Tuesday, July 3

At 8 am we arrived at the Diet and Fitness Center (DFC) to observe a resting metabolic rate (RMR) test that clients can recieve at an additional cost. The RMR is measure of how many calories you expend in a day without including any activity. There are several ways to measure this, but the method they used was a machine connected to a computer that you breath into it. It tracks the amount of oxygen that you inhale which the computer can determine from this the amount of calories you expend at rest. The dietitians give all clients an estimated RMR using a formula. Many people think they have a slow metabolism to explain being overweight, however many tend to be in the normal RMR range. After the test, we went to observe the basic nutrition class new students attend. It was interesting, and the clients seemed to find it extremely informative. Next we went to work front of the house in foodservice. This means we were out with the servers trying a new method to get clients served quicker. After lunch, we each observed a counseling session. This was educational to see, since rarely are students able to sit in on one on one counseling sessions in a private setting. Next it was off to the coast! We left the DFC early to pack up and hit the road for Beaufort, North Carolina. The next 2 days we'll be at Duke's Marine Research Lab. The drive took three and a half hours. When we got there, we found our hotel, The Beaufort Inn, right on the Bogue Sound (a waterfront). Our hotel room was paid for by Duke. We walked the three blocks down to Front Street where all the restaurants and
shops are in Beaufort to meet our Shawn, our Duke Marine Lab tour guide. He and his wife showed us around and took us to a great restaurant for dinner called the Blue Moon Bistro. We had a 3 course meal that was simply fabulous.

Picture is of Beaufort from Duke Marine Lab across Bogue Sound.