Anyone see a Nutritionist?

If it's not broken don't fix it, ie if you are happy with where you're at I'm not sure why you'd see a nutrionist unless you wanted confirmation that what you're eating is nutritionally sound.

I dragged my husband along to a nutritionist as he eats less than me but doesn't lose weight and he doesn't sleep very well at all. A full assessment was done about work, lifestyle, sleep, food, bowel habits etc and some minor changes were recommended. Things such as real fruit instead of tinned fruit with breakfast, lemon water before breakfast to kickstart digestion, less tea and more water, an extra serving of veges with dinner, chamomile before bed. Seems really simple but it took a nutritionist to tell him before he would make the changes. He's lost 8kg so far though unfortunately he's still not sleeping any better.

Does anyone else see a nutritionist? I think for the most part I know what I need to do for my diet, I just have to stick to the plan. But then again maybe I am missing something?

Nope. Not missing anything.

My insurance company wanted me to see one several years ago. Complete waste of time. It was like junior high health class, "This is a portion of meat, this is a portion of bread", etc.

There might be a point to them for some people, like if you really don't know how to read a nutrition label, don't know what a calorie is, etc. But, I think for most people anymore, the problem is an unwillingness to use their knowledge and not a lack of knowledge.

The "tips" you get are mostly questionable stuff like (with apologies): "Things such as real fruit instead of tinned fruit with breakfast, lemon water before breakfast to kickstart digestion, less tea and more water, an extra serving of veges with dinner, chamomile before bed."

Which really you could get from any number of Facebook or MFP groups.

i saw one, i was majorly disappointed. she was super old school in her techniques and was unwilling to adapt her approach to work with me.

I'm sure if i shopped around i could find one that would be willing to work with modern technology (i.e. mfp to track rather than a notebook) and would adopt my plan to weigh foods rather than use the "palm sized serving of chicken", but i really didn't want to spend any more money finding someone to tell me i was doing it right already.

If all the nutritionists and dietitians disappeared for five years, the world would be unaffected.

Is that cruel?

I think you're right .. they would be on the B-Ark

If you have a specific reason for seeing one, then by all means. I saw a holistic nutritionist just over a year ago for due to some digestive issues I was having. At that point I was eating fairly healthy, having digestive issues when I thought I shouldn't be, and couldn't seem to drop the last 10 pounds. She took a look at my diet, at my lifestyle, and suggested a number of supplements. Long story short, 3 or 4 sessions over a period of about 6 months, I had cleared up my digestive problems, cleared up my adult acne, and busted through the last 10 pounds and then some. I've continued her advice and am now maintaining after losing an additional 15 pounds.

As others have said, it's not for everyone. If you think there's just something not right about your diet, then try one out. It's harmless... if you're fairly happy and comfortable about where you're at and where you're going, then continue with what you're doing. I certainly wouldn't see one every month unless you really need someone to keep you on track.

If all the nutritionists and dietitians disappeared for five years, the world would be unaffected.

Is that cruel?

I think you're right .. they would be on the B-Ark

But the phone sanitizers definitely go on the A-Ark this time...

:-)