Person silhouette standing in 2017 on the hill at sunset
We all make New Year’s Resolutions, even if they are resolutions not to make resolutions, and the majority of us fail. This is because the New Year is an awful time to change. The nights are long and the days are cold, while Blue Monday highlights just how depressing the season is. Spring is a much better time to start afresh but despite this, a lot of us will beat ourselves up for not succeeding. If you’ve made New Year’s Resolutions and are kicking yourself for letting the gym membership gather dust, this is a post for you.
Losing Weight and Getting in Shape
Losing weight is one of the most popular resolutions women (and men) make. In a season where stodge is commonplace it seems silly to put this pressure on ourselves to become fit and healthy. You can make very small changes that will help you reach your goal without feeling as though you’re sacrificing your comfort or your food, such as:
Don’t Walk Upstairs, Run
Whether you’re nipping to the bathroom or doing the laundry, run up the stairs instead of walking.
Leave a Little on Your Plate
Leaving just three mouthfuls on a plate can save you up to 500 calories.
Wait Twenty Minutes
You will find that if you wait twenty minutes after eating, you will be satisfied and no longer hungry as the food you ate will begin digesting.
Dance Like No One is Watching
Dance to your favourite song when it comes on the radio, a two minute burst is all you need to raise your heart rate.
Carry Something
Carrying a baby or toddler can burn an extra 16 calories per minute. You don’t have to break your back either as there are a lot of soft, supportive baby slings for men and women on the market.
Make Easy Swaps
Swapping white bread and pasta for wholemeal, sour cream for natural yogurt and mayonnaise for the lighter variety can have a dramatic intake on your daily calorie intake.
Giving Up Smoking
Smoking is now a pastime abhorred by even smokers. No one wants to be a slave to nicotine and tar anymore. Unfortunately the habit is very hard to break. A new eLiquid, made from actual tobacco leaves helps you to give up smoking without any nasty chemicals. It also tastes exactly like the real thing, so you won’t feel like you’re sacrificing your enjoyment.
Donating to Charity
We’d all like to donate more to charity but in January especially, money can be tight. A lot of charities will actually accept foreign coins as they use a foreign coin exchange service such as Cash4Coins. This service helps charities and businesses convert the foreign coins and notes they receive easily. So dig a bit deeper and donate your foreign currency, after all, the bureaux de change and banks will no longer exchange foreign coins or out of issue currencies.
Being More Organised
How many of us scour through organisation tips and life hacks with a promise to become more organised in the New Year? We promise our drawers will have dividers and our paperwork will all be neatly arranged. We also vow to submit our tax returns before a reminder comes. Usually, we’re still making the same promises a full year on. There are many online tools to help you get your tax returns in order, and while you’re there you should see if you can claim a tax refund too. You could start the year with a little windfall.
Starting a Business
2017 is set to be the year when more people than ever start their own business. You can do this too, you can even crowdfund your idea. If you already own your own website talk to a marketing agency about its potential and think about taking advantage of free marketing consultation across the web. Succeeding in business online is all about winning the race to the top of Google, with a good SEO expert you could claim a piece of the Google pie, and bring unlimited customers to your business, without any effort!
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