Like I mentioned in the previous post, losing weight and maintaining the weight loss requires several different factors all working together. To increase your success you need a team of experts behind. We already covered consulting your physician as team member #1. Let's move on to weight loss team member #2.
Nutritionist
There is so much information available on
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Added by Lisa Nelson on August 13, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Hello,
I have been dieting and exercising for about 4 months and I’ve lost 15 lbs. I am 30 yrs old, 5′8″ and 162 lbs. In the last 3 weeks I have been exercising 6 days a week for about 30 minutes a day, either with boot camp-type interval training or an elliptical machine. I’m eating about 1200-1350 calories a day. The past 3 weeks my weight loss has slowed and I even gained a pound the first day of my period. What would cause me to gain weight?
I’ve had a weight problem since I was 13 or so and…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on July 2, 2009 at 9:10am —
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Losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight is a key step towards heart health. Later this month I'm hosting a free teleclass with fellow dietitian Ursula Ridens if you want to know how to lose we1ght and keep it off - permanently!
You are invited to the FREE teleclass on Tuesday, June 23, called "
5 Biggest Dieting Myths Revealed."
On this call, we're revealing EXACTLY which dieting strategies will help you shed the pounds once and for all, so you can look good, feel great, and enjoy…
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Added by Lisa Nelson on June 11, 2009 at 2:49pm —
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Studies indicate that
keeping a food diary will double your weight loss as compared to those who do not journal their food intake. But who has the time to keep a journal?
Do you use twitter? Yes? Then you have time to journal your food intake. If you have a dietitian that uses twitter send them a direct message or an @reply to keep them informed. If you don’t have a dietitian, follow me
@menucoach or any dietitian you wish:…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on June 10, 2009 at 6:43am —
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dietician:
the bastardization of the word DIETITIAN, as propagated by microsoft. There is no such word as dietician - it is not the British, American, Canadian, or Australian spelling of DIETITIAN. it is simply a spelling error that comes standard in microsoft's spell checker.
There is no such thing as a dietician!…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on April 7, 2009 at 4:04pm —
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on March 14, 2009 at 8:06am —
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 19, 2009 at 7:00am —
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 16, 2009 at 7:49am —
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The Human Diet: High Nutrition and Cooking
(Presented at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science)…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 14, 2009 at 5:44am —
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 13, 2009 at 4:48am —
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 12, 2009 at 6:15am —
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F.D.A. Finds ‘Natural’ Diet Pills Laced With Drugs http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/10pills.html?_r=1&ref=health
Related Resource: FDA
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01933.html
Multivitamins Have No Impact On Risk Of Cancer Or Heart Disease In Postmenopausal Wom…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 10, 2009 at 8:13am —
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Study: MS linked to vitamin D deficiency Findings suggest ‘sunshine’ vitamin could reduce risk of the disease
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29035920/
Source: PLoS Genetics
http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1000369
Bill would post calo…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 8, 2009 at 6:46am —
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Study: A third of kids take vitamins http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-02-02-vitamins-kids_N.htm
Source: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/163/2/150
Related Resource: Advice for Parents
Vitamin and Mineral…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 3, 2009 at 12:41pm —
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'Normal' levels of bad cholesterol may be too high http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-02-01-bad-cholesterol_N.htm
Source: American Heart Journal
http://www.ahjonline.com/article/S0002-8703(08)00717-5/fulltext
Doctors use diabetes test A1C as diagnostic tool
http://www.usatoday.com/…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on February 2, 2009 at 1:28pm —
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New Tools Added to the Balance Program
Balance Program members:
Besides getting an 8-step system and working one-on-one with dietitian Lisa Nelson, you also get unlimited use of our tools where you will find life balance exercises, cooking tips, exercise demos, Pilates video, and more!
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Added by Lisa Nelson on January 21, 2009 at 3:20pm —
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You’re a Dietitian, what do you eat?
I get this question all the time. Basically, I eat what I like to call the "Minimalist Meal Plan". I despise the word diet, but it gets your attention. Just look at the Google Trends graph for the word
diet in
blue vs.
meal plan in…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on October 3, 2008 at 10:06am —
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Diabetes is costing Americans $174 billion annually, a figure that has increased by 32 percent since 2002, according to a study by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Dietitians (RDs) will charge anywhere from $75.00 and up for an initial visit which consists of one sessio…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on September 30, 2008 at 7:00am —
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Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is treatment based on nutrition. It includes checking a person’s nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It may involve simple changes in a person’s diet,…
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Added by Diana Young, RD, LD/N, CDE on September 20, 2008 at 6:00am —
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