As an RD, it has definitely crossed my mind to write a book about nutrition. There are so many books already on the market that it would need to be something unique. I would want my book to be personal and relatable to others. I would write a book about helping my family become healthy (as noted in my previous blog). This is something that is important to be and something I would want to share. I would include personal anecdotes about the difficulty of losing weight and the strategies to overcome this. It is important for people to know that it is possible to overcome their biggest fears and difficulties. Motivation is certainly important to any endeavor and thus motivation would be a focus of the book. Weight loss is never a quick fix for anything and it is necessary for people to understand this. There is no such thing as going on a “diet”, but instead focus should be on lifestyle changes which are to be made a little bit at a time. It is the small, gradual changes that lead to success. Finally, many RD’s write books about nutrition and weight loss because it is the field that they encompass, yet many have not had personal experience with weight struggle, either with themselves or their family members, and thus the attitude of these books are different. Having experience with weight issues in my family, puts myself in a situation to write a different kind of book with a personal touch.

– Kayla