Waiting for the results of the dietetic internship matching program, I felt like a bride walking down the aisle having doubts. The wedding is perfectly planned, the guests are here, the flower arrangements are gorgeous, but all of a sudden it just doesn’t feel right.
I’ll spare you all the details of my indecisiveness (I could ramble forever). Basically, I suddenly realized that getting my RD may not be the best way for me to reach my career goals. I started looking into getting a masters in Health Promotion Management.
A couple hours before the matching, I called my sister (who is a much more rational thinker than I am) asking if I would be completely crazy to reject a match to an internship based on a spontaneous decision to take a different career path. She said that I wasn’t really changing my mind about what I wanted to do, I had just figured out a better way to get there. She is so smart.
Anyway, I didn’t get matched with an internship. My parents are disappointed and are struggling with understanding the change in my career plan. I’m doing great! I feel liberated, excited, scared, nervous, happy, and anxious all at the same time.
On to some good food:
For lunch I had a sandwich on an Ezekiel english muffin with BBQ deli sliced chicken, baby spinach, tomatoes, and avocado. Red pepper strips on the side.
My Ezekiel english muffins came from an unplanned shopping spree at Earthfare. I went to go get some unsalted cashews from their bulk bins (cashew butter making experiment coming soon!) and some spelt flour (balking experiment coming soon!), and I ended up doing a full blown grocery trip. I can never go grocery shopping for just a few things 
.
This Ezekiel english muffin was incredible!!!! It had lots of little seeds, great flavor, and a doughy texture in the middle. It was totally worth being twice as expensive as normal english muffins.
Ok, I think I’m going to go get some free ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s. I love free cone day!!!
I think if you’re feeling good about it then you made the right decision!
It’s important to go with your gut!
Isn’t it always amazing when suddenly you have so much clarity about something you want to do?! I love that feeling and I think you’re doing the right thing! I’d love to know more about the Master’s degree you’re thinking about. My boyfriend is in a similar career-plan change and is leaning toward nutrition, as that’s where his natural interests are. The program you’re considering sounds really interesting!
Great food pics. I adore Ben & Jerry’s. My fav is Phish food.
I think you’re super smart, Tyler. It takes guts to change paths and go for what you want. I wish you the best of luck in pursuit of your new career!
Good for you for going with the flow. The master’s that you’re talking about sounds similar to the bachelor’s I’m finishing up now. We’re doing a switch-a-roo! LOL
Maybe everything worked out the way it was supposed to. If you want to get your masters in Health Promotion Management, then you should totally go for it
Whatever you decide to do, you’ll get there. Way to go, to listen to yourself & your sis, rather than disappointed parents
Good luck!
Are you in my head?!
This is a page right out of my book! A year ago when I was entering the final stretches to get my teaching degree (graduation in sight!) something just didn’t feel right. I switched my major and I’m very happy with my decision – everything happens for a reason and whatever you choose do to in life, you will be fantastic!
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Believe me, you did the right thing!
If it doesn’t feel right, it isn’t right. If you can’t quite put it into words, that doesn’t matter, as long as you understand your motivations, or in this case, lack of motivation.
I got a degree in Dietetics almost 30 years ago, and had the same feelings then you do now. The whole “profession” is a gloriified farce. What you study is complete overkill for what you do. I, too, felt like a complete fraud with what amounted to “dietary counseling”. Anyone who read Good Housekeeping would get as much as I had to offer. Also, I’m not surprised you didn’t get an internship, there are so few out there. IMO, its a crime to admit people to the Dietetics program without placement into internships. all that time and money wasted. When I was in Dietetics, there was about a 10% (or less) admission rate to those coveted internships. Well, I did get into a coordinated program, what a joke. it was such a farce it would be funny if it wasn’t such a waste of time and money. Even with the coveted internship, job opportunities were very scarce. I finally went bacK and got an MBA and became a CPA. What a total turnaround!
The worse thing about dietetics, is the “attitude” of those RD’s. They have such an inflated opinion of themselves, I’ve never seen a profession trying so hard to make something out of nothing. You made the right decision, and while you’re still young enough to turn around. I’m glad you didn’t pursue an internship—they are so hateful. You can’t believe how they ride you for every little thing, it seems their main goal is to make you feel deficient, guess then they have something to feel superior to. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING OUT OF THE KITCHEN!