Using A Nutrition Consultant Can Be Fun for Healthy Eating & Losing We

It is well known that a healthy, balanced diet plays a significant role in health and wellbeing. However, despite this knowledge, it can sometimes be very confusing, frustrating and even unenjoyable to try to lead a healthy lifestyle, eat healthy or lose weight because of conflicting information and the array of fad diets, questionable weight loss guidance and quick fixes that are readily available out there. Sometimes we simply don’t know where to start.

Do you yo-yo diet?

Do you follow every health trend in the hope of becoming heathier?

Do you lose weight but can’t seem to keep it off?

Do you feel like you are depriving yourself?

Do you find that for you being healthy mean you no longer enjoy food or mealtimes?

This is where a Nutritionist can help you start to take the rights steps to healthy eating, living and your weight loss journey.

What is a Nutritionist?

Nutritionists that are registered, provide scientific evidence-based information and guidance about the impacts of food and nutrition on the health and wellbeing of humans or animals. Nutritionists use their knowledge of the science of food in a variety of settings to help people make the right choices about what they eat and to improve overall health and wellbeing.

Why get support from a Nutritionist?

If you are confused and don’t know where to start with healthy living or on your weight loss journey, a Nutritionist can be valuable in getting you started and helping you meet your goals.

There are many conflicting messages in the media, how do I know which information to trust?

If you are looking for a trusted professional to provide evidence-based information, make sure you use a Nutritionist that is Registered with The Association for Nutrition (AfN), UK.

The AfN maintains the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) to distinguish nutrition practitioners who meet rigorously applied training, competence and professional practice criteria. All registrants adhere to AfN Standards of Ethics, Conduct and Performance, so you can trust the information and guidance they give you.

With the various research articles available, some providing contradicting information; Nutritionists, are aware that some studies can be biased and may be carried out in an inaccurate manner. Nutritionists are skilled at finding, identifying, interpreting and sharing scientifically-robust research to people in a simple and clear way which means you won’t have to do all this. Whether it is weight loss, improved diet, general healthy eating or improved sports performance, there will be a Nutritionist that can help you.

Some benefits of using a Nutritionist

Depending on the Nutritionist, if you have mobility issues, some can travel to you.

Balanced Diet and Lifestyle - Nutritionists that are registered with AfN are well trained to support you with healthier eating and will assist you in determining what your body needs for a healthy balanced lifestyle/diet.
No matter your lifestyle, most Nutritionists can help you set goals and prepare a plan appropriate for your needs (note that they may need to refer/sign post you to other appropriate health professionals depending on your health conditions/circumstances).
Nutritionists can support various individual’s needs, with areas including sports nutrition, to help improve sports performance; weight management for sustainable and healthy weight loss; general healthy eating guidance; support with meal plans for specific needs and lifestyles and adapting these appropriately when necessary, and more.
Recipes and Meal Plans - Support with healthy recipes and meal plans appropriate for your lifestyle, that are enjoyable, delicious, nutritious and well balanced ensuring that you are not left feeling deprived.
Overweight and in need of weight loss support? – Support with appropriate methods to weight loss, goal setting, motivation, portion control, meal plan development, tackling cravings whilst still enjoying food.
Personalised Support - Height, weight, age, gender, activity levels, family medical history and health conditions are some factors that determine nutritional needs and health. We are all unique and therefore this means that whatever guidance, information and plans provided, must be adapted according to individual needs. Nutritionists will take all this into account and create personalised plans and guidance appropriate to people’s needs – referring onto other health professional where necessary.
Tired/Lethargic? - Support with a balanced diet, including guidance on portions and appropriate balance of foods to support with energy.
Food Knowledge - Nutritionists are skilled at clarifying and simplifying food and eating by providing accurate information about nutrients, food preparation, calories, portion sizes, food groups, food labels, food ingredients, allergies, interactions and more; even with the ever-adapting information on food and health, with their up-to-date reliable, evidence-based knowledge.
Behaviour Change Support and Motivation - Along with advice and information, a good Nutritionist/Nutrition Consultant will also provide accountability, motivation and support accompanied by behaviour change techniques to support you throughout your health journey.

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

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Embarking on a healthy lifestyle or weight-loss journey does not have to be burdensome, it can be fun, enjoyable, eye opening, motivating, inspiring, with a well-equipped Nutrition Consultant you can trust to help keep you motivated, achieve goals, celebrate, problem solve, guide and adapt approaches where necessary with the main goal of helping you obtain realistic, achievable and sustainable healthy lifestyle changes for overall Health and Wellbeing.

The most important thing to remember however, is that even with the support of a good Nutritionist, it is vital that people are at the right stage of change and feel motivated to make the changes.