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>>> EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT
MAKING NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
BUT HOW DO YOU KEEP THEM GOING?
WE NOW HAVE ADVICE FOR KEEPING
THOSE NEW YEAR’S COMMITMENTS.
SET THE EXPECTATION.
HOW LIKELY IS IT SOMEONE WILL
SAY, QUIT SMOKING, SAVE UP FOR
THAT BIG TRIP, LOSE EXTRA WEIGHT
BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
>> NOT VERY LIKELY.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> REALLY.
>> REALLY. SORRY, STARTING THE NEW YEAR
WITH BAD NEWS.
LET’S BE REAL.
60% OF US MADE RESOLUTIONS.
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS FROM
LAST YEAR, ONLY 8% OF US
ACTUALLY TAKE IT ALL THE WAY AND
REALLY ACHIEVE WHAT WE --
>> THOSE ARE GREAT NUMBERS.
>> NOT GREAT NUMBERS.
>> WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT, WHAT
ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND,
UP, THE QUESTION ON EVERYBODY’S
LIST, HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH THAT?
SOME OF IT IS CHANGE YOUR
LANGUAGE.
LANGUAGE. MAYBE RESOLUTION IS TOO BROAD
AND THERE’S SO MUCH PRESSURE WE
HAVE TO DO THAT.
SET A GOAL.
WHAT DO I WANT TO DO BY THE END
OF JANUARY.
OF JANUARY. WHAT DO I WANT TO DO BY THE END
OF FEBRUARY.
OF FEBRUARY. WHAT DO I HOPE FOR BY THIS TIME
NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR. LITTLE BY LITTLE YOU MIGHT GET
TO THE ULTIMATE GOAL BY THE END
OF THE YEAR.
>> IS THERE A MORE REALISTIC WAY
TO MAKE A RESOLUTION?
SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR
RESOLUTION IS LOSING WEIGHT, WE
KNOW, THE GYMS WILL BE PACKED
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. GIVE IT A FEW MONTHS AND THERE
WON’T BE A PERSON THERE.
IS THERE A SMARTER WAY TO DO IT?
>> IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU
WANT TO ACHIEVE, YOU HAVE UNTIL
NEW YEAR’S.
NEW YEAR’S. WE DON’T NEED THAT AS THE ONLY
THING.
THING. BREAK IT DOWN AND SAY TO
YOURSELF, I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT.
WHAT’S REASONABLE.
WHAT’S REASONABLE. MAYBE IMMEDIATE SOMEONE AND HELP
YOU SET UP A PROGRAM.
AND KNOW WHAT BENCHMARK SO BY
THE END THE YEAR, YOU HAVE 12
MONTHS AND THAT’S A COUPLE
POUNDS OF MONTH.
IF WE GO, I’M LOSING WEIGHT, I’M
JUMPING ALL IN BUT IF YOU NEVER
EAT HEALTHY, YOU’RE SETTING
YOURSELF UP FOR FAILURE.
>> I WANT TO GET IN BETTER
SHAPE.
SHAPE. LIKE WE’RE SAYING AS WE EAT A
SLICE OF PIZZA, TAKE AN
ELEVATOR.
ELEVATOR. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. MAKE IT REASONABLE.
MID-FEBRUARY IS THE TIME PEOPLE
HAVE FOR GETTING OVER THE HUMP.
SIX WEEKS, EIGHT WEEKS IN,
YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE?
>> ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST COAST,
IT’S COLD.
IT’S COLD. THE DAYS ARE SHORTER.
AND FEBRUARY IS A REAL HARD
MONTH.
MONTH. >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT FEBRUARY?
IT’S TERRIBLE.
IT’S TERRIBLE. >> IT’S TERRIBLE.
IT’S THE SHORTEST, SO KEEP
CHEERLEADING.
CHEERLEADING. FIND A PARTNER.
WORK WITH SOMEBODY.
ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER.
LET THEM KNOW YOU NEED HELP.
REACH OUT FOR HELP.
FIND A GROUP, FIND SUPPORT, FIND
WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO GET
YOURSELF MOVING.
YOURSELF MOVING. IF YOU’RE GOING FOUR DAYS TO THE
GYM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT’S AT
THREE, DON’T THROW THE BABY OUT
WITH THE BATH WATER.
YOU’RE STILL DOING SOMETHING
GOOD.
GOOD. IT MAY NOT BE AS CONSISTENT.
>> WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO SAY, I
CAN GET TO FEBRUARY.
COME JULY, IT’S THE SUMMER,
ABSOLUTELY NOT, CAN’T DO IT.
>> IRNGS THINK THE KEY IS, THE M
YOU DO IT, THE MORE YOU BUILD.
YOU GET THROUGH MARCH, YOU CAN
SAY TO YOURSELF, I HAVE THIS
GOING ON.
GOING ON. WE HANG OUT, WE MIGHT BE MORE
STRESSED, SO INCORPORATE THAT
INTO WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO
DO.
DO. MAYBE INSTEAD OF BEING IN THE
GYM, YOU GO OUT.
RECOMMIT TO YOUR GOAL EVERY
MONTH SO YOU CAN SAY, OKAY, JULY
WILL BE A HARDER MONTH.
HERE’S HOW TO MAKE IT WORK.
WHATEVER YOU DO, RECOMMIT,
RECOMMIT, RECOMMIT.
RECOMMIT, RECOMMIT. >> ARE YOU HEARING ANY
RESOLUTION TRENDS THAT PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN COMING IN THIS WITH
THIS YEAR THAT’S MAYBE DIFFERENT
FROM 2019?
FROM 2019? EVERYONE SAYS BE MORE PRESENT.
>> YES.
>> YES. I THINK THAT’S TRUE.
WE HAVE HISTORICALLY LOOKED AT
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH AND I THINK THE MOVE IN
2020, AND I’M VERY THANKFUL
ABOUT IT IS ABOUT MINDFULNESS
AND MENTAL HEALTH.
WE KIND OF IGNORE THE FACT THAT
IF OUR BRAIN ISN’T WORKING WELL
FOR US, OUR BODY ISN’T GOING TO
WORK WELL FOR US.
WE QUIT BECAUSE OUR BRAIN ISN’T
WORKING WITH THE REST OF US.
THERE’S A SHIFT TOWARDS MENTAL
HEALTH OF BEING PRESENT, FEELING
MORE GROUNDED, CENTERED.
RECOGNIZING WHEN WE DON’T AND
TALKING ABOUT IT.
ALL THINGS TO ERASE THIS STIG
THAT WE’VE BEEN SO STUCK IN AND
BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IT THAT
IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY.
AND TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT
HELPS US BE MORE OKAY.
THAT’S A POSITIVE SHIFT.
>> I HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION.
YOU’RE A DOCTOR.
DO YOU MAKE RESOLUTIONS?
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I SET GOALS.
I DON’T LIKE THE WORD RESOLUTION
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I’M SETTING
MYSELF UP FOR FAILURE.
I SET GOALS.
SOME ARE CONCRETE BUSINESS GOALS
AND OTHERS ARE PERSONAL -- I
HAVE CATEGORIES I PUT THEM IN.
PERSONAL, FAMILY, WHATEVER.
AND -- BUT ONE OF MY MAJOR GOALS
IS BALANCE AND SELF-CARE BECAUSE
I DO A LOT OF WORK FOR OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WHAT AM I DOING FOR MYSELF AND
THAT WAS MY BIG, OVERARCHING
PRACTICE AS WE HEAD INTO
JANUARY.
JANUARY. >> I THINK MY FAVORITE TODAY,
GOAL FOR 2020 IS SLEEP.
>> THAT’S A GOOD ONE.
>> WE DON’T THINK ABOUT THAT
THAT MUCH BUT THAT’S A GREAT
ONE.
ONE. I MIGHT STEAL THAT ONE FROM HER.