Nutrition & Dietitian · Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge
The CARESPACE Weight Loss Program is a dietitian-led approach to losing weight in a way you can sustain, built around your real life rather than a diet template. Your Registered Dietitian assesses your eating, health and habits and builds a personalized plan, often with support from a naturopathic doctor and personal trainer. It is offered in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. No referral is needed, and you can book online.
What weight loss program involves
This is not a meal replacement plan, a cleanse or a points system. It starts with a Registered Dietitian understanding how you currently eat, what has and has not worked before, your health history and what a realistic week looks like for you. From there you build changes that fit, such as meal structure, portion awareness, protein and fibre, eating patterns around stress or evenings, and habits you can keep once the program ends.
Visits are one-on-one conversations with your dietitian, usually with a review of how the past weeks went and a focus on one or two next steps. There is no shame and no weigh-in theatre. Progress is measured by what matters to you, which might be energy, how clothes fit, lab markers or the number on the scale. Your dietitian adjusts the plan as your life and body change.
Good for
- Losing weight without a restrictive diet
- Breaking the yo-yo dieting cycle
- Emotional or stress eating
- Managing weight alongside diabetes, prediabetes or high blood pressure
- Weight changes around menopause or thyroid conditions
- Weight management with PCOS
- Building a routine when you are busy or eat out often
- Nutrition support while using weight loss medication
- Learning to cook and plan meals that work for the whole household
What to expect
Your first visit is a longer assessment with a Registered Dietitian covering your eating patterns, health history, medications, sleep, activity and goals. You leave with a few specific, realistic changes rather than a complete overhaul. Follow-ups review progress, troubleshoot what got in the way and add the next layer. Your dietitian may suggest involving a naturopathic doctor for bloodwork and hormonal factors, or a personal trainer for strength and movement. Visit frequency tapers as the habits stick.
One team, one plan
Weight is influenced by more than food, which is why this program is coordinated. Your dietitian often works alongside a naturopathic doctor, who can order bloodwork and look at thyroid, blood sugar and hormonal factors, and a personal trainer or kinesiologist, who builds strength and movement into your week in a way that is realistic. If stress, sleep or emotional eating are central, counselling is at the same location. One team, one plan.
Registered dietitians who can help
Every CARESPACE dietitian can discuss whether weight loss program is right for you. Sort by next availability or by the location closest to you.
Registered dietitians in Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge
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Amanda (Yinuo) Yang, BASc, MHSc, RD
Dietitian
When you are ready to change your eating habits but unsure where to begin, Amanda Yang helps you find a practical starting point.
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Tilly McKenzie, BSc. (Hons), RD
Dietitian
When knowing what to eat isn’t enough, Tilly McKenzie helps you turn advice into everyday habits.
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Laura Ugwuoke, BSc, RD
Dietitian
If you are managing diabetes, high cholesterol, digestive symptoms, hormone-related changes, or simply trying to prevent health concerns before they take over, nutrition can start to feel like…
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Sylvia Kim, BSc, CDE, RD
Dietitian
Living with diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or IBS can make food feel less like nourishment and more like a daily calculation.
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Christiano Pagotto, BScFN, MAN(c), RD
Dietitian
Knowing that you want to eat differently is one thing; knowing what to buy and cook tonight is another.
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Emily Saunders, BASc, RD
Dietitian
You do not need more nutrition noise — you need a Waterloo dietitian who can turn complex health concerns into a plan you can actually follow.
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Aruna Peri, MS, RD, PMP
Dietitian
You don’t need another restrictive food plan — you need a dietitian who can make nutrition feel clear, practical, and finally doable.
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Kara Tremblay, BASc, DDEPT, RD
Dietitian
When nutrition advice feels louder than your own needs, Kara Tremblay helps you find a clear and practical way forward.
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Limited availability
Liza Boyar, BASc, MHSc, RD
Dietitian
If every nutrition article seems to contradict the last one, and you are tired of wondering whether you should cut carbs, eat more protein, or start over again…
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Evening availability
Ryan Farr, BA, MHSc, RD
Dietitian
When food feels confusing, uncomfortable, or harder than it should, Ryan FarrBA, MHSc, RD helps you find a plan that finally makes sense.
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Evening availability
Sarah Maki, BASc, RD
Dietitian
When feeding your child feels more stressful than it should, Sarah Maki, BASc, RD, helps you turn worry into a clear plan.
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Christina Wood, BSc, MAN, RD
Dietitian
If you’re exhausted by conflicting food rules, frustrated that weight-focused advice hasn’t lasted, or trying to improve blood sugar without feeling like your whole life has to revolve…
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Available this week
Brendan Cooke, BASc, MAN, RD
Dietitian
If you’re trying to improve blood sugar, lower cardiovascular risk, manage weight, or make sense of conflicting nutrition advice, you do not need another rigid meal plan that…
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Evening availability
Sabrina Lundsgaard, BSc, MPH, RD
Dietitian
When food has started to feel complicated, Sabrina Lundsgaard helps you turn nutrition into something clear, practical, and yours again.
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Next available: Nov 21
Samantha Rocca, BASc, PMDip, RD
Dietitian
When food feels confusing, stressful, or harder than it should, Samantha Rocca, BASc, PMDip, RD helps you make sense of it in a way that feels practical, compassionate,…
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Next available: Nov 27
Rachel Davidson-Evans, RD, BASc, DDEPT
Dietitian
As a Registered Dietitian, Rachel believes nutrition should support your health without making everyday life more complicated.
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Libardo Gallego, MSc, RD
Dietitian
Libardo Gallego, RD is a Registered Dietitian with more than 16 years of clinical experience helping individuals and families improve their health through practical, personalized nutrition care.
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Tracy Hussey, BASc, MSc, RD
Dietitian
When food decisions leave you uncertain, Tracy helps you find a practical way forward.
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Common questions
Do I need a referral, and will insurance reimburse dietitian visits?
No referral is needed. Book online or call 519-208-2273. CARESPACE does not bill insurance directly; you pay at each visit and receive a detailed receipt to submit to your extended health plan. Visits with a Registered Dietitian are reimbursed by many extended health plans up to an annual maximum, and visits with a naturopathic doctor or personal trainer are receipted separately under their own categories where your plan reimburses them. Check your plan for details.
How long does the program take?
It varies. Sustainable weight loss is gradual, and the right pace depends on your starting point, your health, and how much change your life can absorb at once. Most clients see their dietitian regularly at first, then less often as habits become routine. Your dietitian will talk with you about a realistic timeline at your first visit and revisit it as you go. The aim is changes that hold, not a finish line.
Will I have to follow a strict meal plan or cut out foods?
No. Your dietitian will not hand you a rigid plan or a list of forbidden foods, because those tend to work until they do not. Instead you will build an approach around the foods you like and the way your week actually runs, with structure where it helps and flexibility where you need it. If a specific plan would genuinely help you for a period, your dietitian can create one, but it will be built with you.
Why is a naturopathic doctor involved in a weight loss program?
Because weight is affected by things food alone does not address. A naturopathic doctor can order bloodwork to look at thyroid function, blood sugar regulation, iron, vitamin D and hormonal factors that influence appetite, energy and how your body stores fat. Where something shows up, they work with your dietitian so the plan reflects it. Not everyone needs this, and your dietitian will suggest it only when it makes sense for you.
Can the program support me if I am taking weight loss medication?
Yes. If your physician or nurse practitioner has prescribed a weight loss medication, a dietitian can help you eat well while on it, since reduced appetite can make it harder to get enough protein, fibre and nutrients. A personal trainer can help you maintain muscle during weight loss. Your dietitian does not prescribe or manage the medication, but works alongside whoever does so your nutrition supports the overall plan.
Ready to book?
Book online with any practitioner above, or call 519-208-2273 and our Central Reception Team will match you with the right person and the closest location.