Hello my dear readers. I’m sure you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seats to find out all about the visit I paid to the nutritionist last week. Well, here it is in a nutshell: it didn’t suck. I expected it to, and I was pleasantly surprised.

Some reasons why it didn’t suck:

1. She was nice.
2. She asked me what I like.
3. She DID NOT make me hop on the scale first thing.
4. She DID NOT make me ban anything from my diet.
5. She asked me where my motivation was on a 1-10 scale and was fine with my completely honest 7.
6. She DID NOT ask me to keep a food diary.
7. She showed me specific numbers from my most recent blood work and explained how my diet affects those numbers.
8. She DID NOT treat me like an idiot.
9. She took her time explaining things to me and answering my questions.
10. She was nice.

Honestly, I knew some of what she shared but I learned some new things too. I came away armed with some strategies that are totally do-able and somehow that 7 has ticked over to at least an 8. And yes, I did get on the scale before I left, because I wanted a starting point. I made a follow-up appointment too, and so far, so good. I have a feeling that appointment will go well.