← 5 Tips to Keep Your Healthy Living New Year’s Resolution

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By Elayne Fluker | Published January 19, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

5) Ease up Simply put: if you fall off the healthy wagon, get back on. Remember that it's a new year’s resolution; not a new month’s resolution, so don’t give up after a few weeks of trying. Creating new habits and making unfamiliar changes is not easy for anyone, so don't think you are alone, and that you are going to make some mistakes along the way. It’s also okay to indulge every so often, because if you don’t, anger and frustration will seep in because you are depriving your self of things you love. It can be helpful to try some substitutes, such as a chocolate protein smoothie instead of the chocolate shake, dates instead of the candy, fruit juice instead of soda. You won’t even miss the more unhealthy options and your cravings for them will eventually subside.

5) Ease up

Simply put: if you fall off the healthy wagon, get back on. Remember…