Im jaded and not buying into trainers advice

mmapags

The reason you won't lose as much weight as you will inches (especially at first) is because with a trainer, you are focusing on weight lifting. You are BUILDING MUSCLE (weights more than fat) while BURNING fat. Keeping your metabolism up by eating every 2-3 hours is a part of that.

I don't know if I agree with eating 8 times a day... I personally eat 6 times a day. three meals between 300-400 calories once calculated, and three "snacks" (ie: protein shake, apple and cheese stick, yogurt and 1/2 of berries, etc.). The other meals I eat are all lean meats, veggies, and combinations of high protein and complex carbs.

You WILL see progress.
Give them a shot.

1) you cannot build new muscle on a deficit
2) muscle does not actually burn much more than fat (I think its between 4 - 9 calores per lb of muscle per day)
3) how often you eat has no impact on your metabolism (all other things being equal)

Word! Lot's myths all at once it that post.