Why do my clients say this? 🧐

When I’ve been going through the new sign-ups for The Furnace, I often read:

“What worked for me was when I was told what to eat”

And then what?

I saw a great quote during the week along the lines of 

“Giving a client a meal plan is like giving them the answers to a test. They’ll do well in the test but have learnt nothing for the next one”

I still remember my first “successful” meal plan.

I got such amazing results because I was so determined to change my body that I said no to doing anything that would result in me messing up the timing and content of the meals I was told to eat.

I remember saying to my PT that I didn’t really like salmon or broccoli but, that was on the plan, and if I wanted “it” bad enough, I would eat it.

Actually, I think there was cottage cheese mixed in there too.

Yuck.

Anyway - I got amazing results over the time period.

And I bet you think I’m going to say I didn’t maintain them. I actually did!

Because at the same time, I was studying nutrition as part of my PT course.

So while I got the short term results, I had learnt about calories, macros etc and how to have more flexibility in my life.

I was actually kind of fuming that I forced so much cottage cheese into me when I could have had food that I actually enjoyed.

So I have since made it my purpose to help other women have the knowledge that I needed at the start.

This is why we don’t do meal plans in The Furnace.

And also, because it is illegal for personal trainers to give out a set meal plan.

(I know, I know - everyone is doing it)

What if I had a severe allergy to cottage cheese but it was on my plan?

I could sue my personal trainer!

Luckily, I don’t think many people do that, but I hope those PTs that are dishing out generic meal plans learn their lesson somehow.

If you are the kind of person who thinks they need to be on a set meal plan for it to “work”, then you need our help more that anything.

The Furnace is a 12 week course that will teach you all you need to know about nutrition, so that this time next year, or in 10 years, you won’t be following another meal plan.

We also have the mindset, training, support and accountability for 12 weeks that will last you a life time.

If you want to sign up today, click here and pay for your first month. It is a 3 month subscription but you can cancel any time.

Once you sign up, you sign in to the platform, fill in your questionnaire and I will go through it and give you more individual instruction on how to get started.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reply!

Thanks for reading,

Siobhan “If cinnamon rolls aren’t on my meal plan I don’t want to know” O’Hagan