Why New Years Resolutions DON’T Work…Let me tell you what DOES work!
Firstly, Happy New Year to you all, I hope you had a lovely break 🥰
January is upon us and millions of people are setting AMBITIOUS (and let’s face it unattainable) New Year’s Resolutions –
❌ “No more Carbs”
❌ “No more sugar or junk food”
✔️ “Exercise more”
✔️ “Drink more water, drink less alcohol”
✔️ “Eat Healthier”
…..and the list goes on!🙈
By mid-January a large chunk of us abandon our resolutions and by the end of January over 60% of us give up our New Years Resolutions entirely.
Why? I’m going to share with you the most common pitfalls I experience as a Health Coach when working with my clients.
I’m also going to share with you how your dreaded New Year’s Resolutions can be rebranded into achievable, bite size nuggets of “Can Do’s” and “Actionable Steps” rather than rigid, restrictive and let’s face it depressing goals!
➡️Is this you?
- You’re bombarded with pressure from Social Media to be and to look a certain way?
- Your goals are overwhelming and not very specific “Lose 10lb in January”?”
- Your relying on Willpower Alone (no support system, routine or accountability in place)?
- It’s an “All or nothing” template that you have created with very little wriggle room?
🆘If the above sounds like you, let me take you by the hand and show you how in 2025 YOU can do things differently, more enjoyably whilst also getting “LONG lasting results”, not “QUICK fixes”!
1. Get Smart! - For example your goal is “Exercise More”.. .mmmm fairly vague!
So here’s how you do it⬇️
Instead of saying “I want to exercise more” TRY “I will exercise by dropping the kids to school at 9am and walking briskly in the park for 30 minutes 5 days a week (Monday to Friday).”
By breaking your goal into DOABLE, ACTIONABLE steps you are more likely to stick to it, plus you have focus and you are creating accountability for yourself in a SMART way!!
2. Focus on “Add” instead of “Subtract” – my favourite saying “always add never subtract!”. Resolutions often revolve around deprivation, restriction and can’t have’s.
Instead of saying “I can’t have…. “TRY “I can include more colourful, fresh and whole foods in my diet, foods that give me energy, feed both my body and soul and make me smile”.
By turning the negative on its axis you are feeding your brain with positive words like inclusion abundance, choice, variety and can haves which will make the whole process so much more enjoyable and achievable in the long run.
3. Don’t let one or 2 “bad” days lead you to reverting to old habits. We are all human and we are prone to slip ups along the way. It’s in our DNA. We are not robots (well not quite yet!). So if you have a slip up that’s OK, shake it off, press the Reset button and start again the next day. You’ve got this. 💪
➡️If January is proving too much for you, you feel overwhelmed when it comes to nailing your Health Goals and you feel you need to be supported along the way, I can help.👏
💥To find out how I can help you, book in for a FREE no obligation Discovery Call and let’s talk about YOU and your Health Goals for 2025.
✅Click the PINK CONTACT button at the top of this page and lets start today!
Much Love
Susan
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