2016 - RESOLUTIONS

Over the last couple of months, I came across a few sheets of paper with NEW YEAR resolutions of the past few years, probably of the last decade. Turns out they were more or less the same.

• lose weight
• declutter
• get organized
• keep house clean
• improve piano skills
• learn new language

The amount I wanted to lose, or the language I wanted to work on has varied over the years, but all in all it has stayed the same. My conclusion? Obviously not much has changed. 

This year I have changed my approach. I obviously won't be losing the 66 lbs I want to lose, neither will I be selling tickets for my piano concerts. What I have done is look at WHY I fail to achieve those goals.

Lets take losing weight. This is what stops me:

• eating to much 
• eating at the wrong time
• eating the wrong thing
• not working out
• turning to food for comfort

This is what I am planning on doing to fix it:

• have fixed meal times
• have a meal plan
• start with a 5 min work out routine and increase it gradually
• find a different way of dealing with stress.

By not picking a certain number of pounds to lose this year I hope to take some of the stress of it away. I want to focus on a healthier me, not on the magic number.