Nutritionists – Can they help?

So I have enlisted the help of a top nutritionist, in Australia. Now over the years I have read blogs, articles and watched videos from nutritionists to see if I think they are really worth it or not.
I have even gone to to a few who have not told me anything that was helpful and I have come away feeling confused about what they recommend.
So when I saw an opportunity on Facebook to go and see this lady talk at a reasonable price I thought why not? What have I got to lose besides a few hours on a Sunday. It was being organised by a women’s only fitness group in a neighbouring suburb and while I am not a fan of women’s only fitness groups I decided to put my feelings aside. Now don’t get me wrong Women’s only fitness groups are great for the right people, I am just not one of those women who likes to be surrounded by gossiping, chatting women who prefer the social experience over the fitness side. When I train I mean business and while having a chat and a laugh are great I am serious about my training and can’t be bothered by all the chatting.
Anyway back to this nutritionist, when I got there and meet her I thought wow not only is she gorgeous on the outside but on the inside as well, she just glowed confidence, kindness and genuine caring, I was intrigued to find out what she had to say.
While I listened to her speak, I connected with what she had to say, some of it I had heard before and some of it was brand new and hit a cord with me and I realised that it is all about the connection you feel with someone. You can hear the same words and advice time and time again but unless it is said in a manner which connects with you then it will never sink in.
So at the end of the talk, I approached the lady who had organised the talk to find out more about the nutrition plans that they were offering only to be told that if I didn’t become a member of the group I could not get the plan and information. Fair enough I thought and I also thought why open an event to the public if you won’t offer it to all who attend. So I left, feeling excited about what I had heard as well as a bit lost. I had connected
with this women and now I couldn’t join the group, later that night I was still thinking about the talk and thought hang on there has to be someway to get this information so I jumped onto the nutritionists website and had a look around and which was fantastic to my eyes was that she offered an online plan. So I emailed her to find out information and see if she would help, to my surprise the next day I got a wonderful, warming and heartfelt email back about how she would love to help me and work with myself, it made my day.
So next week I start my new plan, I have been told to increase my water intake and start to decrease my caffeine intake to prepare for the new lifestyle plan I was going to receive. How excited am I???
So my challenge for the coming week is to cut back my coffee intake and drink loads more water.
So my theory is don’t give up on the first go when looking for help, keep going until you make that connection.