I want to thank Amy Jaffe RD, LD, MS, Nutritionist and Certified Intuitive Eating Specialist, from the Miami Resource and Counseling Center, for the exceptional and amazing services she provided in facing my nutritional and weight issues.  
After following my physician’s recommendations to be evaluated by a dietician since my weight, blood pressure, and A1C levels were rising getting out of control I was given Amy Jaffe information which she was highly recommended.  I must say I was very reluctant in making the appointment, being in the health field I thought I knew everything I needed to know about loosing the weight, I just need to focus, eat lots of salads, limited carbs, little sugars, and lots of exercise! Simple! Boy was I wrong! I was schooled by Amy!..Reluctantly I went ahead and scheduled the appointment,  as I was driving to the appointment instead of looking forward, I was sort of feeling overwhelmed in adding another appointment to my busy schedule, more driving around town, more sitting around in a cold, uncomfortable, and packed boring office setting, with a TV set to repetitive medical news.  I must admit I almost turned around a few times, but amazingly I made it to the appointment.  I can say it was and it still is one of the best decisions I had made in my life!
Well,  I was content with the office location and the parking accessibility, as I entered the office I was “stumped”by the ambience, the waiting area was super-cozy,  with a non-clinical like setting and definitely not intimidating at all, oh and course not “packed”as I thought it was going to be.  I enjoyed the soft relaxing sounds of a waterfall scenery playing in the tv, and the fragrance of a beautiful bouquet of flowers sitting on the center table.  The office staff was amazing, very professional and courteous.  I felt my anxiety level decreasing, well less than 10 minutes had passed when I heard a soft voice calling my name, it was Amy! she greeted me with a big smile and a soft handshake and directed me to her office, also cozy and non-intimidating, plus very “homey”.  During our initial visit Amy completed a nutritional assessment by gathering all my information of my nutrition, including my physical and emotional status, and developed the plan of action for me to follow on a weekly basis.  I was “stumped” to learn that she uses a “ non-diet” approach, and introduced me to the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating such as 1. Rejecting the diet mentality 2. Honoring my hunger 3. To make peace with food 4.  To challenge the “food police” 5.  To respect my  my fullness 6. To discover the satisfaction factor 7. To respect my body 8. To excercise 9.  “To honor my feelings” and 10. To honor my health.  She also introduced me to the recovery record electronic app, were  I logged my meals, snacks, thoughts, feelings and coping skills, by inviting her she was able to access my logs at any time and was able to send me messages, reminders and encouragements throughout the week.  She definitely helped me into working towards a greater body acceptance and to have a healthy relationship with food, she allowed me to take challenges at my own pace and to get out of my comfort zone under her guidance.  Every meeting with Amy, I encountered an AHA moment that freed me from my issues with food.
Through the weeks and months I spend with Amy, I always looked forward to our next sessions, following up on previous goals and setting new ones.  Today I can say I am more conscious about what I eat and drink, not depriving myself of the foods I enjoyed eating, especially napoleons, tres leches, tapas, arepas, “patty like croquettes” rice, beans, and all the delicious Cuban foods that I love, oh!by the way did I mention Amy is very knowledgeable of most of the ethnic cuisine in the Miami area, and that is a plus to have a nutritionist that understands the different cuisines of the community.
I ‘am very happy to report that my blood pressure, and my A1C levels hav decreased to a manageable level, my weight has been decreasing slowly but steadily, having lost approximately 30 pounds in a less than a year and a half. 
There have been easy days and a few hard days, but even on a hard day, Intuitive eating is easier than a hard day “dieting”.  
Well, leaving the best for last,  let me tell you about my dietician, she is an amazing professional, super skilled in her profession, she is very supportive, down to earth, has the patience of an angel, very warm, empathetic,creative, compassionate, inspiring, excellent listening skills, always made sure to have a kind word to say, very accessible either by text, e-mail or phone, boy! Amy has been amazing to me!
I am looking forward to meet with Amy again, especially now that the holidays are coming up, I would like to also participate in the supermarket sessions, the mindful outings, and in the future mini one on one nutritional retreats.
In conclusion , Amy I love what you have done for me! You rock! You are the best!