AIBU to ask... if you could ask a nutritionist anything about weight loss, what would it be?

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Just that really. I'm putting together a myth busting type of document and would love to hear what people would ask a nutritionist about weightloss.

Friend is unhappy about her weight so talking about 800 calories/day diet that are low carb from 1 September. I said she couldn't have much mayonaise & she said fat was so incredibly filling that she wouldn't need much. Besides (she pointed at a pot that was about 50ml) she said that was "only about 100 calories."

I don't really want to get involved with her weight loss journey, but is there a simple plan she should follow (so she might understand that mayo is high calorie, & that low carb may not be low calorie) ?

What are your credentials?

How to lose fat but grow muscle.

Firstly I would want to establish if you are registered with the UKVRN.

Does fruit really prevent weight loss if you are on a law carb diet?

I would love a nutritionist to tell people that fad diets, 800kcal diets, low carb diets, shake diets, weight loss pills and things like weight watchers and slimming world are a waste of money and mostly unsustainable.

Weight loss is about calories in vs calories out. You can lose weight whilst eating McDonalds as long as you don't consume more calories than you burn.

I wouldn't ask a nutritionist anything. A dietician on the other hand...

I wouldn't assume they could help me.

In fact, chances are, they're going to come out with some 'truths' that aren't relevant to me.

SFAIK anyone can call themselves a 'nutritionist'. In law, it means nothing.

For informed, professional advice you need to talk to a registered dietician.
www.nutrition.org.uk/nutritionscience/careers/finding-a-nutritionistdietitian.html

@snowone I'm not on the 800 diet but I think it's sound in that it encourages eating in a narrower window every second or third day. That has benefits for weight loss and health, so it's out of date to just write it off.

Also, low carb dieting is hardly a fad diet.

Even weight watchers or whatever they call it now, if they just tweaked that to allow more fat it would be a low carb diet.

I'd want to know how soon you'd be trying to sell me your MLM diet product.

What will you do for me as a service?

Ie

Will you recipe plan/ meal plan

What's the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionalist

You should tell people to stop fearing fat. 30 years of low fat advice has made dieters too confused to know how to lose weight. Even on this thread people are lumping low carb in with ''shakes'' as though they were comparable.

I lost two dress sizes on a meal replacement bar that is now no longer manufactured. They were called Lite Bites from QVC. The weight dropped off me and stayed off for a long time. They contained Garcia Cambodia and chromium (excuse spelling ?) .
I have tried taking these supplements in table form with no effect. Why??

Ok, here's a good question, could you construct a keto plan for a vegetarian?

Is the amount of ghrelin a person produces genetic. How up to date are you on current research.

A nutritionist?! Nothing. It's not a regulated profession. Anyone can set themselves up as a "nutritionist", it's a meaningless term.

I'd ask a dietician. But I wouldn't ask a "nutritionist" anything. A cat can be a nutritionist.

Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist with no credentials whatsoever. A dietician is a protected title by law only those with the relevant qualification can call themselves a dietician.

@feelikedancingyeah, I wonder if you could make your own diet bars with psyllium husk (VERY FILLING) and almond flour and egg white and maybe some vanilla and sweetener erithrytol (or another that doesn't prompt an insulin response)

Can you explain why I got so unwell on low carb? My husband lost a ton of weight and felt amazing, I got symptoms of the worst flu I've ever known and never fully recovered that was several years ago now. I have severe CFS, Fibro symptoms and damage to one kidney and wide spread body inflammation. It only started to (slowly) get better once I quit low carbing.

@fallfallfall

Is the amount of ghrelin a person produces genetic. How up to date are you on current research.

GOOD question.

I think there's a genetic link. You hear of adopted people being closer in weight to their biological family than to their family.
I think you can fuck up your ghrelin and leptin sensitivity by eating past the point of hunger for years.

I wouldn’t ask a nutritionist anything either. They’re not medical professionals like dieticians.

Nothing. Because anyone can become a nutritionist. It’s meaningless.

My standard question is your views on drinking apple cider vinegar. I find it's a good way to weed out people who spout bollocks.