Rachel I have read your post a few times now and every time I read it I think the dietician sounds shonkier and shonkier.

For starters, every time I've seen a new dietician, they take a full history and then make numerous recommendations, usually in writing, including specifics such as quantities, frequency, as well as general guidelines.

As for 2 hours of exercise not being much, what a crock! I'm assuming you mean you do 2 hours of dedicated aerobic/cardio/musclebuilding exercise on top of your usual daily activity - that is quite a lot (compared to the average Aussie) so I'd be questioning her statement. Agreed that you don't want to overconsume, but a little more in the way of guidelines is called for.

Where did you find this dietician? Is she actually a clinical dietician or does she just have a nutrition qualification? Did anyone specifically recommend her? Just watch out, there are plenty of dieticians out there who are only in the business on account of their own thinly veiled eating disorders. It sounds as if you didn't find the session very useful - have you scheduled a follow-up? Would you consider seeing someone else for a follow-up?