Nutritional Counseling
A Registered Dietician is responsible for teaching the client how to eat normally again. "Normal eating" is defined as, eating that is based on physical signals and that is free from fear, guilt, anxiety, obsessive thinking or behaviors, or compensatory behavior (purging or exercise). The RD is also the team member responsible for making certain the client is able to select a healthy, nutritious diet that meets his/her nutritional needs.
Feeling comfortable at a healthy weight and accepting one's genetically determined size are also areas for the RD to address. During the treatment process, the RD is responsible for monitoring the client's weight, nutritional status, and eating behaviors, and for disseminating this information to other team members
For clients struggling with an eating disorder, the role of the RD is to encourage the client to accept a weight range versus one single number. Clients will gain skills to aid in regulating internal versus external hunger, determining the adequacy and distribution of macronutrients in the diet, and avoiding deprivation or restrictive eating. Topics will include: healthy exercise, social eating, eliminating food rituals & taking risks with food.
If you struggle with obesity, compulsive overeating, or binge-eating disorder, &/or if you believe you have an eating disorder, recovery is possible. Call Beyond the Mirror Counseling at (970) 402-8543 today.
