Some people prefer calorie counting, others like the hand portion size approach, and others like intuitive eating. It is also myopic to think that people are overeating meat portions, vegetable portion sizes, and grain portion sizes as opposed to junk food portion sizes and alcohol. Sure, it can happen, in a few cases, I guess.
I get to work with a lot of women who want to lose weight on the fitness side as a personal trainer and on the nutrition side as a registered dietitian. Most women who come in to “lose weight” really just want to change their body composition, and it is interesting to see whether people
This is something I see over and over again, so excuse the rant post. Everyone thinks they are an expert on nutrition these days. You can find nutrition information all over the Internet telling you how to lose weight and exercise. Everyone believes it is really simple science of calories in = calories out. We
It is utterly impossible for anyone to teach anyone everything they need to know about nutrition and have it stick on the first session. It is also impossible to have counseling and behavior changes occur, question beliefs, motivations, feelings, and lack of motivations with regards to food and nutrition, lifestyle, and exercise in one session.
