Has Your New Year's Diet And Weight Loss Resolution Expired?

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Is it the same old story? New Year's comes around, resolutions are made with the best of intentions, then 2 weeks later you've gone back to your old habits? Let's face it, change is not easy, especially if you are 35 or older. That age was chosen randomly but the point is that if you've had more years to develop your own particular style and habits, then getting out of that 'comfort' zone - quite possibly a 'rut' - is not easy. We've all made resolutions for the new year, most of which have not turned quite the way we imagined

Why is it that we have such a hard time with resolutions? I believe the answer comes in two parts. One is comfort, as mentioned. The second is change.  It's much easier to be comfortable with what we know, what we're used to, what difficulties we can predict with some certainty...so long as things stay pretty much the way they are.  If and when we decide to change, that means new thoughts, new ideas, new plans, goals, actions... and most all, energy. When it comes to change, the older we are, the steeper the climb depending on the goal. Either way, the energy required is going to be more than if we're 20 years old with not much in the way of habits yet established. At 45, we've got plenty of habits and routines that we are used to, and any variation from our daily routine is going take some additional energy, focus, and planning if we are going to make it into a new daily habit.

Now if you're setting out to lose weight and get fit, we're talking about a whole host of new actions - a different diet, that means a different shopping list, new recipes, new ways to cook; and how about exercises, that means a membership if you don't have one, finding the time to get there, being introduced and getting familiar with the machines, the workout classes, the trainers; oh yeah, what about the changes for your family - are they going to participate? Whew! I'm gettin' worn out just thinking of what you're gonna have to go through!

Now if you're new year's resolution was just to start each morning with a prayer, or a 5 minute stretch, or just to add one piece of fruit to your diet... do you think you could stick with that? That would be a much easier proposition than the one described above don't you think?  Well, what if you could combine the two - that is, have a diet or weight loss resolution but it only implemented one simple step at a time?  See, if you could just focus on a resolution to start drinking water this week more than any other beverage that you consume, well, you might be able to stick with it. Just that action alone has it's challenges. Why would you want to throw a whole new meal plan on top of that?

So here's what you do - check out The Vice Busting Diet Plans for a step-by-step approach to losing weight and getting your life back to healthy and fit. You know, a permanently healthy lifestyle. One where you have built up a slew of daily healthy habits that are going to stick with you. But you have to do them one at a time, developing the habit before you go to the next step. It's that simple, but you've got to stick to the plan without trying to jump ahead just to get results faster, because the idea is not fast results but permanent results. This may not be what you want to hear, but it's the only way to end the obesity epidemic.

The Health & Wellness Institute

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