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Welcome to the dawn of a new decade. I would be lying if I said I was sad to see the last one go.
It's a new year, and once again we will all spend time analyzing our lives. We will wonder if there is something we can change that could make our lives better in the coming year.
Contributing editor Melissa Ford asked the question - What Is Your New Years Resolution?
The most popular resolution is some version of diet and weight loss. There's a good chance that you've either made this resolution at some time in the past or are considering making it this year. The problem with this resolution is...It's the one you are most likely to fail at.
We go into these resolutions with such good intentions. If we could just lose the extra weight we would feel better, look better, and be a healthier version of ourselves. We feel so motivated in those first few days and weeks of the new year...So why do so many of us fail?
Needing A Little New Years Resolve...
I'm not big on New Years resolutions... I never have been. I tried it last year, resolving to lose 20 pounds, and it worked... until I gained it all back again.
That said, I feel the need for some personal resolve right now. Maybe it's just a coincidence that it comes at the new year but I'm feeling the need for a shift in my life.
From The Bayou Belles and Their Beau - Why Set Myself Up For Failure...
Here's the deal about New Year's resolutions related to me.
I've made resolutions in the past only to fail. I'm good for a couple of weeks and then am back to my old habits. Self-control and willpower are not my strong suits.
But just because most people fail at resolutions to lose weight, that doesn't mean you shouldn't make them. Regardless of what day of the year we are in, goals of getting ourselves to a healthy weight are still always a good thing. But if we are going to have any chance at all of success, we need more than just a resolution, we need a plan.
Sheryl Canter wrote - 5 Secrets to Turning Resolutions Into Reality...
Even after good years there is always a little sadness because the passage of time reminds us we are mortal. So resolutions for the new year inevitably involve renewed commitment to healthy habits: quit smoking, exercise more, lose weight. Unsurprisingly, given that the new year comes after a month of heavy holiday eating, a commitment to lose weight is the most common new year resolution of all.
For most people, the commitment doesn’t last. Good intentions translate into a burst of short-term effort followed by discouragement, self-recrimination, and finally giving up. You stop even trying, for a while, anyway.
From Jo at Cranky Fitness - What Nursing School Taught Me About Resolutions...
We all make resolutions to do stuff, all the time. If those resolutions are gonna be achievable, they have to be less amorphous than, say, "I'll lose twenty pounds this year." Do that, and you end up putting a chain around the fridge during the last week of November, and what kind of fun is that?
I'm not saying that putting your goals into a solid, timed, measurable form is fun, exactly, but it can be really helpful. Being specific about what you want to achieve and consciously setting out the steps necessary to get to where you want to be clarifies things immensely. You can check and recheck and modify your planning as you have to/want to, you can tweak things that don't work, and you have a record of what you've been doing.
New Years Resolution: Never Diet Again...
What does diet mean anyway? I have no qualm with the true definition of diet, but the connotations that run along with "diet" generally mean restriction of calories--usually at the expense of nutrition. This leads to yo-yo's. Some sociologists say that as women get more powerful they are encouraged to look less powerful, skinny, band waif-like. Perhaps this is what is viewed as attractive in culture today but I propose simplifying things and just eat in such a way that supports health instead of trying to shed pounds.
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