New Year’s Resolutions

Many people make New Year’s Resolutions such as “I will exercise more, I will lose weight, I will clean out my closet, or I will be more productive with work.” These rarely work as they are usually all or nothing type resolutions where one missed day sabotages the whole plan. “Either I accomplish this today or I am doomed for failure and I might as well give up.” Sound familiar? It’s a constant pattern of one step forward, two steps back.

If losing weight is your goal and you overindulge for one day, banish thoughts like I’ll start over tomorrow or I’ll eat healthy next week. That is mental garbage! The idea you can work off a binge with a cleanse is just not the way the body works. You won’t see results but you could do damage to your metabolism. Your body loves consistency and hates extremes. If you try to banish all carbs, you will fail because the all or nothing approach rarely works. You just have to eat things in reasonable amounts. One of the easiest things you can do is to banish foods from your house that later tend to make you feel awful. Throw away those trigger foods.

Also recognize those weasel words. What are those? They are words such as “I don’t feel like it today or I’ll exercise later after work…I can skip one day.”

If you struggle with weight loss or motivation to achieve goals, I can help. Hypnosis and life coaching are very effective means to move forward in your quest to be a better you. Please do not hesitate to call me or email me for guidance. holtadams2002@yahoo.com or 361.442.9590. My office is currently closed for in person visits but I am available by phone or email.