By: BHS Features Staff
January 15, 2025
Although frigid temperatures have invaded Northeast Ohio, the first few weeks of 2025 have gone by smoothly. Typically in the new year, people make resolutions, but most do not stick to them for more than two weeks. Usually by late January/early February, old habits rear their ugly heads.
For today’s focus, we will review the most popular resolutions from those who decided to make them, even if they might not last much longer.
*Number 1: Save More Money
Most people have issues with spending habits, so deciding to save money instead of impulse-buying can relieve some stress. You won’t have to worry about whether you will have enough money for necessities, but in a week, you will more-than-likely be impulse-buying random junk all over again. Stay off of Amazon!
*Number 2: Eat Healthier
Eating the right foods can drastically improve your health and help you lose and maintain weight. A balanced diet will ensure that you will become healthier and not have to worry about as many health problems. Then again, Super Bowl Sunday is coming up, so this resolution will quickly be sent to the backburner. Buffalo wings, anyone?
*Number 3: Exercise More
Most people want to get fit from all of the junk food that they ate during Christmas and New Years. So, they decide to start going to the gym more or just use exercise equipment in their homes more often. Let’s face it, memberships and home equipment will be gathering dust in about a month.
*Number 4: Lose Weight
After celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas, gaining weight is inevitable. Losing weight is a popular New Year’s tradition, but many do not. Losing weight can help improve health if done correctly and will give you something to brag about…until you ultimately end up on the couch, eating a tub of ice cream while binge-watching a TV show that went off air in the early 2010s.
*Number 5: Spend More Time with Family/Friends
Spending time with family and friends is always nice when they aren’t swamped with work. Having a good break from a stressful job or school is a good way to prevent yourself from burning out. This only matters if your family and friends aren’t swamped with their work, too, so good luck with making those plans because you are going to need them. Let’s face it, didn’t we all spend enough time with family and friends over the holidays? Do we really need more?
Are you the one-to-two week resolution follower, or are you the exception and continue with new and better habits for the long-term? Many people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions to the point that there have been set days for when people drop them. “Quitters Day” is on the second Friday of January, while “Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day” is on January 17, this upcoming Friday.
Don’t be a loser, and keep your resolutions. If you don’t have any resolutions, then set some to prevent laziness.
Let’s face it, the resolutions mentioned above will make you a better version of yourself.
{Information for this article is sourced from Austin American-Statesman.}
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