Has anyone seen a nutritionist?
whitnm76
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So If you have read any of my posts, I have a lot of difficulty losing weight. I'm trying to up calories a little this week and I still feel bloated and disgusting. I still have Easter candy laying around, and I feel bad throwing it out but I wasted a good 140 cals today on Jelly beans. Anyways, I have an appointment next week with a nutritionist in hopes she can give me a new plan to shock my body and get back to losing weight. Has anyone ever seen a nutritionist before? What was your experience with them?
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I have an appointment to see one tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it -- but I'm hoping it's more than showing me a picture of a plate divided into four sections (protein, fruit, vegetables, starch) and a glass marked "dairy"
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Well I've been speaking with my nutritionist via email and I explained to her that I have a pretty good understanding of what is healthy and what to eat. Because I'm not a new dieter, weight just isn't going to come off fast. I'm expecting her to look at my foods and tell me what I can change or what I need to add more of. I feel like I eat healthy, I know I need more calories but right now I'm sticking to 1300. She said she would be able to give me a calorie plan along with good times to eat during the day. I also know I need to add exercise, but that's like pulling teeth for me haha0
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I've seen Registered Dieticians. You have to be careful with nutritionists, because they don't require the amount of education and science as an RD. You can be a "nutritionist" with a diploma from a correspondence school.
I saw my RDs for very specific reasons, and doing what they said kept me healthy. I think I still have some of the handouts they gave me. I wish you luck with your visit!0 -
Mine visit to the nutritionist taught me to visualize my plate like this: 1/2 vegitables. 1/4 protiens and 1/4 grains/and or fruits.0
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Yep, as soon as she said no grapes and no bananas I walked away.
But that was my one time personal experience, perhaps more research?0 -
I have a long time ago. It costs a lot and you can get the same info from the interwebs, IMO.
But maybe a nutritionist will add another layer of accountability for you. You may be a person who needs to talk over a plan rather than read a bunch of stuff.
Just make sure you find one you like if it's what you want to do. No use going to some *kitten* for advice.0 -
Yep, as soon as she said no grapes and no bananas I walked away.
But that was my one time personal experience, perhaps more research?
Why no grapes or bananas? Grapes are mostly water and bananas have high levels of potassium. I always eat bananas to stave off the charley horses I get from running.0 -
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I see a RD on a regular basis. The key thing you are going to want to do is BE HONEST with your log and be honest with the nutritionist!! Mine has access to my MFP log and we go through it. She will make suggestions about add more protein here, less carbs there, etc. The goal is to put together some guidelines about what to eat and when to eat it to minimize hunger and better prepare your environment for success.
Also, GET RID OF THE EASTER CANDY! Just pull the plug like a band aid. Ask yourself, do you want jelly beans? or do you want to lose weight? Can't have both. Bring them to work, let your coworkers eat them. Or just throw them away.
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I've seen Registered Dieticians. You have to be careful with nutritionists, because they don't require the amount of education and science as an RD. You can be a "nutritionist" with a diploma from a correspondence school.
I saw my RDs for very specific reasons, and doing what they said kept me healthy. I think I still have some of the handouts they gave me. I wish you luck with your visit!
This ^^ don't waste your money on a nutritionists, anyone can call themselves that.
Go to a registered dietician. Mine looked at my diet and everything was fine, I kept doing what I had been doing. We did find out my BMR was a lot lower than any online calculator said it should be and so have adjusted calories. I see mine monthly just to use her tools basically.0 -
Nutritionists dont have a magic answer to make the weight come off. In fact, I met with one through a personal training program I am in, and after a couple sessions finally had to say "no more". I'm not wasting my sessions talking to someone who has no new information to give me. Every session was like ... "a dinner roll? you should try ezekiel bread" ... I knew more about nutrition than my nutritionist. Lots of mysticism and pseudoscience.0
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Hey, y'all. Registered Dietitian here. Just wanted to pop in and say that the term "nutritionist" is not a legal term, therefore anyone can call themselves a "nutritionist", even if they have no formal education.
Seek out a Registered Dietitian, we have to have a lot of formal education in nutrition and become licensed in our field.
By the way, I have a group on MFP called "ask the dietitian" and I'm always on there answering questions.0 -
See a Dietician not a nutritionist. Any one can call themselves a nutritionist.0
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Don't feel bad about throwing away the Easter candy. Chuck it!
Not "wasting" bad foods is an emotional mental block you want to get past. If it has no nutritional value then you are not actually wasting anything by not consuming it. Think of holiday candy like a bouquet of flowers. Somebody enjoyed giving it to you. You oohed and aahed over the shiny colored wrapping. That made them feel good. You put it on the table and it made the room pretty for a couple days, but now it is time for it to go. It's not a bad thing that you didn't eat the bouquet of flowers. Nor is it a bad thing that you didn't actually eat the holiday candy.0 -
Hey, y'all. Registered Dietitian here. Just wanted to pop in and say that the term "nutritionist" is not a legal term, therefore anyone can call themselves a "nutritionist", even if they have no formal education.
Seek out a Registered Dietitian, we have to have a lot of formal education in nutrition and become licensed in our field.
Just wanted to second this
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Bring the holiday candy into your workplace and be a big hit with your coworkers..0
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Nutritionists dont have a magic answer to make the weight come off. In fact, I met with one through a personal training program I am in, and after a couple sessions finally had to say "no more". I'm not wasting my sessions talking to someone who has no new information to give me. Every session was like ... "a dinner roll? you should try ezekiel bread" ... I knew more about nutrition than my nutritionist. Lots of mysticism and pseudoscience.
:laugh: You had me BOL at work with the Ezekiel bread!0 -
Saw a proper registered dietician. She told me to stop eating more than a matchbox sized piece of meat, never touch cheese, eggs or prawns and fill my plate with pasta or rice because 'its impossible to put on weight eating carbohydrates'. And yeast extract was terrible because 100g of it contained a lot of salt.
I saw her again three years (and about 42 lb heavier) later. After innocently following her advice. She told me to buy processed microwave meals. And to make sure I kept my carbohydrate intake high, and buy microwave meals with low fat labels. When I didn't eat ding dinners. And that I'd get really big muscles if I ate too much meat when I 'really want to be slim, not muscly'. So I should do an aerobics class once a week.
She was just repeating the official line on dieting and exercise at the time.
I didn't bother seeing her again.0 -
Hey, y'all. Registered Dietitian here. Just wanted to pop in and say that the term "nutritionist" is not a legal term, therefore anyone can call themselves a "nutritionist", even if they have no formal education.
Seek out a Registered Dietitian, we have to have a lot of formal education in nutrition and become licensed in our field.
By the way, I have a group on MFP called "ask the dietitian" and I'm always on there answering questions.
Do you ever eat dinner?0 -
I've been to a dietician. :laugh:
I felt like I was in grade school and she was giving me the old "5 servings of grain, 3 fruits, etc"
That's literally what she told me. And she said I shouldn't even worry about my weight. :grumble:
She mentioned nothing of calories.
It was very uninformative, but I probably just got a bad one lol0 -
Hey, y'all. Registered Dietitian here. Just wanted to pop in and say that the term "nutritionist" is not a legal term, therefore anyone can call themselves a "nutritionist", even if they have no formal education.
Seek out a Registered Dietitian, we have to have a lot of formal education in nutrition and become licensed in our field.
By the way, I have a group on MFP called "ask the dietitian" and I'm always on there answering questions.
Do you ever eat dinner?
I'm aiming for 3500 calories each day, so I usually eat dinner twice.0 -
Hey, y'all. Registered Dietitian here. Just wanted to pop in and say that the term "nutritionist" is not a legal term, therefore anyone can call themselves a "nutritionist", even if they have no formal education.
Seek out a Registered Dietitian, we have to have a lot of formal education in nutrition and become licensed in our field.
By the way, I have a group on MFP called "ask the dietitian" and I'm always on there answering questions.
Do you ever eat dinner?
I'm aiming for 3500 calories each day, so I usually eat dinner twice.
Ok I didnt see it on your diary. I am trying to get up to my calories per day but I keep falling short way short....would you mind looking at my diary and messaging me what I could do I am not getting hungry as I was between meals like I did in beginning. Even not wanting to eat sometimes :ohwell: If not I understand I will figure it out I just cant afford to see a dietitian0 -
I have been thinking of seeing an Dietician. I have dieted so much in my life that normally I would have no problem knowing what to eat to lose weight, but my problem is I have several medical issues going on as as a result have a lot of dietary restrictions. The number one restriction is that I cannot have high fructose corn syrup and it is in soooo many things. Also cannot have too much sodium, artifical sweeteners, no fatty types of meat, and limit amount of other fats, and then because I have IBS, I cannot tolerate a lot of fiber. So the things I would normally eat to lose weight many times have the ingredients in it that I cannot have. Makes it hard to figure out what to eat and what would really be helpful is about 2 weeks worth of sample menus. Unfortunately, my insurance does not cover a visit to the nutritionist or dietician unless I have diabetes, which I don't. Does anyone on here happen to know of any web sites where one can put in medical issues and goal of weight loss and have some sample menu's come up? I know this is not my thread, but was hoping someone might know something.0
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I saw an RD best decision i ever made, learned how to eat around the things i like and not have to worry about diets.0
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So If you have read any of my posts, I have a lot of difficulty losing weight. I'm trying to up calories a little this week and I still feel bloated and disgusting. I still have Easter candy laying around, and I feel bad throwing it out but I wasted a good 140 cals today on Jelly beans. Anyways, I have an appointment next week with a nutritionist in hopes she can give me a new plan to shock my body and get back to losing weight. Has anyone ever seen a nutritionist before? What was your experience with them?
maybe you can donate the candy an outreach place or daycare0 -
I saw a nutritionist once a month for 6 months before I had my WLS. I don't know if she was an RD or not--I didn't look that closely at her card. She was very helpful--gave me realistic foods that I could use as substitutions for some of my bad choices. She explained why I was so frequently hungry & gave me a goals per meal for fat, carbs, & protein. She gave me some sample meal plans. She reviewed my food logs--you have to be honest with those or you are wasting everyone's time. I actually wanted to get back in to see her, but my surgeon moved out of the area & I need an order & can't get in with the doctor who took over his patients until next month. I definitely think it can be very helpful to speak with someone who knows what they are talking about.0
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Saw a proper registered dietician. She told me to stop eating more than a matchbox sized piece of meat, never touch cheese, eggs or prawns and fill my plate with pasta or rice because 'its impossible to put on weight eating carbohydrates'. And yeast extract was terrible because 100g of it contained a lot of salt.
I saw her again three years (and about 42 lb heavier) later. After innocently following her advice. She told me to buy processed microwave meals. And to make sure I kept my carbohydrate intake high, and buy microwave meals with low fat labels. When I didn't eat ding dinners. And that I'd get really big muscles if I ate too much meat when I 'really want to be slim, not muscly'. So I should do an aerobics class once a week.
She was just repeating the official line on dieting and exercise at the time.
I didn't bother seeing her again.
WTF.
I have never seen a nutritionist. When I first went to college I wanted to be an RD but changed my mind... I'm a chemistry major now
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I am trying to get a referral to a RD to find out if i am on the right path biologically. i know losing the weight is but alas...0
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