Episode 97 — Yearly Body Composition Goals + How To Achieve Them

Most women end up burning out because they push too hard or they quit in frustration when they are doing ‘all the things’ and the scale doesn’t move at all or it moves inconsistently.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Shift from short-term scale obsession to yearly body composition goals
• Understand fat loss, muscle preservation, and why changing net weight alone isn’t enough for peri and post menopausal women
• Choose a realistic, calming yearly goal that supports consistency
• Reduce urgency, rebound eating, and all-or-nothing thinking
• Get results consistently and learn what WORKS
• Accurately track body composition against weekly habits so you know exactly what habits creates the results for YOU

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🎧 Best for you if: you’re tired of starting over and want a longer-term strategy that actually works in midlife.

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Audio engineering by Young Cub Audio.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

If you’ve ever felt like weight loss advice works for other people but not for you, this episode will finally put the pieces together.

In this foundational episode, you’ll learn:

• Why most weight loss plans fail even when you’re “doing everything right”
• The difference between short-term weight loss and long-term weight management
• How Integrative Weight Management accounts for:
  • midlife physiology
  • nervous system regulation
  • muscle, fuel, mindset, and follow-through
• Why sustainability matters more than intensity

This episode sets the framework for everything that follows in the coming months — so you can stop chasing fixes and start building results that actually last.

🎧 Best for you if: you want clarity, not more rules.

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🎁 Become a VIP Subscriber at HBeardsley.com/subscribe
Get two free gifts, subscriber-only tips, and an exclusive VIP discount on my digital Follow-Through Planner.

🛠️ This planner is the perfect tool to help you reach your weight goals & build the habits —and your future self—will thank you for.
Check it out here: HBeardsley.com/planner

📲 Connect with me on Instagram @ThriveInMidlife and join the conversation under this Episode's reel.

Audio engineering by Young Cub Audio.

As this year comes to a close, this episode is an invitation to pause.

Life doesn’t give us guarantees. Time moves forward whether we’re ready or not. And some days mark a clear before-and-after — the kind of days where nothing ever looks quite the same again.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear a deeply personal reflection inspired by three daily readings I return to each morning — The Daily Laws, The Daily Stoic, and The Daily Pressfield. Together, they point to a powerful truth: impermanence sharpens what matters, devotion gives us grounding, and wisdom comes from knowing what to hold tightly and what to hold lightly.

You’ll explore how this perspective reshapes the way you think about your goals — especially weight loss — not as something that defines your worth, but as a meaningful practice of self-respect, self-trust, and presence in your life.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever wondered:

• Why it’s worth working toward change even when nothing is promised
• How to care deeply about your goals without clinging to outcomes
• What weight management has to do with identity, integrity, and becoming who you are
• How to stay devoted to yourself through seasons of uncertainty and transition

You’ll leave with a calmer, steadier understanding of why this work matters — and why it’s also okay to hold it lightly.

As you move into a new year, this episode offers a gentle reminder:
Try. Care. Show up. And let life remain bigger than any single outcome.

Support the show

🎁 Become a VIP Subscriber at HBeardsley.com/subscribe
Get two free gifts, subscriber-only tips, and an exclusive VIP discount on my digital Follow-Through Planner.

🛠️ This planner is the perfect tool to help you reach your weight goals & build the habits —and your future self—will thank you for.
Check it out here: HBeardsley.com/planner

📲 Connect with me on Instagram @ThriveInMidlife and join the conversation under this Episode's reel.

Audio engineering by Young Cub Audio.