Nutritionist

lemurcat2

tammyturcotte wrote: »

I don't feel she is giving me the correct information.

I would agree that there's no such thing as eating too little to lose, but eating too little to lose healthfully is real, and so is eating in a way that's not sustainable. Sometimes professionals don't explain this well.

While I (again) would say you should ask for a different referral if you don't trust this person, I think your view that 60 g carbs would be too much to lose (or even the 150 g she seems to have recommended) and that 1100 is a better amount to be eating for weight loss than 1300 (as well as the suggestion that you were struggling even to eat that) suggest that you might benefit from talking to a dietitian, and maybe specifically a certified diabetic educator. I've been impressed by people here talking about how helpful meeting with a diabetic educator was, although I haven't done it (since I am not IR or T2D).

If you were losing rapidly at 1100, you didn't stop at 1300 (if accurate). You may have seen an increase in water weight from adding back more carbs.

Danp

Yeah, RD not Nutritionist but to answer the question. Yeah, I'd definitely see an RD who was overweight. I'm going to them for their knowledge and the shape of their body, their eating habits, they lifestyle, etc doesn't change the education they've received.

Now that I think about it I'd probably be more likely to see an RD who was overweight as they're more likely to understand where another overweight person is coming from.

neugebauer52

I love this discussion point: Nutritionists / gym instructors / medical personnel / people who think they know how to lose weight and want to spout advise / should have been overweight for a couple of years. Not just a few kg's or pounds, but seriously overweight, better obese. Then they might start to understand that it is not only about body composition and the way we look, but also about mind set, mental health and stability.