Registered dietitian

[calfzilla]

Do these people even know more about nutrition than your average getbigger? 

[the trainer]

Anything that has to do with dieting just ask the trainer.

[IronMeister]

Mostly No.

[no one]

i got into the 'a calorie is a calorie for weight loss' debate w one at a function i attended last year.

i'll tell you now having this conversation w them will cause them to become angry and defensive and it will end with ' i dont want to talk about it'

[Royalty]

Do these people even know more about nutrition than your average getbigger? 

I'm friends with a few RD's. They all think that my protein intake is too high. They adhere to the food pyramid.

[Natural Man]

Do these people even know more about nutrition than your average getbigger?  

No. They re just like "certified" personal trainers. To say it like it is, with the help of the internet and basic common sense, anyone can become a dietetician or PT these days. This is why most succesful people are autodidacts.

[SF1900]

Goodrum knows A LOT about nutrition

[YngiweRhoads]

No. They re just like "certified" personal trainers. To say it like it is, with the help of the internet and basic common sense, anyone can become a dietetician or PT these days. This is why most succesful people are autodidacts.

Exactly.

[BBSSchlemiel]

I am one.

[Lustral]

Anything that has to do with dieting just ask the trainer.

I saw your diet and it looks good but if I want to replace the 30ml of semen per day what would be an adequate substitute?

[CT_Muscle]

i got into the 'a calorie is a calorie for weight loss' debate w one at a function i attended last year.

i'll tell you now having this conversation w them will cause them to become angry and defensive and it will end with ' i dont want to talk about it'

I would love to witness you discussing this topic with disgusted. I chose him because you respect him 

[Lustral]

i got into the 'a calorie is a calorie for weight loss' debate w one at a function i attended last year.

i'll tell you now having this conversation w them will cause them to become angry and defensive and it will end with ' i dont want to talk about it'

If every argument with your gf/partner/wife ends with him/her saying " i dont want to talk about it" welcome to my life.

[G_Thang]

Gina received her Bachelors Degree in Foods and Nutrition from San Diego State University in 2007

I'm going to assume she covers dietitian duties also since they both are experts in food and nutrition.  

Ask for credentials.

[calfzilla]

I am one.

Please elaborate. Is this your career?  How much do you make? Etc

[BBSSchlemiel]

Please elaborate. Is this your career?  How much do you make? Etc

Not a problem. I can expand on this later as I am heading to work soon and I just read your post.

Yes, it is my career, a 9-to-5 so to speak. I am the head RD for a large nursing home.

I will try to elaborate tonight.

[Simple Simon]

Not a problem. I can expand on this later as I am heading to work soon and I just read your post.

Yes, it is my career, a 9-to-5 so to speak. I am the head RD for a large nursing home.

I will try to elaborate tonight.

mmm
mashed potatoes and mashed veg 3 times a day and a cup of tea tipped over you in your arm chair.

[no one]

I would love to witness you discussing this topic with disgusted. I chose him because you respect him 

ya seems everyone has different ideas about what works.

and honestly the more I talk about it the more I realise there is no right or wrong way of eating in a deficit. all that matters is the deficit, and that you take in enough protein for regeneration and repair. where the rest of the cals come from doesn't really matter since you are in a deficit and they will be used for fuel and not stored as fat.

I know jim and coach feel very differently abt this but in a strictly bbing application (outside of nutrition for sports performance which is a totally different application altogether) it's the easiest, simplest and sanest way to eat.

[Big Chiro Flex]

Gina received her Bachelors Degree in Foods and Nutrition from San Diego State University in 2007

I'm going to assume she covers dietitian duties also since they both are experts in food and nutrition.  

Ask for credentials.

You really are a fuckin weirdo in real life aren't you Jamal?

[G_Thang]

You really are a fuckin weirdo in real life aren't you Jamal?

impressive 

[CT_Muscle]

ya seems everyone has different ideas about what works.

and honestly the more I talk about it the more I realise there is no right or wrong way of eating in a deficit. all that matters is the deficit, and that you take in enough protein for regeneration and repair. where the rest of the cals come from doesn't really matter since you are in a deficit and they will be used for fuel and not stored as fat.

I know jim and coach feel very differently abt this but in a strictly bbing application (outside of nutrition for sports performance which is a totally different application altogether) it's the easiest, simplest and sanest way to eat.

Yes I agree and don't forget some EFA's.





So it sounds like you do agree a calorie is not a calorie 

[Natural Man]

Incredible our ancestors have been able to survive without certified dieteticians for so long.

[Iceman1981]

Do these people even know more about nutrition than your average getbigger? 

They are mostly into medical nutrition (Deficient in certain vitamins, diabetes etc), but to answer your question, probably not by much.

[simon]

I was in the program for 2 years, to many chemistry classes.  If I was gonna do that I would have just switched to nursing and made way more money for the same amount of studying.

[BBSSchlemiel]

Does the average Get Bigger know a lick about foodservice management, community nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition metabolism, biochemistry, and parenteral and enteral nutrition, more so than the average RD? I don't say this to be sarcastic, but to say that some forum poster knows more than an RD about OUR field is asinine. If they did know enough, I guess they'd be competent to work in a medical institution considering their knowledge would supposedly make them competent in the application of medical nutrition, or even sports nutrition.

I don't appreciate the obnoxious comment about being an RD in a skilled nursing facility being as easy as serving mashed potatoes and vegetables (which I don't considering I am not a foodservice worker), but to answer someone's question about pay, I make 80k per year salary, plus the little side things I do in writing diets for individuals. Certainly not rich, but I live a satisfying middle class nonetheless and am aiming to move up the ladder by becoming a foodservice director RD (can make low six figures in that position) perhaps but definitely am aiming to transition to become a licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA) in the future and plan on taking three or four of the courses I need to take, going through the administrator-in-training (AIT) period  (which can be shortened greatly for me because of my previous department head experience). Average pay for nursing home admins in NYC or LI is 130 to 160K, with some corporations or sole owners paying higher, plus perks. Of course a nursing home admin does not work as RD, but many allied health professionals such as RD's, RN's, PT's, have made the transition.

This veered off topic but I am answering with my experience and personal goals.

[BBSSchlemiel]

Actually, Get Big's beloved Colette Nelson is an RD.
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