Intuitive Eating: Rejecting the Diet Mentality

Last week during my day off, in addition to writing, I sucked it up and went to a dietitian. Our local grocery store chain now has dietitians on staff, so it was a matter of a modest fee for a consultation.

My regret, perhaps a mistake that has cost me any chance at metabolism I might have had, is that I didn't do this younger and sooner. Perhaps some readers could benefit from my example.

And mind, I'm not talking about any sort of diet that needs to be controlled by you and a physician, for example, if you have dangerously high cholesterol, or diabetes, or heart disease. My goal now is to go as healthfully into my retirement as possible.

I know, I know, I have 10-20 years before I retire. BUT I haven't mastered the habits of health, exercise, and diet yet, so I figured I'd need a little lead time.

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