Mrs. Gina Keatley, CDN, MBA

If you're scared or intimidated about working with a nutritionist, I completely understand because I was, too. Please do it anyway! Gina's approach is very realistic. She'll ask you about your lifestyle and what foods you enjoy and which you don't. She's not going to say things like, "Never eat that!" Instead she'll introduce you to new foods and talk about how delicious they are!  

She will not overwhelm you by suggesting you change everything immediately. Instead, you'll work together to set small goals in each session based on what is most important to you and guess what? Not all of the goals have to be food related but they can be. One of my goals was to stop eating lunch at my desk and actually take a break to eat and enjoy my meal.

She will suggest ideas that work for you instead of having a single approach for everyone. For me, I hate conventional dieting, it stresses me out and just thinking about it makes me anxious. So many diets suggest journaling to track everything you eat and drink. So instead of insisted that I journal, she asked me how I felt about journaling and I told her the same thing that I wrote here. She calmly explained why journaling is a useful tool for her to understand my current habits, like what types of food I'm eating, when I eat and how much. Instead of doing it every day, she asked if I could just do it once a week. Anyway, that's just an example of how she'll work with YOU!

Gina is a very active person and understands that your life is possibly different than hers, so unless it's a goal that you want to have, she's not going to suggest you spend hours exercising everyday. So when she tells you about her active lifestyle, don't be intimidated or think she expects you to do the same. She's going to ask what you want, so be honest with yourself about that if you want to be successful.

I'm sure you're wondering about my results. Well, I didn't go to Gina with my primary objective related to my weight, I wanted to enjoy a broader variety of foods and not be obsessed with food (as a result of conventional dieting, I was obsessed with food and counting calories), I wanted to focus on eating enough of the right foods consistently at meals to avoid binges. And that's how my life is now. I focus on eating enough but not too much, unless I'm hungry, then I eat. That was one of my main goals, so mission accomplished! Thank you, Gina!!!

Also and most important, spending time with Gina is fun and enjoyable! We always laughed a lot and shared stories. You'll look forward to going to see her.

Gina is a highly knowledgeable dietitian. I recommend Gina to anyone seeking nutritional counseling. She is very personable and easy to work with!