Nutrition Can Be Hard – Let’s Make It Easier!

Written By: Mairead, Registered Dietian

Knowing how to eat properly for your body and goals can be really hard sometimes! There’s just so much information out there, it’s hard to be consistent, and often it seems like there’s competing priorities. 

Luckily, we have a resource at Degree to help make it all easier – a Registered Dietitian!

Often when we are faced with a nutrition conundrum, we take to the internet and the people around us to find out more. While this makes perfect sense, there’s just so much information out there. It’s hard to sift through all of it to find what’s accurate, what’s most important, and what actually applies to you!

Just because your aunt’s neighbours second cousin needed a specific diet for her medical concerns doesn’t mean the same one will meet your unique needs! A dietitian can help you figure out what your need to know, what you don’t, and where to start first instead of trying to do it all!

Consistency is also key to actually reaching your health and fitness goals. It’s not enough to just eat broccolli once – you have to find ways to make healthy eating work for you in the long term. When you work with a dietitian, this might look like…
Setting regular check-in meetings to help you stay on track
Setting goals and plans that meet your needs but are still flexible enough to work in real life.

We’re not about rigid meal plans – those only work when you’re the most motivated and have lots of time and mental space to spend on your nutrition, which doesn’t usually last long in real life!

Working with a dietitian means you don’t have to figure it all out alone.

Sometimes it’s enough just to have someone who’s in your corner to be a sounding board for your goals and what’s working (or not working!). So when figuring out what you need to eat gets too much, or when you’re struggling to stay on track, or when you just need to talk it all through and make sure you’re headed in the right direction, let’s chat!