Why Wait Until the New Year to Resolve to Get Fit?

New Years rresolutions are all the rage, yet most resolutions are destined for failure. I see it year after year in the fitness industry. People wait for that date and go wild with their diets and lack of exercise before the holidays. Then January is here. Many join a gym, start going to a class, go on a diet, etc, etc, etc.  What happens in February, March, April? Often by then something has happened to derail the resolution and it goes away to try again next year. Sound familiar?

Lets be realistic. If you want to set a New Years resolution to get in better shape and lose weight, why wait for January 1st? Could you do something today to help you achieve that goal? Of course you can! Can you skip McDonalds today or at least make a better choice when you go there? Of course you can!
Can you substitute just one glass of water for that soda? Of course you can!
Can you park just a little farther away from the front door of the grocery store and walk a few extra steps to get inside and back out to your car? Of course you can!

What I am really talking about is setting small achievable goals. Lets look at just one that I mentioned above, replacing one 12oz can of soda for a bottle of water.
12oz Pepsi = 150 Calories with 41 Grams of Sugar
Water = 0 Calories and 0 Grams of Sugar
There are 47 days left until new years.
Multiply 150 times 47 to get 7,050 Calories
Approximately 3,500 Calories = 1 Pound
Result from replacing one 12oz Pepsi with water? 2 lbs by New Year's Day!

That is one small change. So you dont drink soda? Replace something else!

Next week add one small goal to this one. Each week add one small goal to your previous goals. All of those small goals will add up until 6 weeks from now, when your goals have created or are creating 6 healthier habits, you might just find that New Year's resolution is well on its way to being resolved itself!

Here is the key. Today is November 15th. Start Today!


Another interesting read is this artilce on why resolutions fail.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201012/why-new-years-resolutions-fail