nutritionist

Today I made my follow up appointments and next week on Monday I will see a nutritionist that specializes in ED's. She told me to write down what I eat until Monday. She also makes home visits which is convenient but weird. LOL. Anyway anyone have a nutritionist here? What does the first appointment looks like and just some more info on what to expect.
thanks :D

Hi =)

when I started seeing my dietician, the first meeting started with me going through what i generally ate with her, and her taking notes. Then she looked at my diet and told me if there were any immediate problems she saw with it (like her first thing she said to me was that I wasnt eating enough). She also measured my height, weighed me, and spoke to me about how much exercise and activity I did. Based on that information, she worked out what my ideal weight should have been, and how many calories on average my body needed. Then she basically went through a meal plan with me that would be enough to make me put on weight at a steady rate (until I reached a healthy bmi) and provide my body with what it needed, and spoke to me about food choices, meals, etc.

Usually the nutritionist or dietician will just look at what your body needs, and will write you out a meal plan that you can follow which is balanced nutritionally (like a good ratio of carbs, fats, proteins).

Thats pretty cool that your nutritionist will visit you at home.. it makes it easier! I dont know if she'll do the same thing as my dietician did, but i hope this helps At first I thought mine was crazy, coz it seemed like she was telling me to eat way too much! but just trust them, they usually know what theyre talking about lol

Good luck! =)

I've never worked with a nutritionist despite wanting to. My former clinic never set up the appointment I asked them to - even though I met their nutritionist on my initial being shown around! But my clinic was also terrible.

Despite that, I've heard very mixed reviews about nutritionists. I know some people who have been told to eat what is still a starvation intake for their bodies by their nutritionists, or told it's okay to cut out whole food groups - when it's clearly not. Others, I have heard good experiences.

Just remember, when you see them, they are not always right. If they tell you something that is CLEARLY really really fishy sounding, question it or ask a second opinion.

most of my nutritionists have been pretty good. there was one though in the hospital that gave me a discharge meal plan of 1600. i don't think she knew what she was doing. she told me that i needed to gain about 40lbs and expected me to do it on that amount i guess?? i had been in treatment before and needed over 4000, so i knew that was wrong.

most of the time they're right, but not always. if you have any questions about anything, you can ask us! :)

and i basically agree with filcky08. she'll probably ask you questions about what you eat and see where some changes should be made. she'll probably also help you with planning meals, determining your weight range & calories needed to get there, how to eat when you go out to places or go on vacation, maybe with some recipies, and other stuff like that. don't hesitate to ask her for anything you need help with! oh and that's so cool that she makes home visits! i've never heard of that!

my experience w/ one wasn't really that great. i spent $175 on stuff i already knew myself. she just went over a standard 1200 calorie meal plan. told me if i had to indulge then only indulge a little. standard stuff. measured my wrist to determine my frame size and told me what my ideal weight would be at my height & frame size. maybe its just the one i went to, but i wasn't impressed.

My college offers a health and wellness center which is really convienent! They allow free nutritionist and counseling services to all undergrads. Recently I've started taking advantage of those benefits to work myself towards a healthier weight. If you go to a university - I would check to see what benefits you get as a student there.

My first appointment was last week. The first appointment she had me bring in a food log showing what I eat, how much of it I ate, how fast I ate, and how I felt at that time for 2 typical weekdays and 1 typical weekend day. Also in there they ask what foods I like, what foods I don't like, my overall medical history, my familys medical history, what goals I want to achieve, how I plan on getting there, any questions I may have, and there was a bunch of questions about calories, nutrition, and various questions aimed at finding out what type of attitude you have towards food. We went over all of this and other general questions she had along the way. She gave me numbers to contact a counseler and a couple support groups in our area. After going over my logs, she gave me a few suggestions to start gradually increasing my calories, such as adding juice, smoothie, or milk and adding more nuts. But really it depends on the stuff that you like and what you will actually do.

Today actually I had my second appointment and she asked me how I felt and what I was doing differently. She had a more in-depth analysis of one of my food intake days and gave me suggestions on how to add more calories in a managable way. She told me that I need more protein, dairy, and grain and that our goal is to eventually reach 2000 within the next few weeks and see how my body is going from there. We're meeting again next week and this time we're going to take my weight and look at my other two food logs in-depth.

Everyone does things differently, but you could use what my nutritionist did as an outline and bring it with you to let your nutritionist know your concerns and what you expect from them. Hope this somewhat helped!

thank you for all your replys.

I had one when I was in England. Oh she was great! She was a cheery little lady, she taught me so much. I lost a fair bit of weight following her advice (not eating anything that had more than 5g of fat in it). Keep in mind I am obese and was there to lose weight. :) Wish I could've put her in my suitcase and brought her back with me when I moved back to the US!

She took my weight, measurements and my blood pressure. And she's the one that put me on my depo-shot! She's also a registered nurse. And each visit, every month I think it was, we'd look over my food journal and she'd try to replace my unhealthy choices for healthier ones. She never told me off, she just corrected me.

She was great. :)

Good luck with yours, I hope they're very helpful for you as mine was for me. :)