How The Elderly Can Keep New Year’s Resolutions
Here at Home Care Florida, we know that with the addition of years, keeping promises and resolutions can be a greater struggle. However, it does not have to be for seniors. If goals are simplified and mindsets altered, seniors should have no problems with keeping their New Year’s resolutions past January.
• Keep Your Resolutions To A Minimum—If you have a laundry list of resolutions staring you in the face, discouragement will eventually follow when all goals are not met. Try to only make one or two resolutions for the New Year.
• Goals Should be Realistic – Weight loss or spending resolutions with large goals tend to fly out the window past January. Start small with any resolution. Losing a small amount of weight a week in comparison to setting a 20-pound goal for the month will be much easier to keep going.
• Be patient and don’t get discouraged—The saying “old habits die hard” could not be truer when it comes to New Years resolutions. Correcting old habits will take a while to change. Setbacks may present themselves, so do not get discouraged and punish yourself for falling back on an old habit.
• Give Yourself a Pat on the Back—When you accomplish a goal, reward yourself. Being proud of your accomplishments will give that additional incentive to keep up your resolutions just for how good it makes you feel.
Source: ehow.com
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