I am a DTR, which stands for Diet Technician, Registered. I’m going to school to become a Registered Dietitian (RD) through a distance learning program at UMDNJ, and hope to make it official by the end of this year.
Back when I was 18-year-old Carmen, I wanted to be an interior designer to join my family in their upholstery business. I eagerly took my architecture classes and learned how to build tiny replicas of buildings with cardboard and super glue. I stayed up many nights willing myself to “create spaces” with sticks and plexiglass. Although I wasn’t a bad student, I wasn’t very happy and, frankly, I was tired of gluing my fingers together. During my last semester of interior design, I took a World Nutrition class as an elective. I clearly remember thinking,”Wait… you can talk about food for a living?!”
Suffice it to say, that class changed my life and brought me to where I am today. There have been lots of unexpected twists and turns in the last 9 years, but I can finally see the end of this journey and the beginning of my new career. It’s exciting… and scary!
This blog has been a long time coming, and I’m so happy to finally be able to share my thoughts and experiences with all of you. Food really can lead to fitness, and there will be plenty of talk on here about nutrition, exercise and health in general. However, believe me when I say that I am not here to preach to anyone. Being healthy is a lifelong adventure. Just because I read a few books and took some classes doesn’t mean that I can kick back and eat doughnuts all day. You’re following me on my own journey to be healthy. I’m just hoping to share some of what I’ve learned, and to learn from you too.
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