New Year resolutions: Are they going as planned?

By now many New Year’s resolutions will have fallen by the wayside.  I tend to try to make positive changes through the year, but there is something about the return to normal life after Christmas that makes you want to make some progress.  For me it was about getting back to normal eating.  For a year and a half now I have been following my own ‘diet’.  It’s not really about calorie counting, but around keeping the waistline in check, whilst living a normal life.  On normal weekdays I can please myself what I eat for breakfast and lunch, so I keep these healthy and cut back on the carbs.  Then I can eat a normal evening meal with the family.  At weekends or holidays I can relax a little and I just go back to normal when I can.

Inevitably, there’s always an extra pound or two to lose after Christmas and a few weeks back on the healthy eating waggon has worked benefits.  That said, there have been some yummy treats lately that have certainly made losing any extra weight a little harder.  Not complaining though.

The other thing I have been trying to do is more yoga.  I’ve become quite a convert to yoga over recent years and I feel it has improved my suppleness and strength. It was difficult to do it when I hurt my ankle as some poses were very uncomfortable.  Since Christmas though my teacher, who is very experienced, has shown me how to use props to help me get into and hold the poses.  I’ve been able to most of what I usually do that way.  After my classes I always feel I have moved on and I’ve been doing more practice at home to keep that improvement going.  The good thing about yoga is that when you are doing poses regularly, it helps you chart your progress.  For instance, for one pose I usually use 2 blocks, but I had to go up to 3 because of my ankle and now I am back to two again, so I know I am improving.

It’s difficult to see ahead and understand what the future will bring.   Will you stick to your resolutions or not?  Maybe TheCircle Free Horoscopes can help you get an idea of how you’ll do.