So I was elected to be treasurer of the Broward County Dietetics Association. I am really excited about being involved. I can make a difference. Tonight we had our first meeting and we were discussing dates for our meetings and coming up with ideas for speakers. We are trying to get young people involved so the association doesn't fall apart. It's great to sit around with seasoned dietitians to see how they got to where they are and how. It was very inspiring. I am very excited about the future.

My co-workers niece works in the shoe department at Nordstroms which is a large department store. Last week something strange happened. When it was her turn to check on the restrooms, she noticed that there was a lot of poop on the floor. She had never seen anything like it! It wasn't baby poop either. She started thinking, what could it be?? And then it hit her. She is studying to be a dietitian and she knew the drug Alli had been approved and placed in stores all over. She figured it probably had to do with this new drug as this looked like the side effect of this new drug.

If you haven't heard of Alli, it is a new over-the-counter, FDA approved, weight loss pill. The pill works by preventing your body from absorbing some of the fat you eat. You are supposed to follow a low fat diet to prevent side effects from happening which include:

gas with oily spotting

loose stools

more frequent stools that may be hard to control

Alli can be great, but, it doesn't mean that you can eat all the fast food, ice cream and cake you want. Diet and exercise is still important, otherwise, you might be one of these women not being able to control your bowels while shopping.

WOW, Its been a long time since I have written, but my life has been so crazy. I work full time at the hospital, culinary school at night and trying to get my own business going. I am exhausted. I have made a connection with a Chiropractors office who wants to have an RD available. Great, I have an office to work out of but no clients so far. Any one have any ideas how I am promote myself?? I tried to look up local health fairs but I couldnt find any. Anyone have any cheap ideas to advertise?? I would appreciate any help :)

I have been a registered dietitian for three years and out of college for four years. I decided this year to go back to school to further my education in the culinary arts, which I figured would be all play and no work. How hard could cooking be? Well I was very wrong. The first day they gave us a bunch of books to read, homework to do and DVDs to watch. After a few days of classes I have realized that I have matured and grown up a lot at the ripe old age of 27.

I am in a class with bunch of 18 year olds. It's funny to see where their priorities are. Their biggest concern is where the big party will be this weekend. I remember when that was important. Now you worry about bills, bills and more bills. Parties?? What is that?

I am really enjoying the classes and learning a whole bunch. My goal to take all these un-healthy meals I am learning to cook and make them healthier. Chef, is always yelling at me "stacy more butter" "stacy not enough salt" He gave me seven huge tubs of butter and told me to melt them. I asked him if we are going to use all of them today? He said yes. I told him this is a dietitian's worse nightmare. He rolled his eyes at me and laughed.

If anyone has any unhealthy recipes and wants me to healthy them up please email me at Stacy@stacyrobertsrd.com