Meeting with a sports nutritionist today

[D Train]

I'm about to turn 40 and I want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to stay healthy and active and meet my fitness goals so I decided I'd get a consultation with a sports nutritionist.
This afternoon he'll do a body composition analysis, evaluate my diet and workout, and help me make adjustments where needed.
I've never done anything like this and I'm pretty excited because I think I'll learn a lot. Anyway, I'll let y'all know how it goes.

 

[Badger67]

Sounds good, keep us posted.

 

[Abezal]

research the shit out of them, most are moronic quacks.

 

[Grappleboxing]

Sounds good.

 

[D Train]

research the shit out of them, most are moronic quacks.

His degrees are legit and from good schools. He seems to have all the right certifications and he's worked with some high profile sports teams, so I'm optimistic.

 

[D Train]

Update:
So in advance of our meeting I filled out a good it of paperwork about my general health, life style, goals, etc. I also turned in a food log (which I've been keeping for a while) and my workout plan.
When we met, he asked a bunch of questions to sort of fill in the gaps like when do I snack, what's a daily schedule look like, how much water do I drink, stuff like that.
Then we talked generally about nutrition for a while and he answered a lot of questions for me about what types of food I should be eating and he gave me some recommendations about adjusting a few things in my workouts.
Then he measured my body fat with some calipers. I think he measured 8 locations or something like that. I don't have the results yet, but he said I'll get those soon. Then he weighed me. I don't weigh myself very often at all, but I was about where I thought I was.
He's building an eating plan for me. He said I'm way under nourishing my muscles. I'm averaging like 1800 cal a day and he's going to gradually step me up to around 3000. That seems like a lot, but I'll give it a go. He's going to adjust my macros for more carbs, a little more fat, and a little less protein. Not sure about the breakdown yet. I also need to double my water intake.
My goal is to add ten pounds of muscle and he said that's realistic, but it won't happen very fast. I expected that.
It was really educational for me and I'm sure I'll get a follow up meeting in a couple of months. I'd be happy to answer any questions if y'all have some.

 

[j123]

Update:
So in advance of our meeting I filled out a good it of paperwork about my general health, life style, goals, etc. I also turned in a food log (which I've been keeping for a while) and my workout plan.
When we met, he asked a bunch of questions to sort of fill in the gaps like when do I snack, what's a daily schedule look like, how much water do I drink, stuff like that.
Then we talked generally about nutrition for a while and he answered a lot of questions for me about what types of food I should be eating and he gave me some recommendations about adjusting a few things in my workouts.
Then he measured my body fat with some calipers. I think he measured 8 locations or something like that. I don't have the results yet, but he said I'll get those soon. Then he weighed me. I don't weigh myself very often at all, but I was about where I thought I was.
He's building an eating plan for me. He said I'm way under nourishing my muscles. I'm averaging like 1800 cal a day and he's going to gradually step me up to around 3000. That seems like a lot, but I'll give it a go. He's going to adjust my macros for more carbs, a little more fat, and a little less protein. Not sure about the breakdown yet. I also need to double my water intake.
My goal is to add ten pounds of muscle and he said that's realistic, but it won't happen very fast. I expected that.
It was really educational for me and I'm sure I'll get a follow up meeting in a couple of months. I'd be happy to answer any questions if y'all have some.

Yeah... 1800 is way too low, even at your size. That number was most likely your BMR.
Female fitness models around 5'3-5'5 and 130lb-ish that lifts 4-5 days a week, maintain at 2400ish. When you mentioned before that you were starting macro counting, I thought you had it more under control.
Anyways, this seems like a good step in the right direction, if you didn't go, you might've been on 1800 for a longer duration and that would definitely have messed up your metabolism, and you'd have to reverse diet back for a few months if it got really bad.

5'11 at 170ish, 3000 calories would be a decent maintenance given you're quite active.

10lbs is certainly doable with a proper lean bulk and newbie gains (1/2lb a week). Bulk 8-10 months, and cut for 10-12 weeks at 1lb a week, and 10lbs lean muscle mass is doable.

 

[D Train]

Yeah... 1800 is way too low, for your size. When you mentioned before that you were starting macro counting, I thought you had it more under control.
Anyways, this seems like a good step in the right direction.

5'11 at 170ish, 3000 would be a decent maintenance given you're quite active.

10lbs is certainly doable, a proper lean bulk with newbie gains (1/2lb a week), that is doable. Bulk 8-10 months, and cut for 10-12 weeks at 1lb a week, and 10lbs lean muscle mass is manageable.

My problem wasn't hitting the macros so much as hitting the calories. I felt like I was eating a lot, but I really wasn't. It's like I could get one or the other and I tended to land with the macros.
It should be a fun 12 months as I (hopefully) see some results.

 

[j123]

My problem wasn't hitting the macros so much as hitting the calories. I felt like I was eating a lot, but I really wasn't. It's like I could get one or the other and I tended to land with the macros.
It should be a fun 12 months as I (hopefully) see some results.

You'll adjust to 3000 in no time. When I was cutting and wasn't as active as now, I was cutting at 2300 and thought 3000ish would be a good cheat day. Fast forward to today, I'm lifting more, alot more active as well, and my maintenance is 3200-3250. Lean bulking at 3500, and even then, I'm still not full, I'm content at the end of the day, but I feel I could get 3700 in and then I'll feel stuffed and full for the day. That idea was unthinkable back when I was on 2300 daily.

 

[TheLuckiest]

My problem wasn't hitting the macros so much as hitting the calories. I felt like I was eating a lot, but I really wasn't. It's like I could get one or the other and I tended to land with the macros.
It should be a fun 12 months as I (hopefully) see some results.

Told you that eating clean foods and getting enough calories is hard! It's hard to get 3000 cal eating turkey and eggs and veggies. Good luck, man. Hope it clicks and you start to see some progress!

 

[j123]

Told you that eating clean foods and getting enough calories is hard! It's hard to get 3000 cal eating turkey and eggs and veggies. Good luck, man. Hope it clicks and you start to see some progress!

Yeah junk food is usually higher in fats, and fats fill up calories fast, given 1g fat is double the amount of carbs and pro 1g fat = 9, 1g carb/pro = 4
eating clean usually means little to no fat in each serving.