Nutrition Counseling & Weight Management
Our registered dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy for weight management, diabetes management, and chronic disease management. Get personalized meal planning and nutrition counseling that integrates with your metabolism data and health goals—not generic advice from the internet.
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Dr. Joshua Lindsley, DO, DABOM
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Weight Management
Medical nutrition therapy goes beyond generic diet advice. Our registered dietitian provides comprehensive nutritional assessment and personalized meal planning based on your metabolism, body composition, and health conditions.
For patients on GLP-1 medications like semaglutide or tirzepatide, proper nutrition counseling is essential. Without it, up to 40% of weight lost can be lean muscle mass—undermining your weight management goals and tanking your metabolism.
Our nutrition counseling ensures adequate protein intake (at least 1g per pound of ideal body weight), strategic meal planning, and proper nutrient timing—so you achieve sustainable weight management while preserving the muscle that keeps your metabolism healthy.
Why Work with a Registered Dietitian?
Generic advice doesn't work. Evidence-based nutrition counseling personalized to your metabolism, health conditions, and lifestyle does.
Weight Management Expertise
Medical nutrition therapy optimized for sustainable weight management—preserving muscle mass while achieving your body composition goals.
Data-Driven Nutritional Assessment
Your nutrition targets are calculated from your actual RMR and DEXA results—not generic online formulas.
Chronic Disease Management
Specialized nutrition counseling for diabetes management, heart health nutrition, digestive health, and metabolic conditions.
Sports & Performance Nutrition
You don't have to be a pro athlete to benefit from performance nutrition. Whether you're training for a marathon, lifting weights, or simply want to maximize your workouts, our sports nutrition services help you fuel correctly.
- ✓ Pre- & Post-Workout Nutrition: Optimize energy availability and recovery.
- ✓ Body Recomposition: Lose fat while specifically building or maintaining muscle.
- ✓ Hydration Strategies: Personalized fluid plans based on sweat rate and activity.
We combine your DEXA body composition data with nutritional science to build a fueling plan that supports your specific performance goals.
Personalized Meal Planning Services
Most diet plans fail because they are too rigid or don't fit your lifestyle. Our approach to meal planning is practical and personalized.
Instead of handing you a generic PDF, we build frameworks that work for you:
Macro-Based Planning
Hit protein and energy targets without cutting out food groups.
Busy Lifestyle Plans
Quick, prep-friendly options for busy professionals and parents.
We also specialize in medical meal planning for conditions like Type 2 diabetes, PCOS, and hypertension (DASH diet), ensuring your food acts as medicine.
GLP-1 Without Nutrition Support
What happens when you just take the medication without dietary guidance.
Without Dietitian Support
- Eating whatever fits reduced appetite
- Under-eating protein, losing muscle
- Metabolism slows as lean mass drops
- Weight regain likely after stopping
- Nutrient deficiencies develop
- No plan for life after medication
With Dietitian Support
- Strategic nutrition despite lower appetite
- Protein-first approach preserves muscle
- Metabolism stays healthy during loss
- Habits built for long-term maintenance
- Nutrient needs met despite eating less
- Transition plan for reducing medication
Nutrition Counseling Services
Comprehensive medical nutrition therapy tailored to your health goals and conditions.
Personalized Meal Planning
Custom meal planning based on your nutritional assessment, metabolic data, and lifestyle—not cookie-cutter diet templates.
Diabetes Management
Evidence-based diabetes education and nutrition counseling to help control blood sugar, manage weight, and reduce complications.
Weight Management Programs
Medical nutrition therapy for sustainable weight management, optimizing body composition while preserving muscle mass.
Digestive Health
Nutrition counseling for digestive health issues including IBS, food sensitivities, and gut health optimization.
Heart Health Nutrition
Dietary strategies for cardiovascular health, cholesterol management, and blood pressure control.
Sports Nutrition
Performance nutrition for athletes and active individuals—fueling training, recovery, and body composition goals.
Food Allergy Management
Safe eating strategies and meal planning for food allergies, intolerances, and elimination diets.
GLP-1 Medication Support
Specialized nutrition counseling for patients on semaglutide or tirzepatide—managing side effects while optimizing results.
Integrated with Your Care
Your dietitian works directly with your DEXA, RMR, and medication data.
DEXA Results
Track whether you're losing fat or muscle—and adjust nutrition to optimize body composition.
RMR Data
Your calorie targets come from your measured metabolism, not population averages.
Medication Protocol
Nutrition adjusted for your dose—managing side effects during escalation and optimizing results at maintenance.
How It Works
Ongoing support that evolves with your progress.
Each stage includes dietary assessment and clinical nutrition review, plus nutritional education and health coaching to build personalized nutrition plans and personalized diet plans for hypertension management and metabolic syndrome management.
Assessment
Review your DEXA, RMR, labs, medical history, and eating patterns.
Plan
Create personalized nutrition targets, meal frameworks, and strategies.
Implement
Weekly or biweekly sessions to troubleshoot, adjust, and build habits.
Optimize
Refine your approach as body composition changes and goals evolve.
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition Counseling
A Registered Dietitian (RD) has completed an accredited degree program, 1,000+ hours of supervised practice, and passed a national board exam. The credential is legally protected. "Nutritionist" is unregulated in most states—anyone can use it regardless of training. For medical nutrition therapy and chronic disease management, you want the clinical expertise of an RD who can provide evidence-based nutrition counseling.
Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is evidence-based nutritional counseling provided by a registered dietitian to treat medical conditions. It includes comprehensive nutritional assessment, individualized meal planning, and ongoing nutrition counseling for conditions like obesity, diabetes management, heart disease, and digestive health issues.
Yes, diabetes management is a core specialty for registered dietitians. Through medical nutrition therapy, we provide diabetes education, personalized meal planning, and nutrition counseling to help control blood sugar levels, manage weight, and reduce complications. Nutrition is the foundation of effective diabetes management.
Strongly recommended. GLP-1 medications reduce appetite effectively, but they don't guide what you eat. Without proper nutrition counseling, you risk losing muscle along with fat—which undermines your weight management goals. A dietitian provides meal planning and nutritional assessment to ensure adequate protein and nutrients for long-term success.
Yes, personalized meal planning is part of our nutrition counseling services. However, we focus on teaching flexible frameworks—how to build balanced meals, hit protein targets, and navigate real-life situations—so you develop sustainable habits rather than depending on rigid scripts.
Medical nutrition therapy supports chronic disease management including weight management, diabetes management, heart health nutrition, digestive health issues, food allergies, and metabolic conditions. Our registered dietitian provides evidence-based nutrition counseling tailored to your specific health needs.
Expert Nutrition Counseling for Lasting Results
Whether you need weight management support, diabetes management, or chronic disease nutrition counseling—our registered dietitian provides evidence-based medical nutrition therapy tailored to your health goals.
Medical References & Guidelines
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. (2024). Medical Nutrition Therapy Evidence-Based Guidelines for Obesity and Weight Management.
- American Diabetes Association. (2024). Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024. Diabetes Care.
- Jensen, M. D., et al. (2014). 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults. Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
- Wilding, J. P. H., et al. (2021). Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. The New England Journal of Medicine.