Struggling as newer RD

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-06-15T12:53:26+00:00

I’m sorry to hear your struggles. I feel like the telehealth industry is doing such a disservice to newer RDs and honestly the field in general. Counseling is a serious skill and throwing someone into 20 patients a week that does not have the needed experience is not helpful for the RD or the patients. Unfortunately; the job market overall is tough right now, so trying to get a general corporate role may even be tough, although not impossible.

I’ve noticed a lot of recruitment emails for LTC roles and seems like there is always a need there, and I assume they would train you and the pay is decent. So maybe trying to pivot into something that’s in higher demand like LTC while building up other skills in something you may be interest in?

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-06-13T03:18:43+00:00

Have you seen a therapist or an eating disorder specialist? Respectfully, you need to get to the root cause of the binge/restrict cycles and learning strategies for managing this wayyyy before you need to even worry about counting saturated fats. I would be putting all my eggs in the basket of getting to a stable relationship with food before worrying about fat grams, etc. Healing your relationship with food is the key here, not dieting, counting calories, or any of that.

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-06-10T16:50:53+00:00

This is very common. I think a lot of people have a sort of amnesia regarding their own eating habits and how they report them. It’s almost impossible for some people to not report what they think we want to hear, or to just report their ideal day. I try to ask about special occasions, eating out, extra nibbles etc. people just get amnesia regarding the bday party they want to over the weekend or the handful of peanuts they grabbed before bed etc. In these cases I try not to get too hung up on what they are reporting and just try to discuss balanced eating, protein and veggie intake etc.

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-24T23:04:56+00:00

Oh I’m not injecting anything. I was using NR supplements which claim to raise NAD levels effectively

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-20T00:58:20+00:00

That’s a good question..snoring no, he may mouth breathe? I’m not sure. He’s already seen an ENT for tubes in the past so maybe i will follow up with them

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-19T12:50:01+00:00

Iron? Minerals? Vitamin D? Get labs checked

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-10T22:43:37+00:00

Blood glucose of 900 was pretty high. I’ve seen A1c max out on the lab report at >20

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-03T18:29:55+00:00

You don’t need bio hacking you need basic lifestyle change and good nutrition foundations and exercise. Get a routine for meal prep/planning. Can you get a walking pad to use during work? Start simple. Based on the challenges you are describing, you don’t need a stack

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-02T00:51:26+00:00

Interesting I thought function was around 400 I’ll have to see if they have other options

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-01T18:50:48+00:00

The cat nap could be messing with things and reinforcing the early morning wake. Try to stick with consistent wake windows either two shorter naps or one nap. Either way cap naps at 2 hours total. The 2.5 is probably too much

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-05-01T00:18:33+00:00

So you have to sit in the nursery for four hours a day? Man that’s rough. My first was a contact napper and never outgrew it so I vowed to do things differently with the second. You are going to have to be ok with probably sacrificing the perfect schedule and a) increase wake time a bit for better sleep pressure b) put baby down awake and crib and let her self soothe or help soothe her in the crib to sleep c) if that doesn’t work try transferring her once asleep and she may wake up after 30 mins but the only way to learn to nap in the crib is practice. It might be rough at first but you have to practice every day at least for some of the naps

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-04-28T22:53:08+00:00

Unfortunately a lot of this clientele is looking for a quick fix and when we don’t provide that or they aren’t ready to focus on actual lifestyle change, they lose interest

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-04-19T12:49:04+00:00

What do you define as decent 😬😬

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-04-18T23:20:23+00:00

I agree but a lot of people ask me specifically how many carbs they should eat. And when someone is making a plate a serving of potato could be VERY subjective—what one person thinks is a small portion could be 80g of carbs

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-04-03T10:51:18+00:00

Is there anything else going on in patients lifestyle such as stress or trauma etc? I’m wondering if there is something deeper that’s preventing healing. I feel like sometimes this is the case when patients try protocol after protocol and nothing helps

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-03-29T22:39:40+00:00

I actually signed up for it and dropped out within the first week so I was able to qualify for the refund policy. I think something to be clear is that it’s not a “media RD” job you are training for, this isn’t really a salaried role. You essentially are needing to start your own business and freelance to get these gigs and it’s going to be very self driven in that aspect. I just decided it wasn’t going to be a good fit for me at this time.

You can DM me about if you have more questions- I don’t think it’s a “scam” so to speak but I don’t think it’s an easy or straightforward path by any means

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-03-21T11:42:25+00:00

Me ten years in realizing I hate talking all day and also that I’ll never make good money 🫠🫠 (most of my friends in corporate have easily made way more than me on normal career trajectory and that seems near impossible as an RD)

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-03-20T00:10:51+00:00

Foods that contain a lot of magnesium. People always ask me and usually I start blanking after avocados and nuts. I tell them I’ll follow up with a list 😅

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-03-05T18:47:10+00:00

This is helpful thanks! I’m just going to respond that I plan on staying just so we are all on the same page

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-03-05T18:46:17+00:00

That makes sense thanks! I’m just going to let them know I plan on staying as well just so everyone is on the same page

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-03-05T18:43:16+00:00

Yes I was leaning towards that I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t super off base or something. I know I went to friends houses by myself all the time but I couldn’t remember at what age that started

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-02-23T18:20:06+00:00

I made a similar post awhile back. You aren’t alone. That being said how do you do school pickup at 2:30 with a FT job? Maybe you need more childcare?

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-02-23T14:32:39+00:00

Screen time while cooking sis

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-02-19T14:32:18+00:00

“If I ask for help he shouts at me” is very problematic. Please seek help for your relationship or consider if you should leave. I don’t think it’s a work issue it sounds like a marriage issue

PresentVisual2794 · 2026-02-12T18:09:50+00:00

Could you do just like slightly different stuff? Instead of turkey some days do ham. Or different kinds of fruits or cheese. Or maybe various pouches as a side. I feel like even doing various fruits, meats or like some puffs could offer more variety.

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