How to prepare for your first visit with a dietician?

Wondering if visiting a dietician is a good idea for you? Will you hesitate or can you cope? Do you feel fear by the unknown? Are you ashamed of your weight or eating habits?
Be sure to look through the rest of the article and you will find that there is nothing to fear!

The decision to start the fight for your dream figure and improve your health is just the beginning of an often long and winding road. After all, it is not easy to admit that you have a problem, all the more so if the problem is extra kilograms.

Unfortunately, as always, the hardest part is to start working. However, if you are already here with us, one of the more difficult steps is behind you!

After deciding in your head that you would like to see a dietitian, some questions may arise:

What will it look like? How long will it take? How to prepare?

Answering the above questions, we have created simple checklist for you
Before the First Visit to the Dietitian

• Get ready for a relaxed meeting where you’ll tell you about your set goal

The basis is a sincere conversation and a desire to act.
We do not judge, we do not condemn, nor certainly want to cause 
you annoyance.
Think about what effects you want to pursue, together we will try
to make sure that the chosen goal is both achievable and adapted to your body.

• Prepare the necessary medical documentation regarding your health

If you are suffering from any disease, be sure to take the current results
of the tests with you!

We encourage you to perform basic blood tests ahead of your first visit, 
so that the later arranged menu is as tailor-made as possible.
Levels of fasting glucose levels, lipidogram, TSH, liver enzymes, GFR 
and creatinine would be useful too.

• Body composition analysis and duration of the visit

Reserve around 1.5 hours for the first consultation.

During the visit, a body composition analysis will be performed 
followed by a discussion of the results.
Necessary measurements will also be collected.

On the day of the visit, it is best to avoid any physical training.
Abstain from eating and excessive drinking at least two hours ahead
of the appointment.

• Think about what you eat

A few days before the visit, pay attention to your meals, their quantity, 
composition and hours of consumption.
However, do not modify your habits, to tell me how healthy you eat.
Remember to be honest with yourself and towards us.
During the nutrition interview, we try to know in detail your mode of the day,
culinary preferences and spot the occurring "errors",
which with our help you will easily eliminate.

• End result of your first dietary consultation

Together, we will set a goal and you will find out how to pursue it.
During the visit, a medical, nutritional and lifestyle interview data will 
be collected,which, together with the results of the body composition analysis,
will be a basis for the establishment of an individually tailored nutrition 
plan.

 

That is all enough to start the fight for health and better well-being!

Remember, you’re not alone in it, there’s a whole Just Health team with you!