Replace Less Healthy Foods with Healthier Ones

If you started working on your New Year’s resolution without a plan, you may have already experienced obstacles. To avoid setbacks, write down what you believe you need to do to reach your first short-term goal. Focus on implementing new healthy habits rather than being obsessed over the bad habits you adopted during the pandemic. Start by replacing your favorite less healthy food with a more nutritious option. It does not matter how much motivation you have in January. To attain your weight loss goals requires keeping the inspiration alive by overcoming obstacles and modifying your strategies. If you are already struggling with keeping your New Year’s weight loss resolution, it is time to write down the reason why you decided to make the resolution in the first place.

• Set a Realistic Resolution - To lofty of a resolution can cause you to fail before you even get started. Achieving smaller goals early on can boost your motivation to keep you on track.
• Stay Persistent but Be Patient - Building healthier habits is as much a mental game as it is a physical one. Remaining optimistic about your achieving your goals makes it easier to deal with setbacks.
• Track Your Progression - Remember to reward yourself when you meet your goals each week, but don’t compromise your resolution with your reward. Remember, progress is not always linear.
• Recruit Healthy Support - Hitting a plateau can cause your progress to stall. Having a good support mechanism in place provides an accountability partner to help you overcome emotional barriers.
• Hold Yourself Accountable - Approach achieving your resolution one step at time by striving for progress, not perfection. Troubleshoot what barriers or obstacles may have gotten in your way.
• Plan on Keeping Your Resolution - Daily achievements add up. Plan on attaining the things you ultimately wanted to achieve. Hitting emotional barriers or a weight loss plateau is common.

People have been saying to eat less and exercise more for years without seeing the results they were seeking. The best plan you can have for losing weight is one that has been personalized for your body, your preferences, and your biochemistry. Moreover, any resolution you make regardless of the time of year should reflect exactly what you want to accomplish. Goals setting should be specific to the individual and not influenced by his or her friends and family. Being specific about your goals is the best way to launch a New Year’s resolution. That way making measurable actions a part of your day-to-day regimen will make it easier to resist temptation and reach your long-term goals. Since things we do over and over become habitual actions, it is easy to see how important it is to repeat your daily regime. That way your new habits require less energy.