“Doughnut burger? You… as a Registered Dietitian, ate a doughnut burger?”

“Yeah, I was at the state fair with a friend and we split one. It was delicious.”

Another question. Another answer.

I began my career as a health professional as a human being. And I intend to leave this sphere as such. In between now and then, I fully itend to continue the trend.

Do I eat well? Yes. I’d say ~90% of the time is pretty accurate. Do I exercise? Yes. I’d say ~6-7 days a week, often 2x/day, is about right. But I AM HUMAN. I’m writing this because I deal with this daily. I don’t aim for that to come off as negative. I’ve learned to understand that it comes with the territory. Of course, I’m just 27 and in 10 years I may be humming a different tune. But I’d imagine it wont change significantly.

The objective of this post is to simply give an insight into a day in the life of a dietitian. Take for example eating with friends. If I order, say, a healthy version of a salad, I am critized for being overly healthly. “You WOULD get a salad.” And then we have the other hand. If I were to order fettucini alfredo, I am also critized (see intro). A lose, lose essentially. So what’s a health professional to do?

LIVE. Practice what I preach to my fullest extent, but enjoy the journey.

Hey, pobody’s nerfect.