Successful Tips for New Resolutions Among the Older Generations
As January continues, New Year’s resolutions start to be forgotten. Here at Home Care Rhode Island, we know that older generations especially face challenges with changes to old routines or habits. Those changes alone can cause seniors to get off track with their New Year’s resolutions. However, seniors can prove to themselves that resolutions can be kept past January.
• Keep Your Resolutions To A Minimum—If you have a laundry list of resolutions staring you in the face, discouragement will eventually follow when all goals are not met. Try to only make one or two resolutions for the New Year.
• Goals Should be Realistic – Weight loss or spending resolutions with large goals tend to fly out the window past January. Start small with any resolution. Losing a small amount of weight a week in comparison to setting a 20-pound goal for the month will be much easier to keep going.
• Be patient and don’t get discouraged—The saying “old habits die hard” could not be truer when it comes to New Years resolutions. Correcting old habits will take a while to change. Setbacks may present themselves, so do not get discouraged and punish yourself for falling back on an old habit.
• Give Yourself a Pat on the Back—When you accomplish a goal, reward yourself. Being proud of your accomplishments will give that additional incentive to keep up your resolutions just for how good it makes you feel.
Source: ehow.com
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