A Match Made In Heaven

Hey guys! I'm terribly sorry I haven't posted anything in so long but my life has been a bit crazy lately so blogging had to take a back seat for a bit. Buuuuuut I'm back now and with great news, I got matched!! April 3rd was quite possibly the longest day of my life but when 6pm struck, I cautiously logged into DND while whispering "it'll be ok" over and over again to myself soft enough for my coworker...

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What Can You Do In 30 Days?

"I know its such a bad habit but..."  It's 2016 folks so lets the ditch the excuses and make room for everyone's favorite thing...change!! I know I have a few bad habits myself and with the new year I made it my resolution to work on some of them. I meant to get on that right when the new year...

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FINALLY FINISHED!

I SUBMITTED MY APPLICATION TODAY!!  I am officially done with DICAS and now...we wait! It has been stressful but overall I didn't have any major disasters or hiccups (that I know of) so all in all I'd say its been a success so far. I am so relieved and thankful to be finished a whole 5 days...

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Quest Bar Review

For my fellow Quest lovers out there, I'm sure by now you've all heard that Quest has returned to their original recipe after the 'new' recipe they implemented months ago left customers with a bad taste in their mouth (literally & figuratively). After receiving I'm sure what could only have...

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Protein Mug Cake AND Pancake Recipe

I made my first ever protein mug cake sometime last week & since then I have been determined to come up with a recipe that wasn't always as dense as a bagel cause that's exactly how mine kept coming out. They didn't taste all that bad really they just were impossible to swallow without almost choking...

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Reference Letter Reminders

I am so so soooo close to having my DICAS internship application completely finished. Yesterday my DPD director completed my verification statement, I mailed the checks to cover the extra fees that 3 of my designations required (R.I.P to my bank account this month...), and finalized the sessions &...

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Words of Wisdom

I've been really working on eating intuitively lately in hopes that it will help me continue along in my weight loss journey & get my weekend binges under control but I still find myself waiting to eat even though I'm hungry just because its not an acceptable "mealtime" per say. Then I read something today on Tumblr that really stuck with me that I think could help to remind everyone, including...

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Product Spotlight: Better'n Peanut Butter

I'm sure I'm late to the game on this one but O M G I am in love with this stuff!! I'm one of those people that can get spoon deep in a jar of peanut butter on any given night with no remorse because I just love the stuff. But we all now PB isn't the most low-cal or low-fat food one can eat so while...

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Almost Done!

After a  very long & slightly emotional talk with my mom about how frustrated and worried I was because no one was getting me the things I needed for my DICAS application, the nutrition Gods came through in a big way because sure enough later that night one of my transcripts were posted. Then...

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Small Victory!

One of my transcripts has been processed!!!  I was literally just venting to my mom about how incomplete my DICAS app is looking (not pointing fingers here but its definitely not my fault...) and I went to check just cause and turns out one of my transcripts made it there a week ago & showed up today as processed! That is a huge sigh of relief. Now I'm waiting on the second transcript...

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DICAS Update: E-Portfolio Fun

February 15th is coming so fast!! So I have all of my parts done for DICAS so far, I'm just waiting on my DPD director to send over my Course List form, my last two references to submit their letters, and my transcripts to be processed...yikes! All I can really do now is wait which I think might actually kill me... I really don't like relying on so many other people to make sure this thing gets completed...

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Don't Be Defined By A Number

If you've read my About Me or creeped my instagram (don't be ashamed, we all do it & I'm flattered!) then you probably know that I have been on a life long journey with weight loss. It started when I was young and in high school where I lost over 30 pounds & fell in love with nutrition and...

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Product Spotlight: Friendly Farms Dill & Cucumber Greek Yogurt Dip

Aldi has made huge progress in its efforts to get more natural, organic, and just all around healthier products in its stores and for those like myself that try to eat healthy on a budget, Aldi is a life saver! I shop at Aldi at least once a week and not always at the same store. Though the products...

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Transcripts

Since we're in the ever-advancing digital world I should've guessed that I could do all my transcript ordering for DICAS online but since I want everything to be perfect, I went all the way out the the community college where I took dual credit & summer classes to ask how to have my transcripts sent to DICAS with the attached form that DICAS asks you to send with them. After waiting far longer...

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The Dreaded Dietetic Internship Application

Since I am a recent nutrition grad, I have started the process of getting my DICAS application ready to be matched for a Dietetic Internship this Spring! Before getting into any of the specifics, I have to admit it to you guys that this process is brutal. Not because it is necessarily hard but because...

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Is Any Experience Really Good Experience?

The answer is yes! When it comes to nutrition jobs and internships, employers and directors want to see that you have experience and skills that will allow you to succeed in whatever it is you are applying for. The key to using irrelevant experiences to your benefit lies in your ability to make your skills seem transferable. Say your only experience was volunteering at your local library (don't laugh,...

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Nutrition & Dietetics

Nutrition is such an awesome field to get into but it is not necessarily the easiest career to pursue. Before diving head first into a Dietetics program, be sure that this is EXACTLY what you want to do with your life because it is a lot of work, takes a lot of time, and unfortunately can cost a pretty...

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