What\u2019s your goal? A.)Want to improve your financial situation? \u00a0B.)Spend more quality time with your family? C.) Lose weight?\u00a0 Maybe you, like most of us, want option D. All of the above.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you want to join the 8% of the people who will actually KEEP their resolution, you\u2019ll need to start with these 2 things, and a dose of realism.<\/p>\n Definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 1-BE A BIT MORE LIKE JANUS<\/strong> (Evaluate):\u00a0 Turns out, the idea of making New Year\u2019s resolutions dates back to Roman god Janus in 153 B.C, who had the ability to look backwards and forwards. \u00a0<\/p>\n Look back onto 2010 and find one thing you want to change in 2011. Then think back to when<\/em> that thing changed from being okay to becoming an \u201cemotional burden\u201d. [Example: My weight was okay (not great) but then I lost my job, got depressed and started to overeat.]\n Knowing what you know now (the consequences of your action)\u2026 if you could go back to that time, what would you tell yourself? Instead of fill in the blank <\/span><\/strong>(ex: eating a bag of potato chips when I\u2019m upset<\/span>)_, DO THIS\u00a0 fill in the blank <\/strong>(ask a friend to go for a walk and talk when\u00a0 I need \u201ccomfort\u201d)<\/span>.\u00a0 Whatever you would say after the \u201cDO THIS\u201d, should be your doable resolution for 2011<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2- ASK FOR DIRECTIONS<\/strong>:\u00a0 We\u2019ve all heard jokes about how men won\u2019t stop for directions when they\u2019re lost- which is funny \u00a0\u2018cause it\u2019s true- but in reality, aren\u2019t we all guilty of doing the same thing? \u00a0Whatever point in 2010 you just identified as being \u201cwhere things went wrong\u201d is essentially where you got lost.<\/p>\n This time, ask for directions!\u00a0 Get help from a friend, good ole\u2019 google, or a professional.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t, chances are time will pass and you\u2019ll find that you\u2019ve turned in circles to just come back to where you started.<\/p>\n If your goal is to lose weight in 2011, we want to give you real, long-term solutions for your resolution. We’ll help you to stop dieting and start living a healthy lifestyle. Check out our New Year, \u00a0New You <\/a>special we are running for January.<\/p>\n Looking for more direction? Don’t miss our featured article this month – New Year\u2019s Resolutions, not just for January anymore!!<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Emily (Registered Dietitian) shows us how making small changes can have a significant impact\u00a0on your weight loss goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Would you make a New Year\u2019s Resolution if you knew you\u2019d be able to keep it? Whether you call it a New Year\u2019s resolution or just happened \u2013 sometime early January- to make the decision to make a few changes in 2011, we\u2019re going to give you a few solutions for your resolution. What\u2019s your… <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/skinnygene.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/janus-head-2.jpg\" "\\"janus")
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