Happy New Year!

I used to do resolutions, usually “I’m going to lose weight,” but I don’t any more. By not setting resolutions, I don’t beat myself up for a lapse or complete failure of following a resolution. In the past few years it seems like I join a weight loss website or app every January. But it’s not really a resolution. The holidays are finally over and I can focus on my health again. This year, I’m trying to get back with my dietician and continue what I started last August. I gave up late October for the remainder of the year. After talking with family, therapist, and nurse practitioner, I decided that it was too much stress at the beginning of SAD. I think trying to start something on 1/1 that you wouldn’t start later in the year is asking for failure. 1/1 isn’t some magic date for me. It’s just another day.

Is January 1 significant to you? Have you ever kept a resolution? What helped?