Your New Years Resolution

February 13th, 2012 |

Author: barb

It’s that time of year again. As one year is ending, we are all thinking how we might do things a little different next year. Maybe this year you will write that book you have been talking about. Or is this the year that you are going to upgrade that kitchen and bath? We all start the year out with a lot of plans on doing things to make the next year even better.

What is the number one resolution most people make? Is it reading more books, studying your Bible daily, playing more video games?

The number one New Years Resolution is to loose weight. Burn off that fat that has accumulated around your mid section or hips. How many actually keep their resolutions? Very few.

If you are planning on loosing weight, what is your plan?

Many people start a diet with the first 3 letters of the word, diet. They slowly die from starvation. Stop eating everything for a time period. I actually use to go 7 days straight without eating a single bite. Did I loose weight, yes. Did I keep it off, no. I didn’t learn to eat right, I only quit eating. Once I started eating again, I would once again eat like I use to. Smaller portions to start, but gradually the old habits always return. I didn’t learn anything about how to loose weight.

What can you do different than starvation? Maybe we need to change that word diet. Having the first three letters of the word spell die isn’t very encouraging. We need to say instead, lifestyle changes. Burn fat, burn off calories, fight the bulge anything but diet. I don’t want to die.

Do you have a plan? Are you relying on pills to help you loose weight? Following a fat burning program you have seen advertised? You are going to see many ways to burn fat here in the next couple of months. Many programs will be being advertised. The market is ripe.

Many of these programs will help you. They will even teach you how to keep the weight off, learn new ways of eating. Some people may go overboard, starving themselves to death as I did. Eventually most learn that starvation isn’t the best way.

You need to learn what you are doing to gain weight to begin with. Do you have a hard time pushing yourself away from the dinner table? Do you eat bread, potatoes and a starchy vegetable with your dinner most of the time? Are deserts late at night your downfall?

I heard the other day that if you want to eat carbohydrates like potatoes, bread, crackers and deserts, it is best to eat them before 3pm. Later than that, your fat burning slows down. You tend to relax and watch more television. A person is just over all less active in the evening. What is our biggest meal of the day? Dinner is or supper as some call it. What time of day do we eat it? Usually most eat it after 5pm. Dinner is usually full of carbohydrates. This makes dinner so much harder to burn off.

Exercise is very important. Don’t do it too late in the day. Exercising then going to bed an hour or so later can cause sleeping problems. Exercise can be almost like drinking a cup of coffee. It is very motivating. Sleeping after wards is a very uncommon trait.

Remember, after you loose the weight, you need to continue burning fat daily if you want to keep the weight off. Making a lifestyle change will benefit you most.

Keep that New Years Resolution this year. Make that your newest resolution. You will be happier and healthier in the long run.