An obese nutritionist: would you be her patient?
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Technically yes as the OP was talking about weight loss rather than health.
That said many people seem to be assuming that an obese person cannot have knowledge of a healthy lifestyle simply because their actions seem to contradict that (eating too much is pretty much the only thing we can assume here.)
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No way. I would keep thinking her ideas didn't work.0
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The title says it all: would you go to an obese nutritionist for weight-loss help?
This question came up in a group discussion -- there was disagreement. I said I'd post here and get some more opinions from the MFP board.
No, I only want to get advice from someone who has physical experience of practicing what they preach. You wouldn't learn how to drive a car from someone who has never driven themselves for example.
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RavenLibra wrote: »as the cliché goes.. judge a book by its cover.. and you will miss some very interesting reading...
That's only true if you don't choose another book.
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peachyfuzzle wrote: »"Those who can't do teach."
"Those who can't teach, do."
Teaching a random person is often harder than actually doing something on your own.
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That said many people seem to be assuming that an obese person cannot have knowledge of a healthy lifestyle simply because their actions seem to contradict that (eating too much is pretty much the only thing we can assume here.)
Except that's not what the OP said.
There is a difference between "they can't know" and "I have a finite amount of time to make a choice so I'm going to include "looking the part" as one of my criteria".0 -
scottacular wrote: »The title says it all: would you go to an obese nutritionist for weight-loss help?
This question came up in a group discussion -- there was disagreement. I said I'd post here and get some more opinions from the MFP board.
No, I only want to get advice from someone who has physical experience of practicing what they preach. You wouldn't learn how to drive a car from someone who has never driven themselves for example.
No you wouldn't. The consensus here though with this issue seems to be that if they have the knowledge it doesn't whether or not they practice what they teach because they have knowledge. So in your instance if the person who never drove has the knowledge on how to drive they can absolutely teach you. As someone quoted previously in the thread "those who can't do teach".
Sounds ridiculous when it's put that way, no?
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I wouldn't go to a nutritionist, I'd go to a Registered Dietician. You don't have to be a virtuoso guitarist to be a great teacher......0
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Assuming they had the qualifications, then yes. I always check and consider what people tell me and understand as much as I can anyway. TBF people on this forum are mostly overweight (including msyelf) but people dont mind dishing advice out.
They would be a better role model if they looked slim and healthy, but I tend to know when advice is good and always question when it appears to be at odds with what I already know.0 -
How the nutritionist looks is far less important than how her other clients are progressing. Does she know her *kitten*, and can she help her clients? If so, I don't care what she looks like.0
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Yes, I get that.
I was making a general observation on the ideas that were getting put out in the thread as a whole which I found rather revealing.
The only thing we can assume about an obese person is that they have eaten more calories over time than their body needs to maintain itself yet many people seem to be conflating this into health as a whole or knowledge.
Which is nonsensical in my view.0 -
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bennettinfinity wrote: »goddessofawesome wrote: »No, simply because while s/he might know what s/he's talking about nutrition-wise she's obviously not following what s/he's telling her clients.
There have been similar discussions here except it's "Would you go to an unfit personal trainer" and again, for me the answer is no for the same reasons as the obese nutritionist.
So, I guess that rules out male OB/GYNs then? Or female prostate specialists...?
It´s not the same at all.
Having a different genre is not the same as fat/lack of motivation/wrong knowledge.0 -
Just like you can't actually know why she's obese.......
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »
Just like you can't actually know why she's obese.......
No but one can speculate and that is pretty much what this entire thread has been about.
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Why not? If she's been in business for awhile, she should have testimonials, success stories or before/after pictures. Or you could just ask about the types of people they typically work with and ask them to talk about their successes. The OP asked about a nutritionist, not a dietician who might be working in a more medical-focused practice, so a nutritionist should have some kind of marketing collateral that demonstrates their successes.
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No, I wouldn't.0
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goddessofawesome wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »
Just like you can't actually know why she's obese.......
No but one can speculate and that is pretty much what this entire thread has been about.
Sure, but then we could go further and ask ourselves if our assumptions are actually rational or if we looked at them critically if they can be justified.
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »
Just like you can't actually know why she's obese.......
It doesn't matter why she's obese. There are plenty of healthy-looking nutritionists out there, and most people don't have time to wade through back stories.
And that's why appearances DO matter....
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