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This week's video has to do with demystifying the dietitian and what that first appointment with them would look like. Just like making an appointment with a therapist you have to give us a call and make sure that you are comfortable seeing us. If you like the way that they sound on the phone and you get a good feel for them, than you can set up a time. If not just let them know that you will contact them if you are ready to set up an appointment. Once you get to that appointment, the dietitian will be looking to gather some history about your relationship with food, treatment history, any health issues, behaviors with food, when they started, etc. Their focus is food and how we act around it, and although there will be times when it feels like they are just focusing on the small things, it is all of those small items that add up to recovery.
Every week when you see them they will check in with you and see how everything went with the food and what you were able to do and not do. That is why it is so important that we are honest with our dietitian. If we give her false information, than she could be going round and round with us thinking that certain things are not a problem, and therefore not really being helpful to us. So just do your best to be honest, tell her about your struggles and things that you simply couldn't do. Then we have more information that we can take back and come up with a new and better plan for you.
If you see your first dietitian in an inpatient or residential clinic than it will look very similar, but most of the history and health questions will have already been gathered by other treatment team members. Also, we tend to move a little bit faster while in residential or inpatient because there is 24 hour support available and we are having process groups every day. Having all of that extra support and supervision allows us to meet goals and work through the tough situations more quickly. I hope that this video helps demystify what it will look like to make an appointment with a dietitian and in turn help us keep moving towards a Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body.

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