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I recently started working at a hospital in Washington, DC as a bariatric dietitian. I work with patients who have excess weight to the point of being medically dangerous. Basically, my job is to help patients learn healthy lifestyle behaviors, skills, and strategies for weight loss and weight maintenance, while also preparing them for surgical… Continue reading Walking the walk

A few weeks ago, I saw a patient in the hospital who had been losing weight drastically because of her acid reflux. It was so bad that she couldn’t eat at all. Her meds had stopped working, and none of her usual tricks were helping. That same day, I spoke with a potential client about her… Continue reading Reflux sucks! Now what?

Research from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (my alma mater!) shows that people who frequently cook meals at home may be consuming fewer calories, less sugar, fewer carbohydrates overall, AND less fat than those who cook less. Without even trying! When you cook at home you get familiar with ingredients and what you're putting on your… Continue reading I love Blue Apron OR How I learned to cook like a chef

Diets are terrible. First of all, it's painful to even start them and more often then not, we procrastinate and put them off to some vague time in the future. If we do start them, we rarely finish them (whatever that means!). Diets are either too restrictive or too bizarre (cayenne and lemon juice??) to make a lasting… Continue reading Why dieting doesn’t work and what you should do instead