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New Year Healthier You Director Speak New Year’s resolutions are a bit like babies: They’re fun happier. Don’t decide to change to please anyone but to make but extremely difficult to maintain. yourself. Each January, roughly one in three people resolve to Use positive language. Talk to yourself positively and better themselves in some way. A much smaller develop a “can-do” attitude. Find a realistic role model percentage of people actually make good on those living your goal. If they can do it, so can you. resolutions. While about 75% of people stick to their Anticipate roadblocks and rebound from set-backs. If goals for at least a week, less than half (46%) are still on things come up that prevent you from sticking to your target six months later. plan, make alternative plans for situations you cannot It's hard to keep up the enthusiasm months after you've avoid. See how you can get back on track as quickly as swept up the confetti, but it's not impossible. This year, possible and do better next time. Track your progress pick one of the following worthy resolutions, and stick periodically. Try once a week. with it. Here’s to your health! Build a support team. Get support from your family, friends, and co-workers to encourage you when your Set realistic goals. Make resolutions that are doable for resolve weakens. If your resolution involves quitting a you. If you want to exercise five times a week, but serious addiction like smoking, drinking or an eating haven’t done it in the past, set your goal to exercise disorder, get professional help and join a support group twice a week. if possible. Take small steps. Set small goals you can achieve more Celebrate your successes. Reward yourself when you quickly in the interim that achieve more quickly in the meet your smaller goals, as well as celebrate when you interim that work toward your overall goal. These will achieve your resolutions. give you a more immediate feeling of success. Be specific. Rather than “I will exercise more,” try “I will go Appreciate what you have and build on it for a healthier for a walk at lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays.” Write lifestyle. Welcome the New Year with a renewed down your resolution and a realistic action plan. Try to commitment to living healthy. These wellness resolutions will keep you energized, fit, and beautiful, make your plan as easy as possible for yourself. inside and out., Change for yourself. Look at your solutions as positive changes that will help you live healthier and Happy 2014 New Year