Meeting with my Dietitian

Earlier this afternoon, I met with my dietitian at Diabetes Health. The reason for my meeting was that I intended on joining Weight Watchers, but wanted to talk to her first to see if it was a god idea with my diabetes (my mom was the one who suggested this meeting; she said that I am lucky enough to have access to such people and should make use of them).

Right off the bat, we determined that Weight Watchers might not be the best avenue for me. I wanted to join because of their points system; I do not like counting calories. But I failed to take into account the fact that I would then have to juggle carbohydrate counting with the point system. She told me that other people have been successful with this, but she didn't think that it would be the best idea for me. After thinking about this a bit, I whole-heartedly agreed; I'm sure the points system would be easier than calorie counting, but I'm going to try other ways before going to a counting method.

So by the end of my meeting, I agreed to attempt to eat more mindfully, and shoot for at least 30 minutes of exercise 5 times a week. I will eventually move up to an hour of exercise 5 times a week (which is apparently what you need for weight loss) but I have to start somewhere. I'm also going to meet with my dietitian every month for the next while to chart my progress and maybe get some more tips. (And if all else fails, she'll make a meal plan for me). Oh, and she gave me a magnetic whiteboard calendar to keep track of how much I work out! Hopefully the visual reminder on my fridge will help motivate me to get moving!