by Adam Booth, Pharmacy Intern, NEOMED<\/p>\n

Few people succeed in their New Year\u2019s resolution; in fact, roughly 88% fail in January. \u00a0Why can\u2019t we keep these commitments to ourselves when they will improve our lives? \u00a0Examining common resolutions, will help you identify reasons for failure and better prepare you for accomplishing your goals in 2013.<\/p>\n

Vagueness prevents resolutions from being measureable. \u00a0\u00a0Promising to \u201ceat healthy\u201d leaves it open to rationalization. \u00a0You could go vegan or substitute pretzels for potato chips. \u00a0Either way you justify that you are \u201ceating healthier.\u201d \u00a0Be specific so you can be honest with yourself. \u00a0Instead of setting the bar at losing 30 pounds by March, try losing 8-10 pounds a month. \u00a0You get to the same goal but you can evaluate progress along the way.<\/p>\n

Plan ahead and decide what steps are needed to be successful. \u00a0If you want a better job, how will you market yourself? \u00a0Is your resume up to date? \u00a0Do you need more education? \u00a0Does more money or quality of life constitute a better job? Developing a support system is also crucial to accomplishing your goals. \u00a0Find a workout buddy for motivational reasons. \u00a0It\u2019s harder to blow off a workout if you let someone down other than yourself.\u00a0 These are things you must consider to get your resolution off the ground.<\/p>\n

Time is another important consideration. \u00a0A 30 minute workout takes travel and preparation time; quickly turning into 2 hours. \u00a0If you want to eat healthier, are you prepared for the time constraints to shop cook and clean? \u00a0Many resolutions are going to require sacrifice in some other aspect of your life. \u00a0Consider ahead of time how you will fulfill the requirements.<\/p>\n

Enlist the help of a professional. \u00a0If you have no idea where to start, a professional can assist you with goal setting. \u00a0Talk to a financial adviser, physician, pharmacist or personal trainer. Professionals help people accomplish their goals for a living, and went to school to do so. \u00a0Do not hesitate to ask these people for assistance.<\/p>\n

For help locally, contact your Norton Medicine Shoppe<\/strong><\/em> pharmacist and your Norton Snap Fitness<\/strong><\/em> personal trainer, who want to work together in 2013 to help you succeed in achieving your healthy New Year’s goals.\u00a0 They can help with weight loss, smoking cessation, diet and exercise planning.\u00a0 Best of luck with all your goals in the coming year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Adam Booth, Pharmacy Intern, NEOMED Few people succeed in their New Year\u2019s resolution; in fact, roughly 88% fail in January. \u00a0Why can\u2019t we keep these commitments to ourselves when they will improve our lives? \u00a0Examining common resolutions, will help you identify reasons for failure and better prepare you for accomplishing your goals in 2013. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24,15,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":474,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions\/474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medicineshoppenorton.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}