We're almost one month into the new year, so how are your health-related resolutions coming? If attendance rates at the gym are an indication of anything, I'd say you've either gotten into a new groove and are sticking with an exercise routine, or your willpower has already petered out. Come the first two weeks of January, it's always a battle to snag a treadmill or a good spot in a fitness class. Although the rational side of me is happy to see people out there improving themselves, the rest of me is pissed that they're in my way.
As far as resolutions go, I don't even bother making them anymore. I'm aware of my flaws and that I'm not going to magically have the desire to work on them just because it's January. That fact usually decreases my will to do anything, actually.
Turns out I'm not the only one giving up on the traditional means of getting in shape. This NPR article discusses how our perceptions of weight and healthy living are changing. Mainly, the shift toward making overall lifestyle changes instead of jumping on the newest diet train.
I can see how that would be a more successful mindset. Going on a diet is pretty much setting yourself an ultimatum: lose weight or you fail. And then feel like crap about it and not make any progress. A healthy lifestyle, on the other hand, is much more than just what you eat—it's your whole life. That should really be the focus anyway. (In case you’re looking for some tips, check this article out about losing weight.)
It's great if you can go the whole hog and always eat right, work out several hours every week, yadda yadda, but for most of us, it just doesn't work. And that’s okay. The little things can add up.
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