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Many schemes promise quick ways to get rich, regrow hair, eliminate wrinkles or lose weight. While we wish we could say it was easy, changing behaviors to get healthier requires time, effort and sacrifice. At Nutrition Pair, we don’t believe in the fad diet approach. We work with you to help you discover your path to wellness. It’s not a one-time thing. Most clients we work with are seen at least on a monthly basis. We have found that this approach works best when clients are trying to change behaviors. There is no failure. If you can learn something new from each experience, you have not failed. This is true even if you have not reached your goals. Like plants, it takes time to grow new habits.

Setting up clear expectations is an important step in the change process. Remember, we are here to support you, cheer you on, and to hold you accountable as you find your way. We provide education, if necessary, and with your approval. You are the most important member of the team. Without your input, it will be difficult to help you grow.

If you desire a health change and are having a hard time figuring out where to start, contact us. We will be more than happy to help you plant the seeds of change, nourish their growth and remove unwanted behaviors blocking your path. Reach us at 252-335-WELL or visit us at www.NutritionPair.com. Meetings can be conducted face-to-face in our Elizabeth City office (across from the YMCA), via phone or via our HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. We are BCBS, Medicare & United providers.

To help you get started, we urge you to download our free e-book designed for those looking for ways to improve their diet, especially for those trying to prevent or better manage diabetes! Find it here: nutritionpair.com/7-diet-hacks.

By Angie & John Lamberson, Registered Dietitians, Certified Diabetes Educators & Integrative Health Coaches

Nutrition Pair, LLC

It’s Your Health. It’s Your Life. Make That Change!

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Team up with a health coach for a winning game plan to reach your health goals!

The New Year is here! What does that mean for you and your health? Are you one of the many planning to make resolutions and health goals for the New Year? Let’s talk about that. Change can be difficult to accomplish. To set the stage, we need a game plan! Like sports teams that have a goal to win championships, making health changes can be similar. We have an “opponent” – the behavior we want to change. We have “practice” – the other times we’ve made changes. We may even have a “scouting report” on our opponent – what has worked or not worked when making changes in the past. If we have that information, we can make a game plan!

Our plan doesn’t have to be as in-depth as a game plan for a football team playing in the Super Bowl but we still need to have a plan. The plan will help to provide guidelines of how to make changes. The plan needs to include action steps that follow the SMART system…Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely action steps. Write your plan down and have it available to refer back to. When we attempt change, we are bound to run into barriers and setbacks. Having a plan helps you be prepared to face barriers and find ways over, under, around or through them. Your health game plan needs to include contingency plans to help you use barriers as a springboard to greater things. We can’t plan for all barriers but we can be prepared. Hold yourself accountable to making changes but don’t allow yourself to be held hostage by them. If you run into a barrier, adjust your plan to get you back on track. Don’t let that barrier be an excuse to stop! What may also help you drive through a barrier is working with a coach. A health coach can provide you with accountability, guidance, motivation, celebration and cheer leading. A coach can also refer you to the professional services you may need to keep you moving forward. They can help you identify different action steps or take a new perspective on a problem that may help you find a new approach. Remember, you hold the keys to better health!

Warm wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year!

It’s Your Health. It’s Your Life. Make That Change!

~John

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