Trying a Dietitian
Hey everyone, I recently got a new (amazing) GP and he has really listened to my issues surrounding my health concerns.
I was in a car accident 2 years ago that left me physically disabled with chronic pain from multiple conditions that basically leave me unable to exercise in many easy conventional ways. Prior to my car accident, I was very active, going to the gym multiple times a week and enjoying being a healthy 180lbs at 5'8''.
Since the accident, I went through many months of rehabilitation and relearning how to walk, etc. I gained a lot of weight from being on bed rest and being on so much medication. I'm back up to 240lbs with a waist of 44" and I can't do much more exercise than a bit of wiifit or walking or stretching (modified yoga at best).
So my new GP's wife is a dietitian and he said he would love for me to have a visit with her and try her out and see if that would make a difference. Boy, after two years of not giving a crap and quite frankly using food as comfort it's harder to eat right than I thought it would be purely due to so much cheap fast food temptation there is out there.
So my dietitian guidelines are as follows:
-1800 calories a day
-eliminate pop
-eliminate potato chips + chocolate
-eat breakfast
-eat every 4 hours you're awake
-as much fruit, veggies and protein as possible
-drink a lot of water
-get a pedometer and try for 5K steps (10K is daily average/abled person)
let's see how I do after a month! :)
Anyone have any experiences with a dietitian? What was their advice? Did it help? Did you enjoy the experience?