Seeing a dietitian in a week, for a first appointment. I want to give up trying until the appointment day.

I know it's a bad idea, and I don't intend to give up attempting to eat better for the next week, but also, honestly, I can't see myself eating healthy until then. It feels like that's the starting point now of my new weight loss start, and everything that comes before it, including the next week, is of no consequence.

Years ago (around 2013) I saw a dietitian for a number of months and she was great. I lost around 10kg before I went off the rails and then couldn't afford it anymore. Of course, I put that 10kg back on (and more). But now I can afford it (well, that is, it's another expense we can handle). And today I made the dietitian appointment for the end of next week. I almost feel like it's too late for me (43 years old) and is there really anything I can do to change now. I don't like a lot of foods and at my age I know it's not a good thing to rely on so much junk food (or less than healthy food).

My wife is also trying to lose weight, so she's got an appointment too (she's never been to a dietitian before, but is willing to try anything now, as she's put on a bit more weight lately and her usual methods of losing/maintaining aren't working. Or she's lost all motivation, and she's feeling really down about herself too). She only needs to lose about 10kg or so, whereas I need to lose about 45. We're both hoping the accountability of a dietitian might help us both, as we're struggling to it it alone/just the 2 of us.

I also suspect that the first appointment will be homework to record my diet for the next 2 weeks while they prepare a plan for me. To get a baseline idea of my eating habits. But that would mean I'll have another 2 weeks of thinking what's the point of eating healthy. They want to see my normal diet, so I'll just eat junk food for the next 2 weeks like usual. I'm hoping I could just show my food diary in the MyNetDiary app, and then get a plan on the first appointment. I don't know if that's just wishful thinking though. We're going on a brief trip this weekend, where it'll mostly be cafe/restaurant food, so that's another thing.

I'm not really asking for advice here - more just sharing my situation. I'd love to hear some success stories about anyone's dietitian visits though. Has anyone lost around 40kgs (I think that's something like 90-100lbs) by seeing one regularly?

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