My First Nutrition Counseling Session with a Dietitian
By Janelle @ Run With No Regrets | nutrition
Hey hey! I’ve been busy moving into my new apartment (and cleaning out my old apartment), so I haven’t been able to sit down and write here at Run With No Regrets.
I have still been working out, of course. Two weeks ago I ran close to 10 miles, which these days is a lot for me! We’ve been suffering stifling heat and humidity, which naturally slows you down…but I made the most of it. Unfortunately, I started to feel some foot pain, so I think it may have been a bit too much too soon, so I eased up last week as I lead up to last weekend’s physically demanding move.
So back to subject matter, Nutrition Counseling. In my last post, I agonized about choosing a dietitian. Well, I finally took the plunge and picked one named Danielle. We had our first meeting on Wednesday for about an hour. It was so much information for me to take in!
After filling out some forms, I gave Danielle an idea of my typical meals throughout the day. I stepped on the scale to discover that I’m now 137 pounds (I will talk about that later). Here are the highlights of what I’ve learned:
- Eat every 2-4 hours: breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack
- Have last snack no more than 3 hours before bed
- Eat protein in every meal
- For lunch and dinner, use the plate method: 50% veggies, 33% protein, 17% starches
- Food servings should fit in the palm of your hand
- Eat 90-95% lean beef
- Pair up fruits with proteins for snacks, like apples and peanut butter
So now the challenge is to APPLY what I’ve learned. I told my dietitian that the hardest thing for me is discipline! This weekend I’m going to shop for healthy snacks like hummus, carrots, Greek yogurt, eggs (hard boiled).
What do you like to eat as a healthy snack? Any suggestions? Here’s to healthy eating!