Dietitians
canadacatman
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I was wondering if there any dietitians on here i could add as a friend and ask for some advice please and thanks
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Am not a dietitian but I see you are from Canada.. if you live in Ontario, Loblaws/Zehrs stores have dietitians that work within their stores that you can meet and email them for free. I believe even if you are outside of an area with a Zehrs or Loblaws or RCSS, you can still email them. They can be very helpful!0
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This lady IS, but NO ONE is using her forum!! I asked a couple Q's…but it's not very active.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/105316-weight-loss-advice0 -
I will be one by the end of next summer
. I start most of my classes this fall, so probably can't be of much help yet. As I learn more, I can hopefully use my newfound knowledge on MFP. 0 -
i am a graduated dietitics student .. hope i can help you ☺0
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Just a warning: Dieticians are about as reliable as Weathermen.0
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The RD course is quite narrow. I would go by years of actual on the job experience and advanced education. Don't trust (or pay) any dietician. Do some digging into their background first.0
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ruqayaalshamsi wrote: »i am a graduated dietitics student .. hope i can help you ☺
Sweet I love debating with dietitian* majors.
How do you purpose someone lose weight?
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yopeeps025 wrote: »ruqayaalshamsi wrote: »i am a graduated dietitics student .. hope i can help you ☺
Sweet I love debating with dietitian* majors.
How do you purpose someone lose weight?
*Oh you graduated school with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics? Let me test everything you "learned" with my superior non-degree googling knowledge
Fixed it for ya And it's dietetics
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BenjaminMFP88 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »ruqayaalshamsi wrote: »i am a graduated dietitics student .. hope i can help you ☺
Sweet I love debating with dietitian* majors.
How do you purpose someone lose weight?
*Oh you graduated school with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics? Let me test everything you "learned" with my superior non-degree googling knowledge
Fixed it for ya And it's dietetics
Well I used to debate with a undergrad dietitians major. It was funny to have her explain to me how to lose weight. She was against calorie counting.
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yopeeps025 wrote: »BenjaminMFP88 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »ruqayaalshamsi wrote: »i am a graduated dietitics student .. hope i can help you ☺
Sweet I love debating with dietitian* majors.
How do you purpose someone lose weight?
*Oh you graduated school with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics? Let me test everything you "learned" with my superior non-degree googling knowledge
Fixed it for ya And it's dietetics
Well I used to debate with a undergrad dietitians major. It was funny to have her explain to me how to lose weight. She was against calorie counting.
I do the same thing, ignore my sarcastic remark, I get snarky when I'm tired "debating" with more knowledgeable people in the field is a fun passtime for me.
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canadacatman wrote: »I was wondering if there any dietitians on here i could add as a friend and ask for some advice please and thanks
It's internet - we're all dietitians here
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I have to admit my most recent dietician had some wonky ideas. Like I shouldn't eat fake sugar and just replace it with regular sugar. And I shouldn't chew sugar free gum. But most of her advise was pretty solid like focusing on whole foods and the my plate formula. Although she never said it I kind of got the impression she wasn't a fan of milk. Which I am a pretty firm believer in.0
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For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.0 -
For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
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yopeeps025 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
Absolutely! Always have & that is the first thing we are being taught when it comes to weight loss. But we are also being taught how to make sure macro/mirco nutrients are being met. Which I still have to work on myself 0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
Absolutely! Always have & that is the first thing we are being taught when it comes to weight loss. But we are also being taught how to make sure macro/mirco nutrients are being met. Which I still have to work on myself
Now I have to question who I was debating with before.
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yopeeps025 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
Absolutely! Always have & that is the first thing we are being taught when it comes to weight loss. But we are also being taught how to make sure macro/mirco nutrients are being met. Which I still have to work on myself
Now I have to question who I was debating with before.
It must be someone else. I haven't debated anyone about this. I just started my classes this summer.0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
Absolutely! Always have & that is the first thing we are being taught when it comes to weight loss. But we are also being taught how to make sure macro/mirco nutrients are being met. Which I still have to work on myself
Now I have to question who I was debating with before.
It must be someone else. I haven't debated anyone about this. I just started my classes this summer.
She tried to say the field realizes that CICO doesn't work and the intuitive eating should be pushed more.
Her favorite quote was "Humans are not robots" follow by "stop talking to me about CICO." Maybe now I question that schools undergrad dietitian program now too.
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I believe my dietitian and I regard each other with deep respect. I'm not a dietitian so I'm not offering the OP my free advice other than the usual board chit-chat. I think Sobey's has dietitians on staff as well. The dietitian at Sobey's that took our running club on a tour provided samples, when I logged them in MFP, were perfectly balanced for macros. I was suitably impressed.
The samples included dragon fruit (my first time), moon cheese, a multigrain bread (very good).0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
Absolutely! Always have & that is the first thing we are being taught when it comes to weight loss. But we are also being taught how to make sure macro/mirco nutrients are being met. Which I still have to work on myself
Now I have to question who I was debating with before.
It must be someone else. I haven't debated anyone about this. I just started my classes this summer.
She tried to say the field realizes that CICO doesn't work and the intuitive eating should be pushed more.
Her favorite quote was "Humans are not robots" follow by "stop talking to me about CICO." Maybe now I question that schools undergrad dietitian program now too.
Wow. That's complete opposite of what I've learned so far. Which is only an into class. I guess I'll have to see what the next year brings.0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
So do you believe CICO?
Absolutely! Always have & that is the first thing we are being taught when it comes to weight loss. But we are also being taught how to make sure macro/mirco nutrients are being met. Which I still have to work on myself
Now I have to question who I was debating with before.
It must be someone else. I haven't debated anyone about this. I just started my classes this summer.
She tried to say the field realizes that CICO doesn't work and the intuitive eating should be pushed more.
Her favorite quote was "Humans are not robots" follow by "stop talking to me about CICO." Maybe now I question that schools undergrad dietitian program now too.
Wow. That's complete opposite of what I've learned so far. Which is only an into class. I guess I'll have to see what the next year brings.
This person I speak of is about to graduate. I was like :noway:.
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For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
Sorry, what doctors are you going to? Doctors do undergrad, then medical school and residency... which is 6 years. That's just for an MD, not a specialty... now, if you're talking chiropractor...that's different. not an MD.
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aippolito1 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
Sorry, what doctors are you going to? Doctors do undergrad, then medical school and residency... which is 6 years. That's just for an MD, not a specialty... now, if you're talking chiropractor...that's different. not an MD.
She meant in the field of nutrition doctors don't usually get a lot of higher education of the matter.
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She tried to say the field realizes that CICO doesn't work and the intuitive eating should be pushed more.
Her favorite quote was "Humans are not robots" follow by "stop talking to me about CICO." Maybe now I question that schools undergrad dietitian program now too.
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I gained 20 pounds doing "intuitive eating". My body told me it intuitively wanted donuts & fries & lots of beer
Off in a jiffy when I went back to CICO.
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I have a great dietician in Toronto. Works with a number of sports teams and professional athletes. Really gets it. Private message me if you want the name and number.0
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hanksmom79 wrote: »She tried to say the field realizes that CICO doesn't work and the intuitive eating should be pushed more.
Her favorite quote was "Humans are not robots" follow by "stop talking to me about CICO." Maybe now I question that schools undergrad dietitian program now too.
I gained 20 pounds doing "intuitive eating". My body told me it intuitively wanted donuts & fries & lots of beer Off in a jiffy when I went back to CICO.
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I got to the point I knew my CICO would make her boil a little. Some of our conversations were for entertainment.
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yopeeps025 wrote: »aippolito1 wrote: »For all of you putting down dieticians. 2 year Associate for a Dietetic Technician or a 4 yr degree for a Registered Dietician isn't enough education for you? It's more then most medical doctors get. And also, for those that said go to someone with years of experience, everyone starts somewhere - we don't graduate from college with years of experience.
At 44 yrs old I am going back to school to get my AAS Dietetic Technician, because as I've lost weight and gotten healthier, I want to help other people do the same. I could've just said I'm a nutritionist, come see me, even though I have no formal training. But I wanted a real education on the subject.
Sorry, what doctors are you going to? Doctors do undergrad, then medical school and residency... which is 6 years. That's just for an MD, not a specialty... now, if you're talking chiropractor...that's different. not an MD.
She meant in the field of nutrition doctors don't usually get a lot of higher education of the matter.
This.0 -
Keep in mind, a dietitian is different than a nutritionist. Anyone can call themselves a nutritionists in most areas, but dietitian requires meeting certain specific requirements.0
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It doesn't take a tremendous amount of brainpower to be aware of the minimums for protein and dietary fat, or to understand the basics of TDEE, or the importance of predominating your diet with a variety of whole foods. You don't need to hire a dietician for this... You just need to read more and be cautious of accepting things at face value without proper evidence/research.
Also, composing a rational diet is rather simple but too many people focus on individual foods. Any individual food, sans dose and the context of total daily intake, is largely irrelevant to the outcome of one's diet. In other words, the names of the foods you eat do not determine the outcome of your diet. Rather, it's total daily intake of all foods that matters.0
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