Future dietitians?

peachyxoxoxo
peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Who else is in school to become a Registered Dietitian?? :) I am currently in my supervised practice and planning to sit for the RD exam next spring.

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  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    Bump. Interested in this, but not an RD or RD student.
  • rand486
    rand486 Posts: 270 Member
    Based on the advice I've seen given in these forums... I hope no one. These forums are filled with fake science and bad ideas. Good for you for going out and getting a real education on the matter. Hopefully, you can straighten some of these people out. :)
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    Based on the advice I've seen given in these forums... I hope no one. These forums are filled with fake science and bad ideas. Good for you for going out and getting a real education on the matter. Hopefully, you can straighten some of these people out. :)

    You know what's funny, someone in another thread said they wouldn't taken my advice because I'm only a student, then gave me her own opinion on the matter. Lol. But whatever. There are a lot of misconceptions about health and nutrition and I hope I am able to do a lot of good in this field by helping out others who are struggling.
  • stonerdude
    stonerdude Posts: 103
    Happy to see you get a quality education. You know they cured every disease including cancer many decades ago, using nutrition

    and vitamins! Have a look. doctoryourself.com
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    It's pretty crazy how much nutrition ties in to virtually every disease. A lot of people don't realize that! I had a really interesting lecture about nutritional genomics and cancer in one of my classes, would love to study that some more. I'm definitely interested in a more holistic approach to health and would love to teach people about how to take control of their health by changing their diet rather than just resorting to medications. A lot of people with type 2 diabetes think they can take their insulin and still eat like crap and it breaks my heart. Proper nutrition is so so important!
  • angrodriguez92
    angrodriguez92 Posts: 193 Member
    I am not, but I find nutrition very interesting. I read all I can. We should be friends so that you can give me solid advice? =DDD
  • rgm66
    rgm66 Posts: 33
    Good for you. I saw a dietitian about a month ago and she was very helpful I wish you lots of luck in your career
  • jjm344
    jjm344 Posts: 1
    I am a registered dietitian and will have been in practice 5 years this coming October. I can honestly say it has been one of the most rewarding decisions of my life. I work with patients in a medical center, helping them to manage chronic disease and teach future dietitians/nutrition students at a local college. Empowering others with such valuable knowledge is mutualy rewarding. I'm just one person, but I'm trying to help people lead healthier lives as well as dispel some of the ludicrous myths and preconceived notions out there.

    Good luck with Your RD exam and future career!
  • Themuseinme
    Themuseinme Posts: 224 Member
    I have a BS in dietetics and institutional food mgmt. at wku in bowling green, KY, I graduated in the dark ages (1992) started in 1986. back then believe it or not they were stilll saying white bread was ok etc. I was the first vegetarian ever to go thru their program too. In 1992 there were very few places to do internships. I had started a healthfood store witha friend wjile in my last few yrs of school.(part of the reason it took me 6 yrs to graduate.) There were no internships in the town i lived in. the nearest one being nashville. The store was successful so i stuck with it till dec. 1999. i taught alot of cooking classes and nutirition ed.

    In 2002 i moved to greenville sc to start an internship done with SC school of public health in columbia. it was the only one in which you could work at the same time as the internship in the US. there was about 20 of us wemet in Columbia for regular classses for about 2 weeks,and then each of us were placed in different cities for the rotations. i was in greennville. We were only allowed to work 20 hrs a week. My husband lost his job a few month after i started so i had to work more often and because i was in the middle of the hospital part , it was too much, as i was 47 yrs old, and i had to eb at the hispital at 6:00 am, then do stuff there till 2:00, then worked as asst mgr in vitamin dept of a healthfood store andw ork till 9 or 10 at night.

    needless to say i dint finish:{. I woldnt reccomemend working and doing an internshi. at the time it sounded good as i didnt want to take out mmore student loans. since then ive worked at a health department as wic nutritioni educator. I loved it.

    Im 57 now and am not working at all. Ive also gaied alot of weight
    I wish the best to you! so were dit u do your internship? and did u passs the exam?

    Lets be friends on here too
  • RuthSweetTooth
    RuthSweetTooth Posts: 461 Member
    That would be me, would love to have the fellowships of others interested or active in the field. I am just starting out on a second Bachelors, thought I wanted to become a nurse, but when I took the Intro to Nutrition class, I realized that diabetic education would really be a natural extension of my teaching career (I'm currently a middle school foreign language teacher). So I'm training for something down the road in a few years, hopefully!
  • Themuseinme
    Themuseinme Posts: 224 Member
    so hows school going? and how were teh exams?
    I have a BS in dietetics.Graduated in the dark ages 1992. from WKU in bowling green ky. back then there were few internships and supervised practices etc. I had started a healthfood while going thru school so i couldnt leave town when i graduated. by the time i left the store i was 47.I started an internship in SC in 2002 but didnt finish it :{ as my husband lost hhis job and i had to work more than 20 hrs a week which was the max allowed.
    Im 57 and retired now, AND VERY OVERWEIGHT.But have started to lose it, and hope to be back ata healthy weight in a yr or so.
    but have worked in the field as a WIC nutrition educator and I loved it.I also love owning the healthfood store i taught alot of classes including cooking classes and was a holistic nutritionist and sold alot of herbs and vitamins and homeopathics.
    best of luck in your career.
    so where didu go to school?and did u pass the exams?where are you working?
    lets be friends too.
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