What a Nutritionist Eats in a Week * REALITY * No restriction or dieting
Important: Your health isn't determined by one meal, one day or even one week. This is just one week in my life, which can never show you the full picture.
Hey! I'm Lyndi Cohen. I'm a dietitian and a nutritionist. This isn't how every dietitian or nutritionist eats. This is just how my diet looks right now during isolation.
My diet isn't perfect (I'm always trying to add in healthier habits). But you don't have to be perfect in order to be healthy. Thing is... I used to be a compulsive dieter. I used to 'try to be good' all week but then I'd just end up eating ice-cream straight from the tub or peanut butter from the jar. Constantly trying to lose weight (instead of trying to healthy) made me obsessed with food for all the wrong reasons. After realising I had binge eating disorder, I stopped dieting and restricting and have since lost 20kg by eating this way.
You'll see I don't cut out any foods. No foods are off-limits. And I now have a very healthy relationship with food, which is more important than having a perfect 'week on a plate'.
Instead of creating lists of forbidden foods - which only makes you crave them more - I focus on 'crowding' in more healthy foods. Ultimately, I believe in being healthy but I won't give up 95% of my life to weigh 5% less. I'm not eating to have visible abs. I'm eating to have energy and feel good and comfortable in my body. Which I do.
I don't follow any specific diet. But I'm inspired by a Mediterranean way of eating. And I try to follow the dietary guidelines.
This means: I try to eat at least 5+ serves of colourful, different vegetables a day. Plus, 1-2 serves of fruit. I try to eat legumes a few times a week, including whole grains into my diet, along with seeds and nuts. I eat dairy for calcium and also probiotics. And you'll see I also try to eat a lot of variety (aiming for at least 30+ different types of plant-based foods a week for gut health). So, each week my diet varies a lot.
Additional details:
+ I get a weekly veggie/fruit box delivery that helps me eat seasonally and try new produce.
+ Typically, I get takeaway around once a week or once a fortnight.
+ Instead of eating because it's a mealtime, I try to wait to feel hungry before every meal. This means I eat at different times each day.
+ I don't take any supplements as I try to get all my nutrients from the food I eat.
+ I'm trying to eat less meat, which is why you'll see me eating meat-alternatives as I'm experimenting.
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P.s. I obviously didn't pretend to get dressed up for this video so this is just me - at home - in a tracksuit - no make-up and not trying to impress anyone.
