My husband recommended that I look into a nutritionist who has been visiting his job. I checked out her website (http://www.ebnutrition.com/) and was instantly impressed. I called and made my an appointment with Elizabeth for Monday, February 15, 2010. At first, I admit I was nervous and wasn't sure what to expect going in but I was pleasantly surprised. She opened with one of the most important questions:
What are your goals?
I want to be under 200 lbs by September so I can look nice in my friends wedding and have more energy for when I go to Disney in November.
At first I thought she is going to think my goal is insane. She said that my goal was very reasonable and together we could make this happen. I shared with her the emotional ties I have with food and the feeling of satisfaction food gives me. We discussed my history as it relates to food and weight gain/loss. Something that sticcks out in my mind from our meeting is me saying to her
"I have never been skinny, I just want to see myself at a healthy weight"
She anaylized my blood type and had me step on the scale for my first weigh-in and body analysis:
Time | Sex | HGT | WGT | IMPED | FFM | TBW | FAT WT | FAT % | BMR | BMI |
10:52 | F | 69.0 | 259.8 | 503 | 127.6 | 93.40 | 132.20 | 50.9% | 1984.23 | 38.40 |
and we revisited my goals to make them more specific:
Goals:
- Optimize health
- Improve Quality of Life
- Craving Control
- Weight Loss- 70 pounds
Goal Weight Range: 190- 195 pounds
Body Fat Goal: <30%
Based on our discussion of my past and my description of my relationship with food she assessed the Main Factors of my weight and the Area of Focus.
Main Factors:
Biochemical (blood sugar fluctuations, hormonal changes, brain chemistry
I need to adjust my eating times and my meal combinations
Emotional/Behavioral- happy, sad, etc.
I need to refocus my internal dialof and start working on the idea that mass quanitity does not equal pleasure
Taste-enjoyment factor
Areas of Focus:
Improve glycemic control
Timing of meals
must have a protein+ carbhydrate+ fat at every meal and snack
Water 80-100 0z per day
Portion control
She gave me some vitamins to ensure my body gets what it needs and to help calm me around meal time so I don't feel so inclined to overeat and recommended a daily meditation to work on my internal dialogue.
Why am I writing this now?
Tomorrow starts the first day of this brand ner meal plan. I gave myself the last four days of the week to get myself ready to make this adjustment. So I thought what a perfect idea, should this attempt be successful, to have a compainion blog focused on my weight loss and related issues only. Here am, ready to begin what I hope will be an overdue solution to a very solvable problem.
