New Year!
The time is coming near - when
everyone makes their resolutions for the new year. By far, the most common one
I've heard of is weight loss. People promise themselves to eat less, exercise
more, etc. This is especially common because its after the holiday season - the
time when people 'over-eat'.
There's so many issues with this. First, lets start with the resolution idea: why should you decide to be healthy for only one part if the year? Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a lifelong decision, not one you make temporarily. Second, the idea that you need to lose weight after Christmas is silly - even if you do eat a little more during the celebrations and parties, you'll return to your normal eating habits afterwards, so your body will adjust itself. There's no need to try to change your body when it already knows what to do!
I think the problem is that we all hear people saying that this is their resolution, so we somehow become convinced that we need to do the same. We hear commercials advertising for free gym memberships, discounted weight-loss programs - and so we think that we need to get on board with everyone else.
But reality is, living a healthy lifestyle needs to be top priority, regardless of what time if the year it is. We need to see that we deserve to eat healthy and exercise all the time - it's a LIFESTYLE. We need to stop thinking that the after the Hidatsa is a time when we need to lose weight. This only makes the holidays seem like a temporary fun time, before the 'real work' of losing weight begins. But this isn't true! We need to learn to love our bodies at all times, to nurture them, and to keep them healthy.
How about making a resolution to have a break every once in a while, to go out and have a massage, watch a movie, spend time with friends and family, etc? Or make a resolution to start each day with positivity, to make others smile, or to laugh. These are the true joys in life. These are the things that really matter.
So as the time for making resolutions nears, I'm choosing to dedicate time in every day to smile because I'm blessed. I will find one thing I love about my life and be thankful for that. That's my resolution. What's yours?
There's so many issues with this. First, lets start with the resolution idea: why should you decide to be healthy for only one part if the year? Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a lifelong decision, not one you make temporarily. Second, the idea that you need to lose weight after Christmas is silly - even if you do eat a little more during the celebrations and parties, you'll return to your normal eating habits afterwards, so your body will adjust itself. There's no need to try to change your body when it already knows what to do!
I think the problem is that we all hear people saying that this is their resolution, so we somehow become convinced that we need to do the same. We hear commercials advertising for free gym memberships, discounted weight-loss programs - and so we think that we need to get on board with everyone else.
But reality is, living a healthy lifestyle needs to be top priority, regardless of what time if the year it is. We need to see that we deserve to eat healthy and exercise all the time - it's a LIFESTYLE. We need to stop thinking that the after the Hidatsa is a time when we need to lose weight. This only makes the holidays seem like a temporary fun time, before the 'real work' of losing weight begins. But this isn't true! We need to learn to love our bodies at all times, to nurture them, and to keep them healthy.
How about making a resolution to have a break every once in a while, to go out and have a massage, watch a movie, spend time with friends and family, etc? Or make a resolution to start each day with positivity, to make others smile, or to laugh. These are the true joys in life. These are the things that really matter.
So as the time for making resolutions nears, I'm choosing to dedicate time in every day to smile because I'm blessed. I will find one thing I love about my life and be thankful for that. That's my resolution. What's yours?
