Not a personal trainer myself but having gone through then entire process myself.
As for training: i was always gung-ho and this actually was often even too much for fat loss results (hormones/adrenaline etc).
As for diet: for several years I've been spinning wheels, first because I resented tracking so much as you can both eat too little and not enough.. a good alternative is to give them guidelines that are similar to counting but use the eyeballing method and also to tell them they can have 10-15% non-compliant meals versus 85% compliant ones.
More specifically: people that overeat while not overtraining
- have them eat more frequently if it looks like a blood sugar issue and also drop carbs to a lower level if they haven't done so already
- have them eat LESS frequently if they get hungry after a meal and also try cutting out gluten and if necessary dairy.. this was a HYOOGE factor for me.
Compliance re training: find a level that is taxing but not TOO taxing. Most people like variety but some actually need to do the same exercises over & over.
Personally I like to do the major lifts very often (used to do DL/squat/presses/rows/chins twice a week) and then add in different 'fun' exercise every workout. Best mix of both.
Rest periods: what I personally really despise about training is having exact rest periods.. just hate hate hate this.. go with the flow and use natural rest periods depending on fitness level. Same actually for frequency and duration of training.
HTH
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