What New Year’s resolutions have you set yourself this year?
Earlier this month, we emailed a quiz to our patients and a whopping 90% of those who answered have set a new year’s resolution to begin a weight loss diet, invest in yourself, get fitter and just generally improve your health and well-being.
But when we asked why you hadn’t started your weight loss diet sooner, the answer was almost always the same:
“I keep putting it off as I’ve got no motivation.”
In 2022, have you set a BIG goal – to reach a certain dress size? To lose a certain amount of weight? To give up a certain food?
Or, perhaps, because you know that around 80% of all New Year’s resolutions fail, and you’ve failed before at your resolutions, you’ve not even made one this year, to save yourself the disappointment.
Why do we make resolutions?
The need to make a resolution comes from our desire to make ourselves better or improve certain aspects of our lives.
This idea in itself is really wonderful, but actually, a lot of resolutions are made from negative views of ourselves.
Hating the way we look, feeling negatively about ourselves or low self-image.
Most of the time, resolutions are made off the back of two highly indulgent weeks of eating and drinking at Christmas and we feel so disgusted with ourselves, that it begins a health kick in us.
But the pressure we feel when life returns to it’s new year routine can often lead to our resolutions failing at the first hurdle.
But why do 80% of resolutions fail?
To be honest, most resolutions fail as you aren’t ready to take them on and haven’t got yourself in the right frame of mind.
Think about times you have failed at your resolutions before, why didn’t you get to your goals?
Recognising that you need to make a change for your health and setting your resolution is the first step.
Your mindset
The next step is perhaps the hardest – being able to implement the changes you have to, in order to reach your resolution.
If your mindset and willpower is not strong, you will struggle to make the changes you need to.
For example – if you are looking to eat healthier and start a weight loss diet, you know you’ve got to give up the high-fat junk foods.
But if you completely eliminate those foods from your diet, you risk binge-eating them when your emotions get the better of you or you get a craving, which can completely throw your resolution off track.
Your Planning
Then once you know what to do to make the healthier changes and begin your weight loss diet, you have to plan!
Make a meal plan, plan your exercise for weight loss and plan for when you know you have moments of weakness and reach for the biscuit tin.
Your Support System
If you don’t have a robust support system around you, you will find it harder to stick to your resolution.
Your support system when starting a weight loss diet could be those who live with you, a close friend, family members or colleagues.
Or, it could be a weight loss clinic, such as The Slimming Clinic, who specialise in helping our patients to reach their weight loss goals!
How can a resolution be a success?
So you’ve failed a resolution before. That doesn’t mean your resolution cannot be a success this time!
Read more from our Blog earlier this month about how to make your weight loss diet a success this year –
Health Not Habits Blog
And remember – every failure is a lesson you can learn from. Don’t think that just because you’ve failed before, you won’t succeed this time.
We have the support you need right here at The Slimming Clinic.
Whatever your resolution, we have the tools to help you reach your new year goals.
Get in touch today, what is there to lose?