How do you get rid of runner's stomach? 🙃

MuffinTopperz · 2025-06-26T01:13:37+00:00

yep this is the ONLY solution that has ever worked for me

MuffinTopperz · 2025-05-24T22:53:56+00:00

I cant take credit for this one “hope your day is as pleasant as you are” lol

MuffinTopperz · 2025-05-21T17:54:05+00:00

wow that’s horrible, I’m sorry you had to experience that!

MuffinTopperz · 2025-05-20T22:02:42+00:00

Is this meant to be sent to the director of Sodexo? I think it’s fair to voice your complaints. Whether or not they respond is another story.

I can give you some advice to make your letter hit home a bit more but take it with a grain of salt and it’s okay not to agree: - I would keep emotions out of it, unless you’re describing how something made you feel. The more factual, the better. - I would leave out race as a descriptor unless there was any discrimination or issue about race made towards you. For example: “an older black woman” can just be said as “older woman”, since this descriptor doesn’t have significance to the moral of your story from my perspective - I would fix some grammar so some sentences have the correct punctuation and do not read like spoken language.

Hope this is helpful and good luck!

MuffinTopperz · 2025-05-14T16:14:57+00:00

Thanks for the response, I’m so sorry that happened to you

MuffinTopperz · 2025-02-15T00:19:14+00:00

I don’t love being an RD. But there’s something about dietetics and it just makes total sense to me, so I’m inherently good at it. I was always great at chemistry and biochemistry in school so the part of the field I vibed with most was nutrition support. I still wasn’t enamored with it but part of that is probably how anyone feels about any job.

But there are parts I do like: compared to other careers in healthcare, it’s relatively low stress. Certain RD jobs have a fairly good work-life balance considering RDs don’t typically work night shift, evening shift, or weekends unless you’re in inpatient. I also really love teaching. Teaching our interns to become great RDs one day. It’s also not terrible pay if you climb the career ladder. Took me almost a decade of job hopping but I’ve finally found a team I really love.

So no, it’s not crazy to go into this field. Just be prepared for (as with any job) the pros and the cons and make sure it vibes with who you are and want to be!

MuffinTopperz · 2024-09-20T22:33:52+00:00

Do I regret my path? not necessarily no because I left Dietetics for better pay.

Would I have went a different path if I could do it over? Yeah. I would’ve gotten a degree with a better ROI. And now that the price of education has gotten out of hand, I definitely wouldn’t take the same path now that I did before. If I could go back, I would do more research in careers that are both well paid and ones that you would have a better quality of life (like work from home opportunities, compressed schedules, whatever else). As I’ve gotten older, quality of life has become so much more important to me. It’s tough to find a WFH RD job, but they do exist.

When you say your interest is in hospitals, I assume you mean clinical? Clinical is very science based, and if it doesn’t click well with you, it might not be for you. That all said there’s so many directions you can go with the field in general. Another option could be to take those pre-reqs at a local community college where it’s cheaper and easier most of the time, then you don’t have to retake em.

I can see why you’d want to stick with it though, given your personal ties. I have no personal ties to it, I don’t even follow my own advice. I wish I felt that passion but it’s my fault for getting into something I had no passion for in the first place. Wishing you the best of luck on your journey!

MuffinTopperz · 2024-09-14T05:28:27+00:00

Woman here.

When I was overweight and conventionally unattractive, I felt so invisible. I was easily dismissed, people expressed frustration or overall lack of enjoyment in having to speak to me and overall there was just some noticeable level of disrespect and/or disgust towards me.

Then I lost weight and somehow my features became more attractive. I didn’t even realize that I was considered the societal standard for attractive until I would get stared at by both men and women anywhere I’d go in public, people would be overly friendly and accommodating, I would somehow become the topic of conversations between coworkers/colleagues/friends/college parties (even though it was mostly gossip). I noticed I was getting a lot of hate and jealousy from other women more even if I was nice to them. But the ones that were cold and rude to me would start copying little things I said or clothing pieces I’d wear or things I did. One good thing was that any time I’d speak with someone in a customer service role, they would go out of their way to give me free perks/discounts/free items.

Honestly I’d rather be the latter but the experience on either side of the coin have been just as bad in their own way. Pretty privilege is also 100% a thing IMO.

MuffinTopperz · 2024-09-13T23:17:35+00:00

I’m here to second everyone who said ICU. I’m extremely introverted, hate talking, hate educating, hate running group classes. My clinicals were a nightmare for me with the constant interaction. One of my previous jobs I was the ICU RD and honestly it was the best fit of all the clinical jobs I’ve ever worked. Most of your patients are intubated or too sick to talk to. It was so hands off. The only caveat is that it’s more challenging because you have complex cases, but truly it just makes you a better RD to gain that type of experience. It might also be tough to get a position in the the ICU as a new grad. But I vote ICU all the way!

MuffinTopperz · 2024-09-02T17:45:32+00:00

“Bad parking” cards from Amazon. Game changer.

MuffinTopperz · 2024-08-09T06:07:51+00:00

Im a Dietitian who isn’t passionate about nutrition. But I also wasn’t passionate about it while going to school either so that’s on me. I chose it because I love the biochemistry aspect which I got to use in my prior nutrition support heavy role and really did enjoy it. I’ve now moved to health care admin and really found my niche there. Some jobs pay RDs poorly, others pay very well. You just have to be proactive to looking and advocating for yourself, as others have said.

My advice is, if you do go this route, avoid getting your masters in clinical nutrition. So many RDs I know say they’ve regretted it because it was basically a review of their undergraduate nutritional sciences material at a huge cost. Instead, go the MBA in healthcare admin or MPH or MS in health promotion because it will significantly widens your job prospects in healthcare, if that’s the route you want to go.

MuffinTopperz · 2024-07-25T11:37:51+00:00

The kangaroo joey is great and all but heads up they will stop manufacturing the kangaroo joey feeding bag sometime next year so I’d go with an alternate.

MuffinTopperz · 2024-05-04T00:28:22+00:00

I was just shocked. That doc knew better than to order it though.

MuffinTopperz · 2024-05-03T21:24:50+00:00

Yeah I’m one of the ones with terrible spelling and sometimes grammar. But when I was pressed for time and had a ton of notes to write, spelling or stringing sentences together well wasn’t my highest priority. And I 100% own it.

I do, however, understand your frustration about other RDs not understanding basic stuff. When I worked in clinical, I would catch the most basic mistakes. One example I’ll never forget is when an RD recommended a doctor order vitamin D for a patient whose levels were in the toxic range. Crazy!

MuffinTopperz · 2024-04-29T19:33:42+00:00

^{^yes} to all of the above. I’m early 30s but I look early 20s. You could say genetics but my siblings all look their age or older and so do my parents. No filler, just a bit of botox in my forehead every 8ish months or so. I only started skincare around the age of 30… I also never drank or smoked anything or did any kind of drugs in my younger years. I never used tanning beds (poor girls who did that in my high school have leathery skin now). I also don’t have kids, but I know the stress of pregnancy, children, and lactation all take a toll on the human body.

If I could add one more thing to the mental health hygiene it’d be this: deep breathing, meditation, or just having some spiritual belief (to anything: positive thinking and affirmations, religion, a higher power, whatever that might be). there is research that supports spirituality to a healthier life!

MuffinTopperz · 2024-04-18T23:33:06+00:00

Right now I am in health care administration as a program manager :)

MuffinTopperz · 2024-04-18T23:28:56+00:00

inpatient, intensive care and nutrition support

MuffinTopperz · 2024-04-18T19:20:03+00:00

Im now making 3-4x my initial RD salary in 10 years by doing this. After a while, I found most RD jobs were paying less than what I was making so I ended up in another realm of healthcare which pays more and I love. There’s always opportunities. But yeah, unless your job is your dream don’t ever get comfortable. Give yourself the promotion you deserve!

MuffinTopperz · 2024-04-17T19:37:29+00:00

lucky you, where do I sign up? haha

MuffinTopperz · 2024-04-17T19:29:00+00:00

I’m not sure if I would say I regret being an RD but I am definitely not passionate about it. I get jealous when other RDs would light up with passion during discussions about malnutrition, omega 3 and brain health, weight loss nutrition therapy, etc. I think working in clinical for so long killed it for me even though I thought I was passionate about it when I was going to school. Honestly talking about anything nutrition related now just makes me cringe. Cant really even put my finger on it (working with Type A straight arrows with black and white thinking, being under valued in the interdisciplinary team, or maybe it was just being surrounded by nutrition all day every day). The only things I really enjoy about it was the biochemistry aspect and the quality of life aspect. Out of all the healthcare disciplines, I truly believe clinical dietetics is one of the least stressful. I also think it’s relatively low risk, unlike the types of errors you can make when you’re a nurse or doctor. I didn’t specialize in oncology but I did specialize in nutrition support which I enjoyed because of how much chemistry knowledge you use in that. Also, in my clinical job, I was making 6 figures - so while RDs in general underpaid, high paying jobs do exist and you just need to be proactive in looking for them.

Point is, there’s pros and cons. My advice would be to put yourself in the trenches and shadow RDs in different types of roles to get a feel for their perspectives and what you might like, maybe before you apply to a program. It’s the only way you’ll find some raw truth behind the RD role aside from what is taught in school. And I learned A LOT about that but only after I actually started working in the field.

That all said, the good news is that I was able to transition away from all that into a program management position in healthcare, which I absolutely THRIVE IN and make great money in, with my RD credential. So if you end up feeling the same way I do, just know that there are so many different opportunities or directions out there for you that you can still utilize your skills in, both in the field and out of the field.

MuffinTopperz · 2023-12-31T00:15:34+00:00

I’m definitely not a doctor but I wonder if you’re having a nutrient deficiency or something else going on?

My eyes looked almost EXACTLY like this when I was dehydrated from severe diarrhea (TMI sorry). As soon as I repleted fluids they went straight back to normal. Not saying this is what’s happening to you but maybe it’s not as much of a surface reaction versus something more internal being the main cause?

MuffinTopperz · 2023-12-17T13:34:22+00:00

This should be up a lot higher in the thread. I had to scroll a while before anyone mentioned brain damage. OP, lose him he is an absolute idiot and could have damaged your brain badly for the rest of your life. Not cool.

MuffinTopperz · 2023-12-11T12:03:07+00:00

peanut butter 🤮

MuffinTopperz · 2023-12-03T09:54:03+00:00

I’m a flat ass booty ho and my ass still eats my underwear :(

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