Resolution Revolution

Hello there. Have you thought of your New Year's Resolution yet? Me neither. In fact, I've never been much for new years resolutions. I've always believed if something in your life needs to be changed, do what you can to change it right now. Of course, I haven't been totally successful in this as I still eat much too much junk food and leave the laundry to be folded until it's a pile of pure wrinkles. All in all, I think I would be much worse off if I gave myself deadlines for starting a resolution. Deadlines can be pushed off indefinitely.

For example, I wanted to give exercise another go. It was right after summer, the busiest season for my job. I think I have done well in this endeavor so far because I didn't hype it up in my head too much. I just did it without giving my brain time to sabotage me with thoughts about all the other stuff (laying around eating ice cream) I could be doing with my time. I also haven't had such a gung-ho attitude about working out this time around. I make sure that I get some cardio in, stretch, and maybe some core exercises and call it a day. In the past, I have gone to the extreme and really hurt myself. This gives me an excuse to take a week off and that week turns into three or four months. It's all a mind game.

This is the way my brain works but maybe for some people, having a deadline for when to start a resolution gives them some time to mull over a strategy or simply brace themselves mentally for what they are forcing themselves to do. How does your brain work? Have you successfully kept a resolution? Do you wait until January 1st?

Rebecca