So we began the discussion yesterday on why so many of our new resolutions fail \u2013 why they are somewhat easy to make, yet so hard to follow through with.<\/p>\n
Today we will take you through a few more reasons why these resolutions don\u2019t see the end of January.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of trying to change your entire life in January, the simpler strategy is to adopt a 12-month plan where you\u2019re making constant improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n
You Don\u2019t Enjoy the Process<\/strong> The best of us couldn\u2019t bring ourselves to do something we hate consistently, so make getting in shape fun, however you going to do it.<\/p>\n That could be participating in a sport you love, exercising with a good friend or two, joining a group exercise class so you can meet new people, or giving yourself one \u201cfree day\u201d per week where you forget about your training plan and exercise in any way you please.<\/p>\n You\u2019re Trying Too Hard<\/strong> You Don\u2019t Track Your Progress<\/strong> Improving your best performance on a regular basis offers positive feedback that will encourage you to keep going.<\/p>\n You Have No Social Support<\/strong> New Year Resolutions Can Have an Opposite Effect<\/strong> The worst part is that they are worse than before in terms of their resolve keep! For example, people tend to smoke more once they take up the habit again after a failed new year\u2019s resolution, and the same goes with other resolutions.<\/p>\n Now just think about it! Instead of eating healthier, people fall back on their old habits of eating junk food!<\/p>\n Isn\u2019t it bad that smokers who puffed five cigarettes a day now consume more than ten after the failed effort? So we began the discussion yesterday on why so many of our new resolutions fail \u2013 why they are somewhat easy to make, yet so hard to follow through with. Today we will take you through a few more reasons why these resolutions don\u2019t see the end of January. \u201cInstead of trying to change your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-61682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/new-years-resolution-fail.jpg?fit=400%2C227&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-g2S","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 00:06:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIs it any wonder people struggle with their weight when they see eating as a chore and exercise as a dreadful bore?
\nThe best fitness plan is one that causes the least interruption to your daily life. The goal isn\u2019t to add stress to your life, but rather to remove it.<\/p>\n
\nUnless you want to experience some nasty cravings, don\u2019t deprive your body of pleasure. The more you tell yourself you can\u2019t have food, the more you\u2019re going to want it.
\nAs long as you\u2019re making positive choices 80-90% of the time, don\u2019t sweat the occasional indulgence.<\/p>\n
\nKeeping a written record of your training progress will help you sustain an \u201cI CAN do this\u201d attitude. All you need is a notebook and a pen.
\nFor every workout, record what exercises you do, the number of repetitions performed, and how much weight you lost, if applicable. Your goal? Do better next time.<\/p>\n
\nIt can be hard to stay motivated when you feel alone. The good news? You\u2019re not alone: far from it. Its always good to involve a friend or perhaps even a spouse, they can provide companionship, encouragement and motivation and can even be your score keeper to give you true analysis of where you are and how well you doing. Remember, \u201cStrength in numbers is powerful, so use it to your advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIf you fall into the category of people who have made new resolutions in the past and have failed, then you would easily relate to this fact. People make different resolutions like quitting smoking, eating less, waking up early, exercising regularly, etc.
\nHowever, as time passes, the resolve to continue on the path weakens, and people fall back to their old habits.<\/p>\n
\nAll these efforts just to make things worse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"