Stick to Your Resolutions #3, 4 & 5

Everyone wants to start 2015 off on the right foot. And that often means that when we ring in the New Year, we bring on the resolutions. But quite often (more often than anyone wants to admit) those resolutions are forgotten by the time March Madness rolls around – if not sooner.

How do we keep this from happening? What’s the best way to stay on track for a healthier, happier 2015?

Make your resolutions stick by making them SMART and writing them down! SMART is an acronym that outlines a great way to form a goal. Following the smart guidelines will make your goal more attainable and help keep you on track to reaching it!

#3 Achievable: Setting an ambitious goal is great! But it still needs to be something realistic. Your resolution shouldn’t be to swim the English Channel by April if you have never set foot in a pool. Selecting an unreasonable resolution will be frustrating and could lead to setbacks in healthy changes you’ve already accomplished.  Instead, make a resolution that will challenge you and change your habits within the realm of reasonable and achievable. 

#4 Relevant: This one should be obvious, but it’s worth saying. Make sure your resolution is relevant to something you want to achieve. If you want to be in better shape by bathing suit season, making a resolution to become the hot dog eating champion of Diamond Run is not the best goal to get you there. Make a resolution that is in-line with your values and needs and you’ll be much more likely to stick to it!

#5 Timely: Give yourself a reasonable amount of time to achieve your goal and stick to it! Break your resolution into mini-monthly goals to keep yourself on track. We all know how it feels to get to April and realize you’re not where you thought you’d be. Track your success with monthly time limits and re-adjust as needed. Not quite meeting your goal in March doesn’t mean you throw in the towel. That means your make the necessary changes to make April a success!

Adding any one of these tips to your resolution will help to keep you on track for a happy, healthy 2015…using them all will really make that resolution stick! Doesn’t that sound like a SMART idea?

Dr. Dan Turo is the owner and chiropractor of Turo Family Chiropractic located in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, PA. Follow him on facebook and twitter.

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