Nutritionist advice? Mine was horrible..
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vinegar_husbands wrote: »HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »Has anyone ever had bad experiences with seeing a nutritionist? I went to one yesterday and it was the worst experience i've ever had. She basically wanted me to change everything I was doing (that's working for me to lose weight) She wants me to stop protein shakes and eat more bread? I have PCOS I'm not supposed to have a lot of starchy carbs...She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
Are doggies just meant to exercise themselves or something?
Doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists tend to be pretty freakin' stupid when it comes to dietary advice, regardless of their credentials. Keep doing what works for you.
I had wls and the whole team was awesome my dietician is great0 -
HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »Has anyone ever had bad experiences with seeing a nutritionist? I went to one yesterday and it was the worst experience i've ever had. She basically wanted me to change everything I was doing (that's working for me to lose weight) She wants me to stop protein shakes and eat more bread? I have PCOS I'm not supposed to have a lot of starchy carbs...She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
You're right! That advice is horrible. I haven't read everything else, so I may change my response. I'm sure it's been pointed out that a nutritionist is not the same as seeing a registered dietician. If what you are doing is working (short of it being very low calorie), then there is nothing wrong with it. Walking your dog is amazing for both of you! It gets you out, gets your pup out, and gives you some bonding time together.
Unless there is context missing here.0 -
HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »Has anyone ever had bad experiences with seeing a nutritionist? I went to one yesterday and it was the worst experience i've ever had. She basically wanted me to change everything I was doing (that's working for me to lose weight) She wants me to stop protein shakes and eat more bread? I have PCOS I'm not supposed to have a lot of starchy carbs...She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
What was her reasoning?
Regarding protein shakes, I am not going to get on a debate here, but I seriously doubt any dr or dietician will tell you to use them. Especially if there is an issue with diabetes, I would talk to a dietitician specialising on diabetes, and not drink shakes or artificial sweeteners without approval from a medical team.
As for bread or other carbs, while low carb might or might not be recommended, if you are on meds for blood sugar control, drastically changing your total intake without dr knwoing about it, can cause trouble.
For the walks, did she tell you to stop walking the dog, or to not rely on walking a puppy for exercise? Big difference.2 -
Yes, I'm curious, too, as to why she would advise you to stop walking your dog. What was her reasoning behind her saying it wasn't beneficial for you?0
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I'm a certified personal trainer and weight loss coach, and i have never heard of such crazy suggestions. Losing weight and becoming healthy is very different for each person. You need someone that will work with you, not lecture you or make a program for you. It needs to be done together so you can follow through with it easily with your lifestyle.2
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HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »Has anyone ever had bad experiences with seeing a nutritionist? I went to one yesterday and it was the worst experience i've ever had. She basically wanted me to change everything I was doing (that's working for me to lose weight) She wants me to stop protein shakes and eat more bread? I have PCOS I'm not supposed to have a lot of starchy carbs...She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
What was her reasoning?
Regarding protein shakes, I am not going to get on a debate here, but I seriously doubt any dr or dietitian will tell you to use them. Especially if there is an issue with diabetes, I would talk to a dietitian specializing on diabetes, and not drink shakes or artificial sweeteners without approval from a medical team.
As for bread or other carbs, while low carb might or might not be recommended, if you are on meds for blood sugar control, drastically changing your total intake without dr knowing about it, can cause trouble.
For the walks, did she tell you to stop walking the dog, or to not rely on walking a puppy for exercise? Big difference.
Regarding the protein shakes- they keep me full and are sugar free. I use the mix, 6 ice cubes, and water, with one teaspoon of pb that only has 3 grams of sugar in it. My whole shake is 140 calories, keeps me full until lunch and only has 3g of sugar and 2g of carbs. My primary doctor knows I do this. She says I can't cut out sugar completely and that i'll need some carbs in order to burn fat. As for the dog, she said that it's not beneficial to me. Didn't go into detail. Regardless I'm going to try to go to a dietitian instead.0 -
sabrinafaith wrote: »I'm a certified personal trainer and weight loss coach, and i have never heard of such crazy suggestions. Losing weight and becoming healthy is very different for each person. You need someone that will work with you, not lecture you or make a program for you. It needs to be done together so you can follow through with it easily with your lifestyle.
I agree. I haven't been getting to much help. I have been sorta teaching myself and changing my eating habits on my own. It seems to be working so I'm rolling with it. I haven't had soda or super starchy stuff in 23 days. I feel great.1 -
One of the ladies I work with told me that a nutritionist advised her 72 year old mother that she should stop walking because it wasn't "proper excercise" and should start running instead.
I wasn't suprised that she walked out and didn't go back!1 -
I think i stopped reading when i saw "Nutritionist".
But seriously, OP. Anyone and their mom can call themselves a nutritionist without knowing jack snazz about nutrition.
If you are looking for more in-depth help with your diet i recommend you see a registered dietician. These are people who have actually received YEARS of training in this field. They won't blindly recommend you something without any reasoning as to why and they've received training on how to assist people in special populations (like you) on how to adjust their intake accordingly.
Matter of fact, considering you have PCOS your insurance may even cover this.1 -
Man, hugs, hon!
Just for future issues - if you ever decide to see a dietician instead of a nutritionist? I would have a brief interview or list of questions to ask them. While perhaps good for generic dietary advice, dieticians are rarely good for specialized diets past a few common ones, in my experience. They get very little training for many types of diet restrictions, so it's good to ask them some questions to help you gauge whether YOUR particular dietary issue happens to be one of THEIR dietary specialties, you know?1 -
HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »vinegar_husbands wrote: »HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »Has anyone ever had bad experiences with seeing a nutritionist? I went to one yesterday and it was the worst experience i've ever had. She basically wanted me to change everything I was doing (that's working for me to lose weight) She wants me to stop protein shakes and eat more bread? I have PCOS I'm not supposed to have a lot of starchy carbs...She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
Are doggies just meant to exercise themselves or something?
Doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists tend to be pretty freakin' stupid when it comes to dietary advice, regardless of their credentials. Keep doing what works for you.
I agree, my puppy is also chubby so I figured why not do this together? We do spurts of running and then walking and alternating because I'm no track star yet, but I almost felt she made me feel guilty like I wasn't trying, and clearly with my results I have been. Here I am on day 19 with no soda and have lost 8 pounds in a less than a month. Thanks for your opinions guys. I'm cancelling my appointment with her for the follow up in 4 weeks and will just keep doing what I'm doing. Just had to vent some.
Good idea. Doesn't sound like she's a good fit for you at all. And, ANY movement we do is good, particularly walking and even better with a dog! Yeah, I'd completely ignore what you were told and just keep doing what you're doing now. Quite disappointing to hear, though. I'm sure you were looking forward to some good advice and assistance.
Thanks you, yes I was looking to get some advice because I was just recently diagnosed with diabetes as well so that's given me more of a motivation to change a lot of things. Some settings on here say I should have like a ridiculous amount of sugar grams a day and over like 200 carbs and I'm just like I'm not trying to gain weight. So I wanted target goals to try to reach and she wouldn't do that.
you can manually go in and change your settings,you can change calories,carbs and protein levels.go to home,my goals and the edit.I know a lot of members with pcos and diabetes eat less than 100g of carbs a day. some go keto which is 20-50 net carbs a day. but you can change your goals.you wont gain weight on 200g of carbs a day unless you are in a caloric surplus. but I dont think 200g would be beneficial for your health issues.you could always try 150 or less at first then go from there. also see an endocrinologist, they deal with diabetes and PCOS as well. they can give you a better amount to go by if you want to go that route0 -
The nutritionist was not a good fit. For PCOS and diabetes see each meal as a balancing act. Work at combining your macros to be as balanced as you can.
Your shake works so keep doing it.
Get a glucometer and test your sugar first thing in the morning and two hours after meals. The glucometer will tell you what meals are working.
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/create-your-plate/
You do not need a base amount of carbs to lose weight. That is witchy-woo "science". That being said, for my diabetes I portioned out my carbs for every meal.0 -
HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
I bet your dog would have been well miffed if you took that advice...
Seriously. But just think of all the exercise you'd get scrubbing poop and piddle out of the carpet!0 -
HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »vinegar_husbands wrote: »HayleyAnne012911 wrote: »Has anyone ever had bad experiences with seeing a nutritionist? I went to one yesterday and it was the worst experience i've ever had. She basically wanted me to change everything I was doing (that's working for me to lose weight) She wants me to stop protein shakes and eat more bread? I have PCOS I'm not supposed to have a lot of starchy carbs...She also told me to stop walking my dog, because it's not beneficial for me...wtf?
Are doggies just meant to exercise themselves or something?
Doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists tend to be pretty freakin' stupid when it comes to dietary advice, regardless of their credentials. Keep doing what works for you.
I agree, my puppy is also chubby so I figured why not do this together? We do spurts of running and then walking and alternating because I'm no track star yet, but I almost felt she made me feel guilty like I wasn't trying, and clearly with my results I have been. Here I am on day 19 with no soda and have lost 8 pounds in a less than a month. Thanks for your opinions guys. I'm cancelling my appointment with her for the follow up in 4 weeks and will just keep doing what I'm doing. Just had to vent some.
Good idea. Doesn't sound like she's a good fit for you at all. And, ANY movement we do is good, particularly walking and even better with a dog! Yeah, I'd completely ignore what you were told and just keep doing what you're doing now. Quite disappointing to hear, though. I'm sure you were looking forward to some good advice and assistance.
Thanks you, yes I was looking to get some advice because I was just recently diagnosed with diabetes as well so that's given me more of a motivation to change a lot of things. Some settings on here say I should have like a ridiculous amount of sugar grams a day and over like 200 carbs and I'm just like I'm not trying to gain weight. So I wanted target goals to try to reach and she wouldn't do that.
Hi Haley! I wanted to reach out and throw in a suggestion here (as someone who also deals with PCOS). I have spent countless hours researching and experimenting with what works for my body and health since its been almost 10 years of dealing with PCOS. Because everyone is different, especially with this condition, it gets frustrating to not just have an answer as to how many grams of carbs to have in a day, and which ones. What I have found very helpful is recording what I eat as well as weighing myself each morning, or at least being aware of possible bloating. When I eat a carb my body cannot handle I will see a spike of ~3 pounds the next morning, which indicates inflammation. This has helped me be more aware of what to avoid or keep to a minimum. Everyone is different but I thought I would throw that out there. (It is important to note that this works only if you don't get super stressed about the number on the scale. That stress does more harm to your body than anything else as it can cause your body to increase insulin resistance.)0 -
@shaumom Yeah, I cancelled that appointment and have been doing well on my own.
Last week it rained alot and I was busy doing things for my daughter's birthday party so I lacked in the exercise dept, but still kept calorie goals. I appreciate all the suggestions @rainbowbow. @rigden1992c THAT IS RIDICULOUS. WOW. Any movement for anyone old or young is good and better than them being on the couch. I know some older men and woman can run, but not all. Sounds biased to me as well.
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