Personal Trainer - Week 2 Question

[nikilicious]

So I'm officially on Day 8. I started the Whole30 for 3 reasons. 1. I was beginning to eat and get addicted to sweets, mostly oatmeal cookies (homemade and clean, but cookies nonetheless) 2. I heard you had to quit smoking and drinking to be on it which gave me the motivation to stop, cold turkey (woohoo!) And 3. I own a personal fitness and nutrition transformation gym and i thought that my clients may benefit from a drastic and challenging change in their diet, as my program does that physically to their body.

Well, i think I've done great on cutting out the sweets, minus a date here or there, which is Whole30 approved. I've cut out carbs, except potatoes of all colors, no legumes or dairy (miss my Greek fage yogurt), but my problem is this. Because I actually workout along side my clients, almost a 12 hr day, I feel like I'm constantly hungry and eating. I eat clean and on point with the Whole30. I eat my 3 large meals and pre-workout I'll have a sweet potato or eggs and post workout I'll grab some cashews or eggs. I'm trying to be compliant and not snack between meals but between my 12 clients a day, I eat before and after most of my clients. I'm technically burning approx 500 calories every 20 minutes during my sessions. I'm also trying to reduce the intensity of my workouts with them. Prior to the Whole30, i was drinking protein shakes, low calorie, low sugar, no carbs shakes.

Will this effect my results, eating what feels like all day long?

[missmary]

I know this is hard for a personal trainer to hear, but calories are not a reliable tool of measurement, not "burned calories" or "consumed calories". The body and metabolism is much more complex than that.

 

Here is what I would do in your situation: eat more. Eat more nutrient dense food in the context of "template" meals until you aren't hungry anymore. This could mean you have 3 larger meals, or add a fourth "mini"-meal or even a fourth full meal, but let your hunger guide your consumption. Having the opportunity to eat (that break between clients) is not enough to require a meal, instead try to eat larger volumes 3 or 4 times per day to give your system some time to rest and digest. Here is the template: http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf try for the upper end of the range with protein and fat.

[nikilicious]

Thanks for your reply Missmary...but i dont count my calories and trust me I eat till im full during my meals. Prior to this i was consuming more than 2800 calories and now dont even keep track, but im sure im consuming more.

[missmary]

I eat till im full during my meals.

 

This is good, but you need to eat so you are not hungry between meals...try upping consumption until you can go 4 or 5 hours before eating again.