How to Stick To Your New Years Resolutions

This new year are you committed to meeting your weight loss goals? If creating healthier habits and losing weight are among your new year’s resolutions, give yourself a huge pat on the back for making health a priority in your life this coming year.

Just saying your going to get healthy is easy, actually doing it is the hard part, you need a plan and you must stick to it!!!  Here’s a couple of tips to help you keep on track with your weight loss resolution.

1.) I believe in writing goals down. I’m always writing journals, blogs, nutrition diaries, things to do lists… and my personal new year’s resolutions. Putting all of your goals onto one piece of paper and then rewrite each one as a contract with yourself, and commit to them. Place your new year’s resolution contract somewhere that will keep you reminded of the promise you have made, maybe on the fridge (you’ll see it every-time you get a snack or thinking of cheating your self). Read your contract every day to remind yourself of your long term goals and resolutions.

2.) Don’t just say you’re going to start sometime this new year, that’s too broad a time frame. In fact, you may fall into the “I’ll start my diet next Tuesday trap” if you don’t set your start date in stone. Why not, mark your calendar for a specific date for each goal that you want to accomplish. For example, by July I would like to be walking three miles a day, or running two miles. When you have a set date in mind you” ll be able work your way up to those three mile walks, starting out with ten minutes of walking each day, will get you closer to your goals, and help keep you on track to achieving them.

3.) Only make tiny changes every week don’t worry they will add up in time. It’s easier to move one stone at a time rather than a whole mountain, right? Here are some good examples of weekly changes you could incorporate into mini-goals, for this new year:

Week One: Vow to drink at least 8 glasses of water each day.
Week Two: Take the stairs at work instead of riding the elevator.
Week Three: Switch to fruit juice instead of diet sodas.
Week Four: No more eating fried foods, and stop going out for fast food.
Week Five: Commit to eating one vegetarian meal a week.

I want you to succeed, and you can reach your goals. If you slip don’t get down on your self it happens. You can do it!!