According to the "nutritionist" the Cowboy Cheerleaders use...
On the other hand, she did distinguish between a healthy diet for a normal person and a healthy diet for a professional cheerleader so wears a barely there costume, so I have to give her points for that.
One of the cheerleaders said that now that she is 28 she notices that if she eats something unhealthy, some part of her body (motioning to her hips) "shakes for a week". Uh, no, I don't think so.... unless, of course, whatever she is eating has tens of thousands of calories.
Of course, I have now just revealed one of my two television "guilty pleasures"
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
On the other hand, she did distinguish between a healthy diet for a normal person and a healthy diet for a professional cheerleader so wears a barely there costume, so I have to give her points for that.
One of the cheerleaders said that now that she is 28 she notices that if she eats something unhealthy, some part of her body (motioning to her hips) "shakes for a week". Uh, no, I don't think so.... unless, of course, whatever she is eating has tens of thousands of calories.
Of course, I have now just revealed one of my two television "guilty pleasures"
Lora
Am I right that a nutritionist doesn't actually need a degree? Wouldn't a better option be someone with a degree such as a registered dietician? I know in NJ a registered dietician needs to pass a state board examination. Just curious as to which is the better option.
Deb
i think the term is used interchangeably a lot. in some states, a nutritionist has to pass a state exam (in NY for example, the state requires certification/state test, etc for nutritionists, but not a nutritional counselor) . I HIGHLY doubt the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders uses someone without a degree.
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i think the term is used interchangeably a lot. in some states, a nutritionist has to pass a state exam (in NY for example, the state requires certification/state test, etc for nutritionists, but not a nutritional counselor) . I HIGHLY doubt the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders uses someone without a degree.
I would think they would use someone with a degree, too, and I know some people both with and without degrees who call themselves nutritionists, but in order to be a registered dietician you MUST have a degree and usually have to pass an exam (varies by state). (That still doesn't mean that they know anything about post-RNY issues, though.)
I think part of the problem is that there are lots of different "nutrition"-related degrees available, so not all degrees are equal. It;s like Social Work degrees: some include a significant amount of training in counseling and others offer almost none (and therefore some SWers are great counselors and some absolutely stink (but that applies to people with counseling and psychology degrees, too... some are just better than others, but at least with a LPC you know they are trained in actual counseling techniques and have had an internship where they DID counseling, etc.)
Now I am curious about what this woman's credentials actually are. Google....
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
in NYS you need to take an exam, plus have the appropriate experience and/or education. they list it as a certified dietitian/nutritionist. so in NY it's used interchangeably. you can look it up on the office of the professions site. the reason i know is because i am looking to getting my degree in nutrition and looked up the requirements to be certified in NYS
but either way, i do agree that you shouldn't take ANY information blindly. someone can have the degree pass the test and still have no idea what they are talking about lol
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You know, Lora. As much as I shake my head at the ridiculousness of some of that stuff, here's what it all boils down to:
They have damn near perfect bodies and I, with all my sanctimony, do not. So the lesson there: more power to 'em cuz it seems to be working out for them!
As for me, I am destined to a life of jigglyness and I have come to a place of acceptance. Let them keep torturing themselves. I'll watch while sipping an indulgent iced latte!
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You know, Lora. As much as I shake my head at the ridiculousness of some of that stuff, here's what it all boils down to:
They have damn near perfect bodies and I, with all my sanctimony, do not. So the lesson there: more power to 'em cuz it seems to be working out for them!
As for me, I am destined to a life of jigglyness and I have come to a place of acceptance. Let them keep torturing themselves. I'll watch while sipping an indulgent iced latte!
