Why am I not getting results with a personal trainer?

On Ep. 236, Kris shares how she lifted with a trainer three days a week, an hour a day, with progressive overload. She was building muscle and felt amazing, but she wasn't losing fat. Her trainer was a calorie-in, calorie-out guy who started her around 1,975 calories for a muscle-building goal. When she asked about macro counting, he told her it was garbage. She didn't follow his suggestion to do more cardio. Instead she cut soda, sugar and fast food, and came to see that food was 80 percent of the problem. She trusted him because of his training and athletic background, and stayed nearly three years before finding a different approach.

BillieJo tells a similar story in a WarriorBabe video. She had hired about three trainers, and every plan was cookie-cutter. A friend hired the same trainer and got the exact same plan. After six weeks it was always "now what?" What she needed was to learn how to do it for herself, including how her macros need to change depending on what she's trying to do with her body.

Nikkiey adds the other half on Ep. 163. A trainer, an online coach or a program is a tool. They can give you the best plan and guidance, but they can't meal prep in your kitchen or physically do your workouts. Results come from applying the nutrition and training consistently over weeks, months and even years. She also points out that limiting beliefs and old stories can get in the way, and a good coach helps you get to the root of them.