [Read more...]
7 Steps to Supercharge Your Weight Loss & Drop a Pant Size (or two)!
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food “In order to lose weight, you must count calories and do more exercise.” Wrong! If you have tried doing this, you know it takes forever just to lose a little weight, and the minute you stop starving or exercising yourself to death, the fat comes back with a vengeance. It isn’t in your head! The advice you were … [Read more...]
RECON – The Exclusive Program for Men
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food “Tactics without Strategy is the noise before defeat” Sun Tzu – Art of War Weight loss is a war; to win it you must have a complete, efficient strategy that fits into your daily battle of life. RECON gives you the precise strategy of a surgical strike so you can get in shape and feel great...fast! Personal … [Read more...]
Zesty Tender Nachos
Order today to choose your menu of delicious, and healthy weight loss meals! Say yes to big flavor with our spin on Nachos! Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Zesty Tenders Additional Ingredients (add to taste): Cheddar cheese Bacon bits Green onions Jalapeno slices (optional) Instructions: Heat Zesty Tenders in the microwave. Once heated, remove from … [Read more...]
Garlic Shrimp and Brussels Sprouts
Lose weight the right way with this delicious dinner and Personal Trainer Food. Get your Personal Trainer Food today! Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 bag of Brussels Sprouts 1-2 tsp, or to taste, Sweet Garlic Butter Sauce Additional Ingredients: ½ tsp, or to taste, Lemon pepper 7-14 Medium shrimp, pre-cooked and thawed Instructions: Heat brussels … [Read more...]
Healthy, Low Carb Lunch Ideas and Hacks Perfect for School or the Office!
Here are 10 easy low carb lunch ideas and Hacks that will save your sanity, time, and money (as well as your waistline). Use these tips to prep lunches for yourself at home, school, or the office! 1. Leftover Sauce is Great for Little Dippers Don’t toss that little bit of salad dressing, spaghetti sauce, mustard or mayonnaise! Transfer it to a small container with a lid … [Read more...]
Pepper Mozzarella Melts
Lose weight the right way with these tasty tidbits and Personal Trainer Food. Get your Personal Trainer Food today! Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 2-3 Mozzarella String Cheese Sticks Additional Ingredients: Mini peppers Instructions: Cut mini peppers open by making a vertical slice down one side of the pepper and remove the seeds. Cut each … [Read more...]
How to Lose Weight — and Keep it Off for Good!
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food A recent study published by the American Journal of Public Health says that those who are obese are doomed with a 1% or less chance or getting to a "normal" weight. With soaring obesity rates, this is grim news--that we TOTALLY disagree with! At Personal Trainer Food we believe it IS possible to lose the weight and … [Read more...]
How I Kicked my Family’s Fast Food Habit
by Erika Smith Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food From baseball practice to hockey games, and all the way back across town for drum lessons—I am a very busy mom of three boys. Like so many other moms during the after school or weekend shuffle, what to cook for dinner is usually the last thing on my mind. I have always been a very health-conscious person. When my … [Read more...]
Lima Bean Salad
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Lima Beans Additional Ingredients: Salt Chili pepper, very finely minced Onion, grated Parsley, finely chopped Olive oil White wine vinegar Instructions: Heat Lima Beans in the microwave. Once heated, remove from bag and place in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the salt, chili pepper, onion, parsley, olive oil and white … [Read more...]
Low Carb Cocktail Recipes: Sugar Free Drinks & Mocktails
Here's a great collection of sugar-free low carb cocktail recipes that will keep your party going! How to Use These Low Carb Cocktail Recipes With these recipes, you can make several fun sugar-free virgin mocktails. But you can jazz them up further to make low carb cocktails with alcohol, too. If you do intend to go for alcoholic drinks, here's a handy list of low … [Read more...]
Buttered Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Broccoli Additional Ingredients: 8-10 Shrimp, thawed and shelled 1 Tbsp Butter Garlic salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Instructions: In a non-stick pan melt the butter. Add shrimp and saute for 1 minute or until warmed through. Reduce heat and add garlic salt and pepper to taste. Heat Broccoli in the microwave. Once heated, … [Read more...]
Would your CEO post a shirtless selfie? Here’s why ours did!
By: Gunner Shroy Customer Support, Personal Trainer Food Personal Trainer Food CEO and Founder Mike Starks recently took off his shirt, snapped a selfie, and immediately sent it to the CEOs of Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, Medifast, and Jenny Craig. What for? Inspired by our Walk the Walk challenge, Mike is challenging the CEOs of those companies to eat their own foods … [Read more...]
Mini Bunless Cheeseburger Bites
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Savory Cheeseburger Stick 1 Colby Jack Cheese Stick Additional Ingredients: Lettuce Pickle Slices Cherry Tomatoes Bacon Instructions: Heat the Savory Cheeseburger stick in the microwave. Once heated, remove from bag slice into 6-8 pieces and place on a plate. Slice lettuce, cheese, and bacon into bite size pieces. … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Results: What Can You Lose In One Month?
We say that if you stick to following our healthy weight loss plan of eating nothing but meats, eggs, non-starchy vegetables, nuts, and cheeses that you will lose weight. But if you do this, what kind of weight loss results can you get in one month? Meet the team! They'd like to show you what happened after following our program for four weeks... Rhett Lost 18.8 … [Read more...]
Pork Rind Nachos
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Mozzarella String Cheese or Colby Jack Cheese Stick Additional Ingredients: Pork rinds Sliced jalapenos Bacon bits Instructions: Place pork rinds in a single layer on a small plate. Slice or shred cheese and place on top of pork rinds along with sliced jalapenos and bacon bits as desired. Microwave until … [Read more...]
15 Genius Tips from Real People to Help You Lose Weight on Personal Trainer Food
By: Gunner Shroy Customer Support, Personal Trainer Food By week three of our 2015 Walk the Walk challenge we were all seeing results. So far, our group of 10 had lost a total of 100.8 pounds—but we were even more excited about our non-scale victories! You’ve probably heard us talk about non-scale victories before; these are the myriad of ways that you and your body are … [Read more...]
How fast will you lose weight with Personal Trainer Food?
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food We told you we were going to share real results from real people doing our Walk the Walk Challenge. We also talked about 5 participants who were determined to see if they could lose 10 to 20 pounds in two weeks. That's pretty fast! Let's talk to these people to find out if they were able to do it. We'll share … [Read more...]
One Mom’s Secret to Dinner for Five in Less Than Three Minutes
by Erika Smith Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food From baseball practice to hockey games, and all the way back across town for drum lessons—I am a very busy mom of three boys. Like so many other moms during the after school or weekend shuffle, what to cook for dinner is usually the last thing on my mind. I have always been a very health-conscious person. When my … [Read more...]
Buffalo Cauliflower Wraps
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Bag of Cauliflower Florets Additional Ingredients: Buffalo sauce Salt and pepper, to taste 3-6 Large lettuce leaves Instructions: Heat Cauliflower in the microwave, just until warmed through. Once warm, place in a bowl and toss with buffalo sauce until completely coated. *For a more robust flavor, the … [Read more...]
You Need to See This! After One Week on Our Walk the Walk Challenge, This Happens…
by Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food Gunner works in Customer Support at Personal Trainer Food and is doing the Walk the Walk Challenge. The Walk the Walk Challenge is what some of us are doing here at headquarters to see what kind of results we can get eating the same menu items and following the same Guidelines—just like you do. Well, when Gunner … [Read more...]
How to Lose 10-20 Pounds in 2 Weeks. We Put it to the Test!
by Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food We say that you can lose 10-20 pounds in 2 weeks. But is this just an empty marketing claim or can you really get those results for yourself? This is exactly why the team here at Personal Trainer Food is doing the Walk the Walk Challenge. We come from all walks of life. Some want to lose a lot, some only a … [Read more...]
I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here’s How.
by Shane Allen Certified Weight Loss Specialist, Personal Trainer, Sports Nutritionist “I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here's How.” Great headline. Sad story. Journalist John Bohannon has revealed he duped the entire world earlier this year into thinking you could lose weight by eating chocolate. In a well-written post, Bohannon … [Read more...]
Meatza Pizza
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Personal Trainer Food Angus Burger 1 Bag Pepperoni Bites (optional) 1 Mozzarella String Cheese stick, sliced or separated into a few long strings Additional Ingredients: Tomato sauce (2g of sugar or less) Thin slices of bell pepper Italian blend seasoning Instructions: Heat Angus Burger in the microwave. Once heated, remove from … [Read more...]
Join Us and Walk The Walk
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food We talk with clients just like you every day about reaching their goals and making lasting, life-long changes in their life—whether big or small. This got us thinking… Every one of us here at Personal Trainer Food has our own unique backgrounds and personal goals as well. Why not join together to reach them? … [Read more...]
3 Cheese Portobello Mushrooms
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 Mozzarella Cheese Stick 1 Colby Jack Cheese Stick Additional Ingredients: 1-2 Portobello mushrooms Parmesan cheese Spices of your choice 1 Zip-Lock steamer bag Instructions: Scrape out the gills from the inside of the mushrooms. Scoop 1-2 spoonfuls of tomato sauce into the mushrooms. Slice or shred Mozzarella, Colby Jack, … [Read more...]
Trending Online Today: Extreme Muscle Cramp Video
by Shane Allen Certified Weight Loss Specialist, Personal Trainer, Sports Nutritionist A guy on Reddit today posted a Snapchat that his friend sent him of a severe muscle cramp in his calf. You first thought may be, “Wait… I thought Snapchats disappeared after you watch them!” I have the same question; but I don’t have the answer. I do, however, have the answer to what … [Read more...]
Glute-Hamstring Bridge
Strengthen your posterior chain with a Glute-Hamstring Bridge. Instructions: Lie on your back with your arms at your sides, feet flat and hip-width apart, knees bent, abs engaged and back straight. Exhale as you squeeze your glutes and press your hips toward the ceiling while keeping your back straight. Make sure you squeeze your glutes and hamstrings- keep your … [Read more...]
Fajita Steak Salad
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1 bag of Fajita Steak Strips Additional Ingredients: 1/2 Head romaine lettuce, chopped 1 Large head Belgian endive, chopped 1/2 Red onion, thinly sliced 1 Red or green bell pepper, sliced 3 Cups baby arugula 12 Cherry tomatoes, halved 4 oz Gorgonzola Salt to taste Red Wine Vinaigrette: 1/2 c Red wine vinegar 3 tbsp Lemon juice 2 … [Read more...]
Show Mom Some Love– How to Give her the Gift of Time!
by Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food What is the number one reason for not doing the things you really want to do? “I don’t have time.” It’s not surprising; we all have a lot on our plates. Lack of time is the reason why your to-do list never ends, limiting you from doing more enjoyable things each day. For mom, the woman who does it all, this is … [Read more...]
Single Leg Deadlift
Strengthen your hamstrings and core with a single leg deadlift. Instructions: Start standing with your feet together. Shift your weight to your left leg and lift your right leg slightly. Be sure to keep core tight and back flat throughout the entire motion. Keep your left knee slightly bent and raise your right leg behind you as you lower your torso. Reach your arms … [Read more...]
How I Ate Everything
By Jan Hauser Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer Food I have eaten through my entire life. In the beginning, I ate to taste new things, to grow, to be a part of the peanut butter and jelly on white bread group at the lunch table. When we were poor and I was a homeless child, I ate to feed my malnourished body, to fill the void in my gut, to have enough until the … [Read more...]
Study: Blame Sugar & Carbs for Obesity
We woke up this morning to a published medical study that did not surprise us: Sugar and carbohydrates are the cause of obesity and diabetes. We’ve been saying this for years. The British Journal of Sports Medicine report1 says you should be eating protein and not worrying so much about fat to cut your risk of diabetes and other health problems. The study’s authors, … [Read more...]
Which Fat Burner Supplement is Right for You?
Are you thinking about going to your local health food store to see if there is something you can take to help burn fat faster? Find out which supplements will work for you with this quiz: Do you keep your wads of useless cash by your garbage can, just in case you feel the need to throw them away? Does the thought of having the jitters, anxiety, and constant itching … [Read more...]
Knee-to-Chest Stretch
In addition to healthy eating and exercise, stretching is an important part in maintaining a healthy body! The knee-to-chest stretch focuses on the muscles of your lower back and hamstrings. Instructions: On a firm surface, lie on your back with the backs of your heels flat on the floor Gently pull one knee up to your chest until you feel a stretch in your lower … [Read more...]
Walking is Exercise for Your Brain
Is walking part of your regular routine? If it is, then not only are you benefiting your waistline, you are doing your brain and memory a favor. There is mounting evidence that regular walking benefits the brain health of adults. Now that it's finally starting to warm up and you've got your freezer loaded with Personal Trainer Food, you may be thinking about dragging … [Read more...]
The Food You Are Eating Is Altering Your Mind
It may sound like a great sci-fi movie, but did you know that the bacteria living in your belly are affecting your thoughts right now? There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating a surprising connection between sugar, your gut, and your brain. Gut bacteria manufacture neurotransmitters which are the chemicals that regulate your mental processes such as learning and … [Read more...]
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower ‘Rice’
Personal Trainer Food Ingredients: 1-2 bags of Personal Trainer Food Cauliflower Additional Ingredients: Chopped cilantro Lime, juiced and zested Butter (optional) Instructions: Grate cauliflower into a microwave-safe dish. Cover cauliflower and cook in microwave on high until tender, about 5 minutes or less (time will vary due to wattage difference). Stir … [Read more...]
Split Jumps
Raise your heart rate and build your quads with split jump plyometric exercise. Instructions: Step into a deep lunge with the front knee bent and pointing straight over your toes. The back knee should be nearly touching the ground. Pressing through both legs, jump as high as possible. Swing your arms to gain lift and bring your feet together. Land in a lunge … [Read more...]