For many, 1 January is a time to make an
official declaration of some life-altering thing they are going to accomplish
within the next year. The most common, I
dare say, is probably weight loss. But
why do we always say we will try to do these things on 1 January? It’s completely pointless in most cases, as
the person usually fails within a week.
Only the most determined people can ever keep an official
resolution. My theory on resolving to do
something is that it shouldn’t just happen once a year. Rather, you should resolve daily to change
something for the better.
But then we encounter another problem:
unrealistic goals. Many people say (often
as part of their weight loss idea) that they will “exercise for an hour every
day”, or that they’ll “lose 15 lbs by March”.
Really, dude? Are you really
going to do that, or are you just saying it because it sounds good? If you don’t exercise at all and then try to
do it for an hour daily, you will only burn yourself out before you can make
any progress on the weight loss. Might I
venture to suggest that, when you get home from work, you take a walk around
the block? It shouldn’t take too long to
accomplish, and it will burn a few extra calories. In a month or two, you could take a walk
around two blocks, and so on; by the end of the year, you’re walking three
miles a day. That’s more than most
people do, I’m fairly sure. It’s OK to
miss a day every now and then; you don’t have to be perfect.
My resolution this year is nothing, as
I feel they are pointless. My opinion
was strengthened this last year when I attempted to cheat the system and make
my resolution to maintain the status quo.
That didn’t turn out the way I’d hoped, saying as how I actually kept my
resolution, though not for lack of trying.
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