New Years, New Me blah

Ahh, it is time again for all this new year, new me nonsense. We all know the story too well. Our newsfeeds are filled with all the excitement of how our lives will be different this year. Anyone who is a regular at the gym will see the machines swamped and fresh faces about. Give it a few months and all will be back to normal. Personally I'm not much for making new years resolutions. You shouldn't need a date to change to want to better yourself. We should always be setting new goals and finding new ways to better ourselves. If you do make a resolution, make it something attainable. Most people start the year out with these lofty goals and then fade back to their routines as a little time passes. Don't go on a crazy diet. Yo-yoing is hard on your organs. From what I've seen, typically when someone wants to lose weight, they think they have to completely cut out everything unhealthy all at once. Ideally that is where you should aim to get, eventually, but it doesn't have to be all at once today. When you go from eating whatever you want, to a super strict diet people tend to go a little crazy. It becomes all they think about which makes them stressed (which can add weight) and when you are only thinking about food, you only want to eat even more.  Make simple lifestyle changes to eat healthier and do a little more then the day before. Maybe today you'll take a few extra steps then yesterday, take the stairs instead of the elevator. Instead of ordering that hamburger, get a salad. Take one day at a time and over a period of time it will become habit. I've been watching as a weight loss challenge is going on around me. From what I have noticed, those who are just taking it one day at a time, staying disciplined, and are just aiming to live better  are doing better then the ones "dieting." My husband for instance has lost 15lbs this month from cutting out soda and making healthier food choices. He isn't doing any crazy workouts, just trying to take a few more steps each day then sitting in front of the TV. Make health your priority by living a healthy life, not by trying the newest fad. You want these changes to last a lifetime.