In honor of National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Day today (mouthful isnt it?), I want to reflect on some of the reasons why I love my job.

1. I get paid to think and talk about food. All. day. long. #winning.

2. I get to motivate others to make positive changes in their lives. Whether these clients are children referred by their doctors, athletes who are needing help reaching goals, an employee wanting to lower their blood sugars or avoid meds, the list goes on. I love helping people of all ages, shapes and sizes reach their health and fitness goals.

3. Better yet, I often get to see the results of these positive changes! People either email or report to me how their energy levels have increased, blood sugars, pressures, lipid levels have improved, they have lost weight, they ran their first 5K, they were able to get pregnant, they are fitting in a new size jeans, the list goes on.

4. As continuing education is necessary for me to keep my license up to date, I have to attend many food and nutrition conferences a year. Not only do I get to learn what’s new in the food, nutrition and health industries, I also get fed amazing food at these conferences AND get to taste test new products. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it.

5. I get to torture my husband and kids weekly with new recipes and foods I find. Can’t say all my new recipes are a success… but that’s the fun in trying new things!
(You don’t want to know how many times my 15 year old has stomped out of the kitchen muttering, why couldn’t you have been a nurse or something?). But on the up side, I get to teach my children how to cook, how to enjoy foods in moderation.. and also get to put them to work as my aides at health fairs! (Check out the Devine Nutrition On the Run Menu Planner here!: http://www.kellydevinenutrition.com/menu-planner)

6. I get to sport cool t-shirts and leggings like these. Don’t be jealous.

7. I get to host webinars/lunch n learns, lead walking groups and Fitness with Friends, teach nursing students at SXU, write Wellness Wednesday emails, help motivate hundreds of people yearly through 1 on 1 coaching and group weight loss programs, coach fellow employees at Franciscan Alliance, direct and coach Run to the Pub, write healthy eating blog posts, get quoted in nutrition and fitness articles, look up healthy new recipes and handouts… as part of my job. Can’t complain about that!

I love what I do every day. To quote Marc Anthony, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”
Thanks to all those that make my job so fun!

Happy RDN Day to all my fellow Dietitian colleagues and friends!

Kelly Devine Rickert, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN
President, Devine Nutrition, Inc.
Director, Run to the Pub

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