Make Attainable New Year's Resolutions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6ntfvCylsaB9Frd34RnTrUued6nsl1tcb4i6kRpBM9Z3iUOCfUMM65RsS7kHA72nosr4u-d9CXyxfOhgsh6q1ZYO-qmdJjecc4ujI_FkNtNheel5QcraXrcJ5dielhhA5Gs_OgC3na5A/s1600/silhouette-683751_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="achievable new years eve resolutions" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6ntfvCylsaB9Frd34RnTrUued6nsl1tcb4i6kRpBM9Z3iUOCfUMM65RsS7kHA72nosr4u-d9CXyxfOhgsh6q1ZYO-qmdJjecc4ujI_FkNtNheel5QcraXrcJ5dielhhA5Gs_OgC3na5A/s1600/silhouette-683751_1280.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep your resolutions this year, by making them attainable and realistic. It’s fun to imagine the endless possibilities for the coming year, thinking about all the things you can do and all the plans you want to make. However, realistic resolutions are the key to success. Create attainable New Year’s resolutions, reach them, and then create a new goal. It is a cycle that leads to long-term success. </span><br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Why do attainable resolutions matter?</b></span><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They matter because they’re attainable!</span></li> <li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are setting unrealistic goals for yourself, it is too easy to get discouraged when you don’t see appropriate progress toward your goals. This can diminish your drive for your resolution, even if you are bettering your life while working toward achieving it!</span></li> </ul> <br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Build on your resolutions.</b></span><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you set resolutions that are attainable and set goals that you can reach, you will be able to continually build on new goals throughout the new years. This will inspire and motivate continual growth toward your goals. You will find new inspiration and checking off a goal and being able to set a brand new one for the future.</span></li> </ul> <br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What are some examples of attainable, buildable resolutions?</b></span><br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Weightloss</span><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instead of saying, “In 2016, I am going to lose weight,” say, “By February 28th of 2016, I will have lost 10 pounds.” This resolution is trackable, attainable, and gives you a specific goal to reach! It is possible to lose 10 pounds in two months. With focus, a healthy diet, and regular exercise, you can achieve this resolution and set a new one! “Losing weight” is too ambiguous; without a clear, specific resolution it is hard to stay motivated.</span></li> </ul> <br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fitness</span><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I’m going to workout more in 2016.” Will you, though? You probably won’t with a resolution like that. Instead, make a resolution to “hit the gym three times each week” or “meet with a personal trainer twice a month to stay accountable for my fitness goals.” These examples of resolutions can be tracked and achieved routinely, so you can be proud that you are continually working and succeeding at your New Year’s resolutions.</span></li> </ul> <br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eating Healthy</span><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A healthy lifestyle seems to be on everyone’s New Year’s Resolution list this year. Attain this resolution by having a plan to live a healthier life. Don’t wake up on January 1st and expect to change your lifestyle. Research how you want to live, how you will implement healthy choices into your life, and how to will succeed with healthy living in 2016. Having a plan for a healthy life is the only way to succeed.</span></li> </ul> <br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For extra motivation or coaching on fitness and healthy living, please <a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/">contact me</a>! I am here to help inspire your healthy journey and get you on the right track toward fitness success. Make attainable resolutions this year and see how far you have come by December of 2016.</span>

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Make Attainable New Year's Resolutions

Keep your resolutions this year, by making them attainable and realistic. It’s fun to imagine the endless possibilities for the coming ye...

Reduce Stress to Live Healthier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOdxkAWvrNcQ8dTB-lEqzMydmXFUOXHN_3C7dQlH5h123et9pJcNDb6PPY4oi94auegH0yCUo7u-Jt081K4jdH-UAKsX7RNB92qJ3vv4_g76CC6eN0ZfBR4MNs25zAjOVvubTmo9zWV0h/s1600/woman-977020_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Reduce Stress to Live Healthier" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOdxkAWvrNcQ8dTB-lEqzMydmXFUOXHN_3C7dQlH5h123et9pJcNDb6PPY4oi94auegH0yCUo7u-Jt081K4jdH-UAKsX7RNB92qJ3vv4_g76CC6eN0ZfBR4MNs25zAjOVvubTmo9zWV0h/s1600/woman-977020_1920.jpg" title="Reduce Stress to Live Healthier" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Reduce stress in your everyday life to promote amazing results for your physical and mental health. Stress affects hormones, energy levels, hunger, and cravings. These effects all lead to poor choices that negatively affect healthy living. If you feel you may be plagued by stress, I have four helpful ways for you to reduce stress and manage it in a healthy way.</span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-bbb09a68-af73-ac00-4285-0ad7d384afd9" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What is causing your stress?</span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first step to reduce stress is understanding why you feel stressed. Where is this anxiety or frustration coming from? It can be from many different aspects of your life; it usually is!</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Think about all the outlets of your life. Stress isn’t your fault. It often is from an external source. Is your job causing you stress? Are you worried about your spouse or family member? Are there financial problems?</span></span></div></li> </ul><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How can you manage stress?</span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once you can pinpoint the source of your stress, brainstorm ideas on resolving the issues. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to come up with solutions to reduce stress once you have discovered isolated the source of the stress itself.</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Approach your stress rationally. It is easy to become bogged down with stress and resort to irrational tactics to resolve the problem. The goal is to reduce stress in a healthy way.</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To reduce stress in a healthy way, it is helpful to make lists of different approaches. How can you solve the problem? Consider all possible solutions and the outcomes of each. Which option will reduce stress without causing conflict in different areas of your life?</span></span></div></li> </ul><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Implement the solution.</span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that you have decided a plan of action to reduce stress, implement it!</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You will notice instant relief once you have managed the stress directly. Over time, you will reap the benefits of better health and more energy.</span></span></div></li> </ul><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span></b> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Distract yourself.</span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In some instances, you won’t be able to reduce stress directly. If you worry about another person, that person is in control. To reduce stress at this point, it is easiest to distract yourself is healthy ways.</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you begin to feel stress, don’t give into those hunger cravings. Reduce stress by engaging yourself in an activity that you enjoy. Hunger pangs brought on by stress are usually temporary. Avoid giving into temptation and then cook yourself a healthy meal.</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Listening to music is a great way to reduce stress as well. Music naturally calms the mind and body. Play some of your favorite tunes.</span></span></div></li> <li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To reduce stress, try to get moving! Just thirty minutes of moderate activity a day can help relieve stress, lower cortisol levels, and release happy endorphins in the brain. Exercise makes is a helpful way to reduce stress. </span></span></div></li> </ul><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> </span> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stress from everyday activity, school, and jobs can play a major role in our happiness and overall health. Take steps each day to reduce stress, and you’ll notice a significant improvement in your quality of life. Now that you have some tips for stress reduction, living a healthier life will be much easier! For extra support on your journey toward healthy living, </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></span></div>

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Reduce Stress to Live Healthier

Reduce stress in your everyday life to promote amazing results for your physical and mental health. Stress affects hormones, energy levels,...