2014 is closely approaching and it’s a marker in time to remind you that you have another chance to reach your goals. So don’t be discouraged if you didn’t meet last year’s resolutions. Keep trying, especially if at the top of your list was to get healthy, lose that excessive weight, and take better care of yourself.
One out of five adults resolve that their #1 New Years resolution is to lose weight. It’s usually the result of holiday weight gain, but it’s the perfect time to set your mind and body in motion for a healthy and productive 2014.
Unfortunately, New Year’s resolutions are known to be difficult to keep, and only about 40 percent of us are still holding on to them in July, says John C. Norcross, PhD, professor of psychology. We often slip back into our old habits and when we fail and it unknowingly affects our confidence and self-esteem.
Harris Interactive poll conducted in December 2012 among 3,036 U.S, 21% of a adults resolved to lose weight, 14% opted to exercise more, and 7% chose to eat more healthy.
How to make your New Years Resolution stick!
Two is better than one. People tend to think about “losing weight” and “exercising” as two separate resolutions, however newer research from the University of Rhode Island has shown that combining two related resolutions (exercise more + lose weight, stop smoking + manage stress, save money + stick to a budget) makes it more likely you’ll stick to both. Research has shown that “self-monitoring” (a clinical term for charting or recording your progress) increases the probability of you keeping your resolution. This is due to the Hawthorne effect, which causes us to try harder when we think someone is keeping an eye on us. Try MyFitnessPal, a tracking app that’s a streamlined upgrade of the paper fitness diary.
Visualize yourself thinner with The Skinny Mirror.
Exercise specialist Janet Thomson is convinced we become overweight as a result of confused messages from the brain sabotaging our attempts to slim down. So, if we have been told we are ‘well-built’ or ‘chubby’ or that ‘dieting is a waste of time’, the messages can stick. Without even realising, our emotional link with food can become toxic and we will no longer eat only when hungry and stop when full.
Look into The Skinny Mirror and think about how you will look and feel a month after you have achieved your weight- loss goal — slim and healthy. Now, visualise yourself three months after that and six months later. Commit to spending one minute just before you go to sleep each night and one minute when you wake each morning (while you are in a sleepy, trance-like state) visualising yourself like this. Creating powerful positive emotions helps generate faith in your ability to succeed.
The Skinny Mirror is the perfect daily reminder that you are capable of achieving your weight loss goals in 2014.
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