Remember To Keep New Year’s Resolutions
Most of us go through the motions every year, promising ourselves that this time we’re going to eat better, lose weight or get into shape.
Trouble is, we tend to start out strong but then the old habits creep back in often in a matter of weeks. Part of the problem is that many of us approach New Year’s resolutions as a sprint, rather than a marathon. We set our sights on making a lot of changes all at once, and plunge ourselves into a makeover that we can’t sustain.
Remember to keep new year’s resolutions
Commit to your resolutions
Once you’ve decided what your resolutions are, write them down. Putting your challenges and plans in writing will help you commit to them.
Make your resolutions specific
When you put your resolutions into words, make them as specific as you can.
It’s great to say that you want to “eat less fat,” but that’s too vague. Instead, you might set a measurable goal to “limit my fat intake to 40 grams a day.”
Prioritize your resolutions
If your list of resolutions is fairly long, you might want to prioritize them and tackle a few of the easier ones first. This can help to give you the confidence that you can, in fact, achieve what you’ve set out to do. But if you feel that you’re trying to make too many changes at once, you might need to trim your list a little bit.
Practice new habits
Be patient it takes a while for new habits to settle in and feel natural and comfortable. Keep track of the “measurables” that you included in your resolutions such as your calorie or fat intake, the number of fruit and vegetable servings you’ve had, or the number of times per week that you packed a healthy lunch instead of eating out.
Put your new habits in place
Once you’ve made your commitments, you’ll need to plan for how you can put your new habits into practice. If you’re working on your eating habits, have you cleared all the junk food out of the house? If you’re planning to cook more meals at home, do you have the right foods in your refrigerator, pantry, and freezer?
