I Thought I Was Coming To You For Weight Loss

Alexandra Georgiadis RDN, MPH

As dietitians, people often show up in our offices for a meal plan for weight reasons.  This is often related to worry about actual or perceived potential for chronic illnesses like diabetes or GI concerns.  

“Because I work with eating disorders, sessions with general health concerns are so different than they would have been – it opens up conversations, sort of ‘see the windows’ into disordered thoughts.” 

Embracing a client’s goal for weight loss can be the entry point for the “why” which becomes a place to tell the food story.  The sessions can be more wholistic, learning about relationship with food. This place is much more fulfilling for you and your client than handing out a meal plan or calculating calories. 

Alexandra shares with us her 3 Steps to Eating More Simple Carbs and embracing both Cheetos and kale to ensure we don’t villainize foods that might be considered ‘health foods’. Language makes a difference - tune into descriptors like Good, Bad, Cheat Days 

Video discussed today includes eating disorders in the elderly.

Alexandra’s Seasonings: 

• Learn from each other 
• Permission to Joy 
• The basics are powerful – a balanced meal, macronutrients, pausing 
• Ellyn Satter’s normal eating

Bio: 

Alexandra Georgiadis RDN, MPH 

Alexandra Georgiadis started her career in nutrition in 2015 after receiving her masters in Public Health at the University of Michigan. At Essential Nutrition, a private practice in Boulder, Colorado, she is one of a group of registered dietitians who counsel and support clients on navigating their health through a non-diet approach and with a foundation of compassion, empathy, and a celebration of everyone’s unique journey. More recently specializing in eating disorder recovery, Alexandra has been fervently engrossed in continuing education on the topic and participates in group supervision with the other members of her team.  

Working with eating disorder clients has not only been the most rewarding and educational experience of her career thus far, but it has enriched her ability to inspire meaningful progress when counseling people on a variety of other health topics. It has become apparent to her that no matter your nutrition goals, everyone should evaluate their relationship with food, and the healthier that relationship, the more effortless self-nourishment and healing become. Alexandra is excited about how dietetic practice is evolving to be more inclusive of the nuanced and qualitative aspects of nutrition, and is inspired by dietitians who are paving the way.

 

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