Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions: Tips for a Healthier 2025 – Many well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions, such as eating better, getting in shape, being healthier, and stopping bad habits, are abandoned by the second Friday in January. This happens frequently enough that it has now been given the moniker “Quitter’s Day.” We mean well, we just have difficulty figuring it out and if we make one slip up, we tend to give up completely.
The Key to Lasting Health: Lifestyle Changes
The key to lasting health is lifestyle. Without making lifestyle changes to improve health and quality of life, it is difficult to make healthy resolutions stick. Weight loss pills, diet fads, or crazy exercise programs are not the solution. Lasting results come from behavioral changes such as eating better and living a healthier lifestyle.
Healthy Habit Formation: A Step-by-Step Guide
This New Year, think about changing unhealthy habits to new ones that are good for you. It usually takes about 2-6 months for behavioral changes to become daily habits. Create your new “norm” of eating better, staying active, and living a healthy lifestyle.
Effective Tips for Eating Healthier in the New Year
Here are some tips to help you stick with your resolution of eating healthier:
Make resolutions that you think you can keep.- Start small and focus on a week at a time.
- Instead of thinking about how much weight you want to lose, focus on making healthier decisions.
- Make it a positive experience and keep doing it until it becomes a habit.
- Remove all that junk food in your kitchen, pantry, refrigerator, office, and even your car!
- Replace with healthy snacks like fresh fruit, nuts, and raw veggies you can munch on.
- Select a workout routine and schedule time.
- Don’t give up. You are worth it!
Make resolutions that you think you can keep.Sticking to Your Resolutions: Overcoming Challenges
Sticking to a resolution all year long can be difficult, but only if you let it. The important thing is to remember that successfully changing your behavior comes from the inside out. Accept that by taking small steps in the right direction will help you reach a positive outcome.
The Role of Professional Support in Achieving Health Goals
As part of your PPMA membership, our One-on-One Nutrition Program, with registered dietitian Romana Brennan, provides you the tools you need to set yourself on the path to reaching your health goals and maintaining your resolutions.