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March 18, 2017

This Year Make New Year’s Resolutions That You’ll Actually Keep

Nutrition, Weight loss, Fat Loss, New Year Resolutions

shutterstock_62795851.jpgWith 2015 coming to a close, the promise of a new year on the horizon beckons. A fresh start, a clean slate; it’s time to make some new year’s resolutions. During the shortest and darkest days of the year when the festivities have passed and the family has flown the nest, it’s not surprising that many people find the post-Christmas period a little depressing.

If you’re feeling glum at the prospect of going back to a boring job, your regular routine and colder days on the horizon, you may find yourself in need of opening up the windows and letting in some metaphorical air by setting some ambitious goals for 2016. Good for you. So what’s the problem?

Sadly, less than one in ten people actually achieve their New Year’s resolutions, so if you’re like the 92% of the population who kick-start new plans and projects in January and then abandon them later on in the year, then it’s time to wise up. Stop writing down the same empty promises every year and start setting some New Year’s resolutions that you’ll actually keep.  

What Were The Most Common New Year’s Resolutions in 2015?

resolutions.jpgAccording to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, the most common resolutions of 2015 in order of popularity were:

  1. Lose weight
  2. Get organised
  3. Spend less, save more
  4. Enjoy life to the fullest
  5. Stay fit and healthy
  6. Learn something new
  7. Quit smoking
  8. Help others
  9. Fall in love
  10. Spend more time with the family

Why Do These Perfectly Good New Year’s Resolutions Fail?

Take a look at the list above and you’ll probably notice that they all have something in common. All of the resolutions written above are, first of all, very ambitious, and secondly, hard to quantify. Setting goals that are vague or unrealistic means that when we fail to see results quickly we tend to pull the plug.

How to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2016

istock_000015699824_extrasmall.jpgKeep them simple and make sure you set specific goals instead of general ones. Have another look at the list above and instead of writing “lose weight”, try changing the resolution to “lose half a stone by Easter”. If you really are serious about losing weight then you could take it a step further and jot down how you plan to do this; by modifying your eating habits or taking up steady exercise, for example.

When you say “help others” – define who you want to help and how. Whether it’s your next-door neighbour with limited mobility or child soldiers in Sierra Leone, once you have your target in mind, you can start going to the supermarket once a week or organising a sponsored fun run.

The same applies to “learn something new”. Think about what it is you would like to learn, from a new language to a healthier way of living. Quantifying your goals will make them much more obtainable and breaking challenges down into bite-sized pieces will make them easier to swallow.

Finally, learn to visualise your goals, as this will make them appear more real and, therefore more obtainable. If you want to “stay fit and healthy” then picture yourself at your ideal weight. Look at photos of yourself when you were at the weight you’d like to be, or when you took more time to take care of your diet. With a little bit of willpower and a realistic approach you can set resolutions that you’ll actually keep.

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