Alternative Resolutions for a Healthy New Year.

Amanda Shaffer — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:41:07 -0600

So, the holiday season is finally over! Time to assess the unhealthy choices that one may have made in the past six weeks (or longer!) and (possibly?) vow to change. For much of the population, this will mean weight loss or a dietary change (see here for an excellent BlogHer article on these topics), but there are a myriad of positive changes that one can make in honor of a new, healthier year.

Blogger mommyverde offers tips on reducing one's carbon footprint in her entry, "The 2008 Carbon Footprint Diet."

Do you know how you personally contribute to global warming? It's called your carbon footprint, and it's a measure of how much energy you and your family use each year, in terms of home energy consumption, driving, and other daily activities. This new year, calculate your footprint, and then find ways to help reduce it—saving you money and the earth a lot of stress.

Shades of Pink has been writing about her continual effort to incorporate more exercise and less stress in her life.

t’s 2008! Happy New Year! I’m starting fresh and committing myself to exercise. I’m starting small. I’m starting with Yoga. I’m participating in WoYoPracMo. What on earth is that, you ask? It stands for World Yoga Practice Month. In January 2008, I will practice Yoga in some form and blog it. I figure it’s perfect for training for The 3 Day while the weather is bad.

And My Total Chaos writes of the challenges that she's faced as she tries to quit smoking:

Today is day 2 of our New Year’s Resolution: to quit smoking. This is something we have wanted/needed to do for a long time but it seemed our time-tables were never in sync. Despite many attempts we remained smokers. Today I can honestly tell you that I have not “cheated” at all. I have not had a cigarette in over 36 hours.

Here's to a healthy and happy 2008!

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Alternative Resolutions for a Healthy New Year.