Do you think that someone who use to be obese, can make a great dietitian?
I use to be over 340 lbs. I've loved food all of my life! But I got tired of being obese, so I changed my diet drastically, exercised, and dropped 185 lbs in a year. I'm feeling fantastic. I took courses at the local college to become a personal trainer, and I became certified in April of this year. I've also taken a distance education to become a certified nutritional consultant. Currently, I'm working at Gold's Gym as a personal trainer.I've become very health wise, and I'm helping others achieve their goals one at a time. I often have people say to me, "Oh your so fit, you don't know what it's like to be over weight. And I just show them my photo album of my own success. I tell them If I can do it one pound at a time, so can they."
I now want to go to college to be a dietitian. I know it's a great goal. Do you think someone who use to be obese, can make a great dietitian? Please no rude answers. Thanks.
YES Very Much So. I hope you reach your goal of becoming a dietician. The best part about it, is that you will be very understanding and positive to those who are in the same position that you have been in. There's nothing worse than a Skinny Dietician who has been skinny her whole life. It's just not the same thing. You've had to have been there and done that, for an overweight person to feel comfortable talking to you. Good for you, you will help out numerous obese people by showing them you have been there yourself.