New Year's Resolutions - Should We Even Bother??
December 29, 2020 - Episode #48 -New Year's Resolutions - Should We Even Bother??
It's December the 29th and we are feeling the pressure. January is coming. Shouldn’t we be thinking about our New Year’s resolutions? We certainly want 2021 to be better than the dumpster fire of 2020, But, just thinking about resolutions makes us already feel more stressed and defeated. Should we even bother? Here’s a refreshing, realistic perspective on those New Year’s resolutions. I understand where you are. Here you are staring at the beginning of a brand-new year. You know you need some freaking recovery from this year. And you know another funky diet or intense exercise program that you follow for a short time is not going to give you what you need. You are looking for freedom. You want to be resilient! I hear you This year more than ever, it’s time to do things differently when it comes to your health. Please mark your calendar for the Food Freedom Masterclass on Tuesday, January 5th at 7pm Central. This free webinar will look at our relationship with food, why diets fail, the secrets to weight loss and emotional eating. Register for class at bit.ly/masterclassfoodfreedom and I’ll send you the Zoom link and your class notes to fill out as we go along. Read Full Transcript below Where else to listen: (note: Google is only available on android devices)
FULL TRANSCRIPT December 29, 2020 - Episode #48 -New Year's Resolutions - Should We Even Bother?? Dec 29th and we are feeling the pressure. January is coming. Shouldn’t we be thinking about our New Year’s resolutions. We certainly want 2021 to be better than the dumpster fire of 2020, But just thinking about resolutions makes us already feel more stressed and defeated. Should we even bother? Here’s some refreshing perspective on those New Year’s resolutions. Today on Healthy Harmony Welcome to the Healthy Harmony podcast. I'm Jennifer Pickett, your host, your health coach, your friend. If you're ready to tap into the healthiest version of you. So you can live life with confidence and intentional harmony. Then my friend you're in the right place as a Dietitian turned Functional Medicine Health Coach. I'm here to walk beside you and show you how to take control of your complete health body mind and soul. Before we get started, I have something I want you to know about. You know so often it’s not really about food. I’ve seen this time and time again with my clients. You want to lose weight You want to figure out the best nutrition for your body You want to feel like you are in control when it comes to your health and your life You really just want to feel better! But deep down you know, it’s not really about the food. It’s about all the other things spiraling out of control in your life. It’s the stress and the worry and the anxiety about the future. It’s the complicated overwhelming emotions that make you turn to food for comfort. You hear the term emotional eating and you relate to that. You get it. So here you are staring at the beginning of a brand new year. You know you need some freaking recovery from this year. It’s been awful. And you know another funky diet or intense exercise program that you follow for a short time is not going to give you what you need. You are looking for freedom. You want to be resilient! I hear you. This year more than ever, it’s time to do things differently when it comes to your health. Please mark your calendar for the Food Freedom Masterclass on Tuesday, January 5th at 7pm Central. This free webinar will look at our relationship with food, why diets fail, the secrets to weight loss and emotional eating. Register for class at bit.ly/masterclassfoodfreedom and I’ll send you the Zoom link and your class notes to fill out as we go along. Do you dread January?!? Everyone is making New Year's Resolutions. You feel like you have to make those resolutions but honestly you have failed so many times before, why even try again? And then we have the dumpster fire of 2020. Are you even in a frame of mind to set some unrealistic resolutions that will just contribute to the stress and overwhelm?? There’s nothing wrong with settings resolutions, the problem comes when you feel pressured to do so. You feel obligated to hop on the happy New Year’s bandwagon. So how do you decide? Will it even make a difference? You know you need some better coping strategies but you are not sure if setting some resolutions will even help. Here’s the Top 4 Considerations for setting New Year’s Resolutions
I hope this has gotten you to thinking and most importantly taken some pressure off of you! You don’t have to figure it all out and set these lofty New Year’s resolutions. Be thinking, what are those simple, realistic, small goals that make sense right now. What is my Why and how can I practice kindness to myself? Don’t forget, if you need a breath of fresh air and a change of perspective the Food Freedom Masterclass is FREE and happens on Tuesday, January 5th. Register now so you don’t forget bit.ly/masterclassfoodfreedom And let me put a bug in your ear for next week’s episode. I’m exposing the diet industry and you are gonna want to hear this!! |