Another Year Goes By

We are at the end of another year. This one for the country has been filled with amazing ups and downs and controversy and more controversy. All I know is I have survived another year, even if I have yet another horrible cold. But what I don ' t know is how did I do on last year ' s resolutions?Do you keep track of your resolutions each year? I know I never do. But I ' ll get back to that.So each year, I make resolutions so that I will work on making changes in my life. I have a feeling, in fact, that I make the same resolutions every year. I honestly wouldn ' t be surprised about that at all. I think I probably want to lose weight every year.People are creatures of habits and habits can be hard to change. Take anything from losing weight to eating more vegetables. You are good for the first few days and then fall off the wagon. And then there you are again. We all create our own vicious cycles.You weigh yourself and go on a diet because of the shock you just got. You start to lose weight, feel a bit better, and weigh yourself again. You have gone down a couple of pounds so you celebrate by eating a jelly doughnut and a skipping your salad for a couple of days. So you weigh yourself again, and start over again.... and again and again....Next time, don ' t weigh yourself at all (leave that for the doctor ' s office and their big fancy scale), go on a good diet and don ' t have a jelly doughnut for six months when you can wear pants two sizes smaller even on your ' fat ' days. ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: diet health issues resolutions Source Type: blogs