Client Mistakes #2: They Don’t Go Shopping

Copy of post written back in April 09 by my friend and mentor in the personal training world, Corey Beasley.

I have been training people for over 12 years and have watched thousands of people try to make changes to their bodies, inside and out. Everyone is always looking for the secret, the workout, the diet that is going to help them reach their goals. Unfortunately, they allow simple things to get in the way. Every week, I’ll be focusing on one of those common mistakes that everyone makes.

Client Mistake #2 – They don’t go grocery shopping!

You can rarely get healthy food by ordering it in a drive-thru. In fact, most food that’s convenient to get is exactly the kind of food you don’t want to put into your body. This is intuitive, and I don’t usually need to explain it to people… but that doesn’t stop them from eating it anyways.

They eat it because they haven’t prepared. Smart grocery shopping is key to any workout regimine. Every Friday afternoon I stop by my local grocery store and stock up for the coming week. I buy fresh meats and vegetables, and for the next seven days I don’t need to stop at In ‘n Out because I know I have plenty of food at home.