Some sources estimate more than 80% of people who set New Year’s resolutions abandon them by February of the New Year. That’s the majority! If you are among the many struggling to follow through on your resolutions, consider revisiting your goals with the following steps.

1. Decide what you actually want. Sometimes, we feel pressured to set certain resolutions based on what others around us are doing. What works for some people might not work for others, and just because someone else sets a goal doesn’t mean we need to too! Each of us has individual motivations and life situations; the goals we set should reflect us as individuals.
2. Pursuing a goal that you don’t actually want? You can stop now. It can be a great thing to challenge ourselves and push for growth, but if it’s not growth in a direction we want, it’s not beneficial. Check out our article on Setting Personalized Goals for tips on pursuing things you want!
3. Still want to accomplish your goal? Great! You had a vision and are sticking to it, but something threw you off track. Spend some time figuring out what interfered with your plan and what needs to be done to prevent the same thing(s) from derailing your future progress. Things such as time, money, conflicting habits, and lack of support can all be barriers to reaching our goals. Modifying your plan to adapt to the barriers in your life will prevent you from running into the same future struggle.
4. Put your plan into action. A perfect plan won’t get you where you want to go unless you act on it. Take some time to set yourself up for success, but don’t wait until the next New Year to act on your goals!

Need some help putting a plan together? Reach out to our team of dietitians for support in reaching your nutrition-related goals; we’d love to help! (785) 560-2566 or admin@manhattannnutritionclinic.com.