What You Eat Is Very Important…and Advice Should Only Be Provided By Licensed Professionals.
Let’s begin with a little basic education. Almost every single personal trainer claims to be a nutrition expert. When in reality, hardly any have any formal education other than a weekend class in nutrition. They get most of their information exactly the same way you do; watching TV and reading whatever they happen to find on-line. Several even offer free meal plans; which are produced by a program they bought or a subscription to an on-line service. Bottom line, they actually know almost nothing. They often call themselves “nutritionists” because there’s no licensing or qualification required to be called a “nutritionist”.
At Lady Trainers To Go, we take a different approach. Every member of our women’s nutrition staff is a Registered and Licensed Dietician, in medical terms an RD/LD. In order to become an RD/LD they need to have a four year degree in dietetics, complete an extensive internship at a medical facility, pass a comprehensive examination with the American Dietetic Association, and be licensed by the state of Texas. Their extensive knowledge is far from anything a personal trainer can offer and they’re qualified to work together with medical doctors as part of a health care provider team.
Our approach to eating healthy is also different than you will find anywhere else. Our female dieticians work with our clients to help them change their eating habits 1 meal at a time, over time. As an example, during your first consultation with one of our dieticians they’ll talk to you about what you currently eat for breakfast, adjustments you are willing to make, and food that you like to eat. From there, they’ll recommend small changes that won’t overwhelm you and that you’re going to enjoy. Subsequent consultations will take place to find out how you’re doing with the changes they recommended, make adjustments if needed, and cover other meals and snacking.
Exactly why do we take this “one meal at a time” approach? It’s simple. Meal plans are infamously hard to stick to, overwhelm you with massive changes to your diet, don’t take into account your likes and dislikes, and don’t teach you anything. Our goal is to teach you how to eat well on your own so you can make the right choices in almost any situation you happen to find yourself in.
Finally, if your dietician recommends supplementation they’ll explain why they’ve made the recommendation and let you know where you can get the supplements.
It’s important for you to know that personal trainers are continuously being contacted by vitamin companies to sell supplements. So they’ll frequently, with no medical basis, sell you the supplements a vitamin company recommends. What they don’t let you know is they get a commission check back from the vitamin company for as much as 80% of what you paid for the vitamins. We feel this approach is unhealthy and highly unethical.
Bottom line, we’ve spent years understanding what works best for our clients and it’s a “one meal at a time” approach taught by experts. If you truly want to make a manageable change in your eating habits that will last a lifetime, we’re the only service that will provide you with the education that you need along with your personal trainer.