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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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!

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!

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