Ah,
that time again when we make our new year’s resolutions. By this time in
January I’m usually breaking most of mine anyway. But it is fun to listen as
people talk about what they are going to do. The most common resolution seems
to be that of losing weight. Yes, I’ve had it on my list for many years, until
I quit making resolutions that is.
It
seems to me though that the week after Christmas would probably be a good time
to implement that goal whether as a New Year’s resolution of just a goal. We
personally get so many gifts of candy, cookies, cakes, and nuts at Christmas
time, that I can’t resist them. I’ve tried to hide them but that doesn’t work
because I know where they are hidden. Leaving them out makes them a bigger temptations.
And I love to get them at Christmas time
because I’ve never been one to make candy. Tried it a few times and failed.
So
I’ve been listening to others as they discuss their resolutions, especially
losing weight and thought I would share some thoughts. It seems there are a lot
of ideas of how to lose weight from impossible to starvation. These include:
·
Grow
taller. This will spread the weight further. Now if we only knew how to do this
I think it would work. Just two or three inches for me would definitely
diminish the need to cut out chocolate and desserts.
·
Be
aware of the foods that you eat. I think this might be one that I can work on.
I hereby resolve to not eat any meat from animals that have been given growth
stimulating hormones. Because we are ranchers and sell a lot of our calves to
feed lots, we are aware that growth stimulating hormones are given often to
increase the weight quickly on animals. I wonder if that hormone works with
humans when we eat the meat of the animals that have been given it. Sure sounds
reasonable to me. We don’t use this hormone with our animals so when we take
one to be butchered I know it doesn’t have any residue of growth stimulants in
it. I will have to watch labels and do some research for any meat I purchase.
·
Be
aware of other products which I use. I listened to a conversation the other day
that got me thinking. These women were talking about their favorite shampoo that
“adds body.” Now if I didn’t wash my hair when I showered I probably wouldn’t
be concerned, but the shampoo runs down my entire body when I wash and rinse my
hair that way. AND I certainly don’t need to “add body” to my body. I will
definitely read labels more closely when I buy shampoo from now on! And I think
I will check lotions and creams too.
·
Calorie
counting is supposed to work but it never has for me. I always figured that
calories were a measure of heat, so if I eat my food cold there shouldn’t be
any calories. Apparently I’m wrong on that assumption.
·
There
are always weight loss groups you can join but a few years ago I did join one
such group that must have been a fly-by-night bunch because it folded up before
I finished the time I had paid for. And of course I didn’t get any money back
from them. However, I did get the weight back that I lost. I don’t think that
was a real selling point of that group.
There
are other resolutions that are just as challenging to me to work on: get
organized; keep up with the bookwork for the farm; keep a journal; face each
day as a joy not a challenge; and lots more
I
know we all go through something similar to this goal setting this time of the
year. You know that every morning is a “new beginning.” So I don’t think we
need to feel like we fail if we can’t follow through on yearly goals. Daily
goals and resolutions are going to be my aim for this New Year. We’ll see how
that works.
