“I can never keep my resolutions to lose weight,”  my young hairdresser told me. “I can’t stay on diet, so I’m not trying any more.” She’s off to a bad start — giving up on being a healthy weight before she even reaches the child-bearing stage of life, or the troublesome middle age where the…

How can you actually keep your resolutions this year? We talked yesterday about the importance of preparing physically.  Begin eating healthier and start weaning yourself off sugar to give yourself a better start. You can also start preparing yourself mentally.  Write down all the reasons you want to lose weight and get in shape.  If…

A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other.  Anonymous Making resolutions is easy. Keeping them sometimes seem hopeless.  But it’s not impossible!  You can reach your goals, if you do some preparation ahead of time. Losing weight and getting fit consistently are in the top ten New Year’s…

Don’t make lingering goodbyes.  We’ve talked about that before, but this is the season of “goodbyes” to goodies.  People say, “I’m going to start a diet the first of the year, so today I’ll eat fudge.  This is my last candy for a long time.” The trouble is that it isn’t just about one piece…

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