Yet another email;
Meal plans
Naturally, when people join The Furnace, a lot of them want a meal plan.
I get it.
Itās easy.
But I see it as pointless,
in the long run.
You see, a meal plan is usually generic. This means that the amount of calories in this meal plan is usually
not specific to you.
If you do have a nutritionist (personal trainers are not qualified to give out meal plans, FYI) or dietician that creates a meal plan that is based on your individual needs, it is more than likely going to cost you
a lot of money for the time that would be needed to do that.
Even then, I still think this is a short term solution for removing some body fat.
Meal plans are great when you are feeling enthusiastic about your new āchallengeā or ātransformationā or whatever plan youāve joined that gives you all these perfect meals to have you in a calorie deficit.
But what about when you are stuck at work and you canāt get your hands on cauliflower rice?
Do you feel like a failure when you get a sausage roll because itās not on your plan?
Youāve probably messed up the plan for lunch, so whatās the point in having the perfect dinner from the meal plan?! (Iām being facetious, in case that didnāt come across in text)
What happens when you get to the end of the 6/8/12 week meal plan and you want to resume your
normal life that might include plenty of eating on the go and drinks?
Meal plans do not teach you how to live your life in a way that is
sustainable and in line with your goals.
We need to drill down to the
lifestyle and behaviours of the individual that got them to a place of feeling like they need a meal plan.
This is why I donāt even like giving clients calories in their first week, just some rough guidelines on how to āeat like an adultā.
That way they are choosing their own foods straight away, which we then adapt over the weeks to make sure that their nutrition is in line with their goals.
It might take a little bit longer to see results (which is why I made it a 12 week program), but then you have gotten your results, without overhauling your nutrition - which means you can keep going on
well beyond 12 weeks, and you donāt need our help.
Itās not great for business though. People selling meal plans will have clients returning to them again and again when they canāt keep up the results themselves.
But I genuinely believe that working in a moral way, with the clients' long term health and happiness has kept
The Furnace going. We want you to sign up once and then not need our help anymore.
But of course, then I need to send these sales emails, as I say goodbye to another group of ladies who are leaving me with the mental freedom and physical changes to go enjoy their life, without our help.
If you would like to feel like that in 12 weeks, you can
join The Furnace now for 25% off the full price.
Iām looking forward to getting you started!
Thanks for reading,
Siobhan āTerrible business womanā OāHagan