Mark your calenders

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Did you know that gyms always have a record number of new enrollees as well as being filled with people who normally are wishy washy about going in the beginning of January? Then they empty out again as February and March roll around. Its all about making New Year's Resolutions and keeping them. I propose this. Why don't we mark our calenders - both physical as well as those alarm thingees on our phones and computers, for two months and then six months into the year. And it would say, how are we doing with our resolutions? What steps have we taken? Have we congratulated ourselves on wins rather then focusing on our more unhealthy choices? Too often we stress the negatives more in our society. Oh I had that chocolate cake I promised myself I wouldn't. Then we call ourselves bad bad bad and say we don't have any will power. This begins the cycle - we then say forget it, I can't do this, or we feel so bad that we step off the path of the healthy direction we were going in. Instead, I think we should say, "Okay, so I had the cake, I enjoyed it (Or I didn't go to the gym today or whatever) Going forward, what healthy choices am I going to make today? " That's how I handled my clients unhealthier choices, rather then beating them over the head with it like other consultants I worked with. The majority of my clients lost weight. Save those who were there because someone else - husband, boyfriend, parent sent them in - or the ones against it from the beginning - putting it down and saying it would never work, or they could eat what they wanted or whatever. So what do you think of my reminder/check in system? My message will ask me questions like, Okay Girl, I know you made a few unhealthy choices, what was different then normal - or how did you go back on track after that? Maybe I'll make a journal with questions like that each day. I can write my feelings under multiple choice questions - did I stay on track - how did that feel? Did I slide a bit? Tell yourself why that's okay and how I can deal with that situation differently in the future.