Your Personal Trainer Should Not Give You Diet Advice
This one is gonna touch a few nerves, but I said what I said.
And by diet I meant ANY DIETARY ADVICE
Most likely, your trainer is not a Registered Dietitian and therefore, they should not be giving you a meal plan. They just shouldn’t.
Some diet talk ahead…
In my diet days, I did that. If you have been there, don’t feel bad. It is absolutely not your fault that somewhere along the way we all started believing that our trainers knew what we should eat. I followed a trainer who had “body goals”( )and she sold meal plans. They were soooo cheap. Like cheaper than all the whey protein and powdered peanut butter I was eating so...why not?
That meal plan was 1) disgusting 2) not enough calories for any grown human especially not one who is spending hours in the gym 3) not at ALLLLL specific to my bodies needs
The last part is the most important part. It may feel harmless to follow a meal plan from someone who is generally viewed as healthy, but their health and diet has NOTHING to do with yours. That would be like my friend Liz , who is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, following a diet that called for one peanut butter sandwich a day. The peanut butter sandwich isn’t inherently bad or good but….SHE WOULD DIE!
There are plenty of trainers out there who are willing to train you as you are right now. They are willing to work with you to make YOU a stronger version of YOU!
There are so many dietitians out there ready and willing to help you find foods that nourish YOUR body and set you up for success in whatever type of movement practice and lifestyle you have.
They can work together for YOU.
Dalina Soto is an RD based in Philly who works a ton on the cultural importance of food.
Maria Sylvester Terry is an RD who is based in NOLA and works with restaurants on maintaining authenticity and informing their patrons
Kimmie Singh is an RD based in New York who focuses on PCOS and Health at Every Size.