{"id":1578238,"date":"2020-01-12T18:21:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T23:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1578238"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:33:35","slug":"intuitive-eating-resolve-to-have-no-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/intuitive-eating-resolve-to-have-no-new-years-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Intuitive Eating: Resolve to Have no New Year’s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every new year, people always think about making resolutions<\/a> to change who they are and\/or what they look like. Add a new decade to the mix, and people are even more excited about it. We see it everywhere: \u201cNew Year, New You\u201d! Why do people feel they need to change just because there is a change to the date? You would think by now that we would have learned that resolutions don\u2019t last and just set us up for failure. We get into the dangerous language of black-and-white thinking; “should” vs. “should not”. Being so all-or-nothing is not sustainable. As a result, the resolution that was set with the best intentions doesn\u2019t last and we feel even worse about ourselves.<\/p>\n

The most common resolutions, unfortunately, are around changing physical appearance. Therefore, diets and exercise regimes become the \u201cin\u201d thing. January is a very busy time for gyms and diet companies. They make money targeting the people who are making these sorts of resolutions knowing that most of these people may not be able to keep them.<\/p>\n

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If people are truly trying to get healthy, than why are they waiting for a new year to do it and choosing unhealthy ways of getting there?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Any type of change needs the proper motivation and plan to be successful. In order to start, look back at the past year and decade and ask yourself:<\/p>\n