Comments on: How Do You Feel About New Year's Resolutions?

By: Nomie

Nomie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:04:38 +0000

My resolution was health-at-any-size-based, and also included mental health. It’s just to move more. I mean, part of it is that I miss being in shape – fat but in shape, not out of breath when I go for a short walk. But the other part is that this past year I moved back home with my parents and haven’t even managed to get a job yet. Me and millions of others, I know, but I miss having independence and the ability to do things like go visit friends or travel. So I’m working on both of those this year.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:47:46 +0000

MANY good points above. I think a lot of it depends on whether you’re the type of person who gets jazzed by checking things off of a list, or who gets demoralized if every item can’t be checked off. If you’re the former, then making a lot of resolutions is great (so long as they’re the attainable behavior kind, rather than the unattainable goal kind). If you’re the latter, then having three well-thought out resolutions is probably a better way to go, if you want to do it at all.

For me, I like making changes throughout the year, and Jan 1 is a good time to take some stock of things when there’s a cultural reminder to pay attention. Years ago, I did the ‘I will lose weight!’ kinds of resolutions, and they always failed. Shocker, huh?

This year I’m sticking a toe back in, but it’s more a continuation of what I’ve been doing through the year – stating my intentions to keep on doing the things that have been working (exercising and thanking god for the EW fitness challenges that are keeping me accountable, taking vitamins, trying to be more aware of my body) while avoiding things that don’t (eating ‘convenient’ food that makes my body miserable, ignoring my body’s signals that it’s tired/bored/hungry/etc.)

Without this post, I don’t know if I would have listed them all out like that – it’s good to name them so specifically, since it reminds me to actually *do* them!

By: Colette

Colette — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:13:52 +0000

I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions (although last year was an exception – I did something new every day). I do think that the key is to keep trying – if you don’t do what you wanted to do one day, start over the next day.

I have to say, though, that I’m looking forward to the traffic at the gym dying down (not that I’ve made it there this year).

By: Rachie

Rachie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:42:05 +0000

I have goals, not resolutions, because everybody knows that resolutions only hold until the middle of February. :) My goals for 2009 are to:

drink 24 oz water/day (that’s 24 oz more than I was drinking)
limit Diet Coke intake to 12-24 oz/day (that’s about 80 oz less than I was drinking)
brush teeth morning and night
walk on the treadmill four times a week for thirty minutes

(I’m trying to trick my body into losing weight without dieting. Shhh–don’t tell her!)

By: BigGirl

BigGirl — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:16:27 +0000

Maybe resolutions should guidelines and not rules that way there is a bit more flexability. Mine would be to have more patience. Wish me luck with that!

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:04:48 +0000

Today I went to the gym— and they have a total of 30 treadmills— every one of them was taken– I HATE that ! I can’t wait until mid February when everyone jumps off the resolution trek

I used to always resolve to lose weight– it’s basically what I wanted my entire life– but resolving to do something doesn’t mean squat– so I oppose resolutions– I don’t need a new year to motivate me to do the right thing— I do it because I know I need to and I want to improve my life

I LOVE your blog! keep up the good work!– come over and check mine out– I just started it yesterday! :o)

http://two81.blogspot.com/

Ana

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:02:47 +0000

Well my resolution is to Wii-cercise more. Cause I know I need to exercise more, yet I’m a gaming nerd. Thank goodness Nintendo was smart enough to come up with a happy medium between the two.

That and I have yet to really get anywhere in that new Raving Rabbids TV Party game.

By: CindyS

CindyS — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:22:55 +0000

I don’t do resolutions; haven’t for some years now. Instead, I choose a theme for the year which represents some area of my life that I want to focus on. Since September 2007 I’ve been on a journey for increased health and fitness, and I am using the “clean start” of a new year to rededicated myself to that and to re-examine what’s working, what’s not, what needs to be let go and what needs to be refreshed. This approach works well for me as the goals grow organically out of the theme, without added pressure to check them off my long, long list of things to do. :)

By: Andrea (Off Her Cork)

Andrea (Off Her Cork) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:19:10 +0000

Before I never really made resolutions because I never thought they were worth it. This year I have changed. In 2008 I did a lifestyle change, I started eating more fruits and veggies, I became a runner, and I dropped 25lbs. So for ’09 I have “goals” because if I can do all that stuff I feel like I can do anything! :D So yes I have lots of goals for this year and I’m hoping to accomplish them all!

By: FatNsassy

FatNsassy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:49:33 +0000

I am not making any health based resolutions this year. My only resolution is to save money. Given that in 3 months I will probably lose my job and only heaven knows where I may end up, I could care less about adding a few years to my life. Sadly, it is only my bank account that matters now!