Make a new kind of New Year’s resolution
“Lose weight” is one of the top New Year’s resolutions every year. You’ve probably made it once or twice yourself, right…”When people resolve to ‘lose weight,’ they are actually saying, ‘I want to feel and look better.’ This is year why not try to side line weight loss and be just happy and eat healthy weight loss will automatically follow…here are few more ideas..
Another year, yet another resolution
The meaning of ‘resolution’?“ is ‘solution,’ meaning you are solving a problem, with the prefix ‘re,’ which usually means again. We strive to solve a problem again and again and again
Here are a few ideas to make a new kind of resolution
Being with nature
Being in nature can have a big effect on an overloaded mind, Find a place in nature that speaks to you, whether it’s a spot in your backyard or a bench at a local park. Visit there regularly, even if it’s only for a short time. get some fresh air every day. Eg-take a quick walk around your office building at lunch, or wake up 15 minutes earlier and jog around your neighborhood.
Step away from the screen
Turn the TV off, leave the mobile and tablet out of your bedroom, and pick up a good book
Sleep more
Sleeping helps you burn fat, decreases stress, improves your immune system and boosts your mood and mental clarity
“Slowly change your routine to add 15 minutes a night until you get to eight hours,”
Add something Instead of subtracting
Make a resolution to add something, Add a serving of vegetables to every meal. Add protein to your snacks. Add two glasses of water to your daily routine. You’ll find over time that these additions will leave no room for unhealthy habits.
The same resolution can be used for other areas of your life, too. Add 15 minutes of meditation to your bedtime routine or 15 minutes of classical music to your commute to help you destress. Add some organization time to your daily schedule. Add a book on financial planning to your reading list.. or do 15 minutes of yoga. Today, you’ll take the kids to the park instead of handing them a video game controller. Not all at once but one thing every day.
Be Better may be not perfect
Every day make a promise with yourself to be a little bit better like for eg at snacks, instead of chips, you buy an apple. Instead of watching TV you do 15 minutes of yoga or take the kids to the park. Start with one thing every day.
Aim to treat yourself and your loved ones better, start your New Year with this and good habits will follow.
Stop multitasking
Be mindful while eating i.e not eating in front of the TV, while on the computer, checking e-mails on the phone or iPad, eating while driving in the car. … The list goes on and on.”
Research shows that people who practice mindfulness weight less, stress less and smile more. And those who try to multitask might end up doing it badly and in turn getting stressed. So make an effort to be present this year.
Try something new
Try a yoga class or a Spin class. If you don’t enjoy that, try Pilates or Zumba. Go ice skating or skiing…go hiking
Want to eat better? Take a healthy cooking class.
If you enjoy something, you’re more likely to do it again.
“The goal is to rediscover yourself
“Find those things that bring a smile to your face and good health to your body, and your New Year’s resolution will become a way of life
Choose a theme
“Choosing just one word that describes how you want to feel instead of what you think you should do or accomplish in the New Year is really powerful,“ “Once you’ve chosen your themeThroughout the year, it will guide you in aligning actions, behavior, goal-setting and even how to make the best use of your free time.”
So just like how we being with not giving priority to weight loss but to eat healthy should be your new year resolution.
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