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It’s usually about this time of year that New Year’s Resolutions begin to fall by the wayside.  Is this feeling true for you as well?

I think it’s helpful to remember that you’re not alone, and also to be gentle with yourself and not go down a path of beating yourself up as you may have done in the past.  Focus on what you have been doing and what is going well, and take some time to course-correct as needed.

My clients often experience this challenge as well.  They get off to a great start and feel really excited and tapped in to what they want and where they’re headed, and then they reach a point where they feel like they’re losing steam and that it’s all becoming too much.  That’s where the support and accountability from me, as their coach, comes into play.  And that’s why you’ll often hear me advising you to consider getting some support as well in your own journey; going it alone is usually a recipe for frustration and frequently leads to a person giving up.

I also find that connecting back in with the basics, and really making sure that you’re building a solid, sustainable foundation of health, can be just what you need to renew your commitment and continue to move forward.

One of the basic building blocks that I would like to share, or perhaps remind you of, is the optimal eating schedule.  Below you will find a schedule that promotes consistent energy, stable blood sugar, balanced moods, and effective metabolism.  Compare it to your current daily schedule and make any necessary tweaks.

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Breakfast:  Eat within an hour of getting up, ideally before 8:00 a.m.

Mid-morning snack:  Around 10:00/10:30

Lunch:  Between 11:30 and 12:30

Mid-afternoon snack:  Around 2:30/3:00

Dinner:  Eat by 6:00 p.m.

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Have you made a New Year’s Resolution to lose some weight and really focus on your health and take better care of yourself?  If so, I’d love to assist you with reaching your goals.  One of the ways to increase your chances of losing weight and keeping it off is to make sure your metabolism is working as efficiently as possible.   Toward this end, our most recent teleclass offers some great strategies and suggestions.

You can tune in below, or to download the call to your MP3 player please click here. (Just scroll down to the 1/11/10 episode).

We will be conducting a teleclass every other Monday evening on health-related topics.  Hope you can join us.

Have a topic in mind that you would like us to consider covering during one of our Monday teleclasses?  Leave a comment below to let me know!

If losing weight is on your list of New Years Resolutions, then you’ll want to tune in to this information-packed teleclass.  During the call my co-host Theresa and I revealed some great tips that might turn out to be just what you need in order to be more successful in your weight loss journey, and in keeping the weight off long-term (which is what we all really want anyway, isn’t it?). 

You can listen in below or click here to download the recording to your MP3 player (just scroll down to the 12/28/09 episode).

Interested in learning more about weight-loss related topics, tune in for our next free teleclass on Monday, 1/11/10, at 8:30 p.m. eastern time.  This upcoming teleclass will focus on metabolism.  You can get the call-in details for Monday’s class here. 

We will be conducting a teleclass every other Monday evening on health-related topics.  Hope you can join us.

Have a topic in mind that you would like us to consider covering during one of our Monday teleclasses?  Leave a comment below to let me know!

Are you one of the millions of people who make a weight loss resolution each New Year’s?  If so, you might find the article below to be of great value, in providing an additional perspective on weight loss and helping you to move forward with your goals.  Take a look:

http://weightloss.suite101.com/article.cfm/new_year_weight_loss_success