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It’s that time of year! New Year’s Resolutions. A fresh start. A time to plan the new year and make goals.\u00a0If you’re new to the blog, check out these two posts:<\/p>\n

21 Days to a New Life<\/a><\/p>\n

Five Truths of Weight Loss<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some common New Year’s Resolutions and better alternatives:<\/p>\n

The Fast\/Juice Cleanse<\/h4>\n

I see “detox diets<\/a>” all over the blog world, magazines and social media in January. I know several people that do this every January. If it works for them, kudos. Of course the people I know doing the detox cleanses are already pretty fit. I understand the desire to detox after the holiday bingeing<\/a>! But it’s not always safe.<\/p>\n

First, it’s not healthy to suddenly stop eating for a period of time. It can mess up metabolism and cause more issues than it fixes. Second, it would be quite a shock to go from eating 3000+ calories a day to 500. I envision nausea, headaches, stomachaches, and a whole mess of other issues. It’s a fad diet and fad diets aren’t long-term solutions.<\/p>\n

My suggestion is to analyze your current diet and make small changes to improve your diet. Find ways to eat more fruits and vegetables. Skip dessert for awhile. Stop drinking beer. There are a million HEALTHIER ways to “detox” and start eating a healthier diet.\u00a0Read this post I wrote on\u00a0Why All or Nothing Doesn\u2019t Work For Me<\/a>. Moderation is better than strict denial.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to lose weight!”<\/h4>\n

This is probably the #1 New Year’s Resolution and for good reason. Obesity rates are increasing to astronomical numbers year after year. Losing weight is a noble goal and a healthy goal. Losing 100 pounds prevented me from developing diabetes (I was pre-diabetic), lowered my blood pressure to a normal number, and fixed the joint and back pain I had from carrying around too much weight. These are all good things!<\/p>\n

The reason I say don’t make this your goal, is because it’s not specific. My suggestion for anyone wanting to lose weight is to make a goal, break it down into baby-steps and make sure they are ATTAINABLE. Don’t set yourself up for failure before you even start.<\/p>\n

A better goal would be “I will try and lose 5 pounds each month this year.” Or “I will try and lose 1 pound a week in January.” When I decided to lose 100 pounds, I made a smaller goal first. 100 pounds was a huge number in my head and overwhelmed me. Instead, I set out to lose 25 pounds. When I reached that goal, I changed it to 50 and so on. Taking it in smaller chunks helped me to be successful!<\/p>\n

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“I’m going to the gym every day!”<\/h4>\n

Again, a noble goal but unrealistic. I don’t even go to the gym every day! Rest days are an important part of fitness and too many people skip this part. It leads to plateaus, over-use injuries, burnout and failure. Instead, start small.<\/p>\n

I’ve seen it over and over again. Friends on social media posting that their goal is to go to the gym every day! And I see it. People flood my gym in droves. It’s crowded, it’s unpleasant, it’s annoying<\/a> for the regular gym-goers (especially if the newbies don’t follow gym rules and etiquette<\/a>) but it doesn’t usually last. Each week that ticks by, the resolutioners start to disappear. Why? Maybe because they set unrealistic goals for themselves.<\/p>\n

So start small. Make a goal to do some kind of physical activity 3 days a week to start. On your “non-gym” days, include a walk. It’s not going to get you to your goal if you burn yourself out right from the start. Not only that, not easing in to a workout routine can cause injury. You know what happens if you do 40 squats in one session after not doing any? Yeah, you’ll be crippled. Hello hamstrings! I’ve done it myself! So now you’re crippled and in pain, resenting the gym and hating to workout–which makes it easier to just quit. Don’t set yourself up for failure!<\/p>\n

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Finally, here are some past posts that I’ve written regarding weight loss, new year’s resolutions and being successful in your goals. Check them out:<\/p>\n

For Those Ready For a Change<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Start Losing Weight Now<\/a><\/p>\n

I Hate Going to the Gym<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Wait!<\/a><\/p>\n

How Are Your Goals?<\/a><\/p>\n

7 Secrets to Making This Year the Best Year Ever<\/a><\/p>\n

Choosing the Right Gym<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Can\u2019t I Lose Weight?<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope this post has helped some readers. If you’re feeling that spark of inspiration because it’s a new year and a new start, harness that feeling and funnel it into a specific, attainable goal. You can do this!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year! New Year’s Resolutions. A fresh start. A time to plan the new year and make goals.\u00a0If you’re new to the blog, check out these two posts: 21 Days to a New Life Five Truths of Weight Loss Here are some common New Year’s Resolutions and better alternatives: The Fast\/Juice Cleanse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[101,2663,1452,154,318,319,258,261,298,3372,3212],"tags":[7678,7679,2031,7677,8662,805,2191,952,8758,5760],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41156"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41156"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41342,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41156\/revisions\/41342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}