New Year Resolutions - do you make them?

At this time of year, I'm always reminded of how my DH gave up smoking on 1st Jan 1983 - six months before we were married. He has never smoked since. DH just went "cold turkey" - no help, no nicotine patches, available then! He's made no NYRs since - but that one continues, which is great. (DH says that if he ever had just one cigarette, he thinks he'd be back on smoking - and he still dreams about it!)

I am going to try really hard tonot swear anymore.

And if the lady on the self service till next to me in Marks and Sparks this morning, heard what I said (under my breath, I hope) can I take this opportunity to say I am really really sorry.

I've given up on "resolutions". If something has to be done, I eventually have to do it.

Yes, I'm reprising last year's. I kept them, sort of , for about 3 months, so it's worth trying it all again.
1. 40,000+ steps per week (it was 70,000 last year, but it was just too ambitious)
2. No internet after 8pm
3. Drink some more water

1. Minimum of 10,000 steps a day
2.No sugar- less fat
3.Study the classics because they are referenced everywhere
4.Write something every day

I can keep to these - similar to last year
Happy New Year to you all

I tend to not make resolutions as it's so easy to feel bad about yourself if you slip, my friend, last week was so determined to start her diet for her upcoming Summer holiday, I got a phone call the other night, her in tears, saying she felt bad because she'd laid waste to the buffet at her DH's friend's party, I don't put myself through the anguish!

Never figured out NYR. Must be very English.
I agree that they are pipe dreams made to be broken, and dreams shattered for another year.
Ditto, Lent [giving up of things; never saw the point]
SO - I have things/aims that i make whenever necessary [lose weight is the permanent and unattainable one at the moment...]

I was late (again) meeting a friend for coffee yesterday. I told her my new year resolution would be to be better organised so as to get to places on time. She agreed and confessed that she ought to resolve that too as she is also always late! How we manage ever to meet up is a mystery to both of us but being late is seriously inconsiderate. We will both do better in 2017 but my question is, why does it take so long to get out of the house? I think I'm ready in good time and actually plan what I'll do with the extra time when I get there early! (I'm an irrepressible optimist.) Then I go to the loo, discover a cup and plate that should be in the dishwasher, let the dogs out for a comfort break, find my keys etc. etc. and am amazed to find I'm 10 mins late before I've left the house! Where does the time go? ?

Soldiering on with total tired house redecoration. Slow but sure. Leaving the difficult until last. Can't think why!! Also booked a holiday yesterday and that injected joy. Onwards...........!

I resolve not to mess with perfection!

I always make resolutions. It's about investing in the future, and, at our ages, making the most of life.
My drastic solution to opened boxes of chocs is bin them and with opened wine and booze to pour it down the sink. It's an alternative to will power, which is so hard to keep on exercising! Fortunately my other-half is in agreement!

Nope, January isnt the month for me to make changes.

I don't make New Years Resolutions as they always seem to be peoples 'pipe dreams' rather than real goals. Instead I have regular reviews several times a year and make goals which I write down. Some of those goals I easily reach others I am still working towards. Last February I set a really major goal of getting to a specific weight to improve my health. I have not got there yet but I am over half way towards it and in November had to go and buy clothes several sizes smaller which I see as a great sign of progress.

its the wrong time of year to make resolutions as I am sitting here with 4 unopened boxes of chocolates, a Christmas cake and some bottles of wine all waiting to be consumed .

Don't Make Can't Break

I update my todo and project list which includes goals, holidays desired, memberships of organisations etc.

As part of this I have signed on to 2 adult education courses starting Jan - one for Over 50's getting to know their Tablet. I notice Which has just published a free guide on this. And one on Researching and writing up your family history which plugs into two longer term goals to write my memoirs for my grandchildren and getting a Blue plaque for my suffragette great aunt. Last year got a museum to set up an archive for her & her family as a first step. So making slow progress.

I do have a health file with a folder on each part of my body -eyes, weight, joints. blood pressure etc. Am tracking a knee as it will need an op in the future, weigh myself every six months. I do not believe that a BMI of 25 is desirable in old age but do agree that a BMI of 30 is too much so try to keep at all times below BMI 30.

And of course book my declutterer's annual visit so as to keep on top of my office and any other element like my clothes, or unused gifts that maybe important at the time.

Whoops! I meant obviously

Well, I start off with good intentions and then it's downhill all the way.......I have been exercising more this year and am determined to keep it up in 2017 as I find I'm actually ENJOYING it!!! And that's a first [gring]

I made one resolution many years go, and that was, never to make new year resolutions. I have never broken it.

There are smokers who say "Yes, I can give up whenever I want to. I have done it many times". New Year Resolutions are the same - I've made them many times, but no more. Just a general "I must do stuff" Tthat has some chance of succeeding.

No resolutions as such, just determined to be better...and not forget.

If anyone is interested in establishing new habits - Gretchen Rubin's book "Better Than Before" is really interesting. She devised four personality types and depending on what type you are, she suggests certain strategies accordingly. (I found it really helpful)

Here's her article in the Guardian

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/29/old-habits-hard-new-year-resolution-personality-succeed

this year I'm going to be more positive

Thanks a lot, holdthetonic - never looked at this site, but it is excellent. And good luck, RobtheFox - keep going . . . with your obvious determination and strong self-control, of course you'll make it.

keeping the ironing basket empty ,its often a huge pile .I did the same resolution a few years ago and did it for the whole year,sadly that mantra about it becoming a habit after a few weeks didn't appear to work for me and I was back to stockpiling washed clothes .Next year WILL be different .All the best for 2017