The blur that was the holidays has come and gone. So too has another year.
And while the economy continues to struggle, there have been some positives signs that the nation is slowly turning the corner. Many would probably agree they are no worse off than this time a year ago, so that’s a start.
New Year’s Eve is a time many come up with resolutions on things they hope to improve about themselves in the coming year.
I’ve tried making resolutions, only to see them fail miserably. Every year it’s the same. I make a resolution to lose some weight and to exercise more, but it never happens. After age 40, the pounds do not seem to come off as easily as they did when I was younger. The problem is, I really dislike working out. Period. In years past, I tried the gym thing, but whenever I went, I found myself looking at the clock wondering if I have worked out long enough and if it was time to go home.
The treadmill that we purchased sits dormant in the basement most of the time. I’ll get in a mood every now and then and tell myself that I am starting a new chapter in my quest to lose weight. So I’ll hop on the treadmill and my wife will ultimately ask “What are you doing?”
After a half-hour to 45 minutes, I’ll call it quits and get off the thing with every intention of doing this more on a daily basis. The problem, at least for me, is finding the time. There is only so much of it in a day after all.
So once again, I find myself trying to find new and exciting way of sticking to my resolutions. Diets aren’t my thing. The idea of having two of my three meals consisting of some sort of beverage doesn’t interest me. I like to eat. If there were such a thing as a pizza diet, I would be all over it.
Sure there are those meal replacement products like “Slimfast” and “Body by vi.” Those don’t taste terrible, but seriously, who wants to limit themselves to drinking a shake every day for breakfast and lunch for the rest of time? That leaves just one meal a day to enjoy and for someone who likes to eat a lot of different things, that’s a problem.
Knowing full well that my resolution to lose weight will probably go the same as all the other years, perhaps a different approach is needed. Since all resolutions seem to fail, maybe this year I will make a resolution to eat more. It can’t hurt to try, can it?
From all of us here at the Houlton Pioneer Times, we wish you a joyous and prosperous New Year.
Joseph Cyr is a staff writer for the Houlton Pioneer Times. He can be reached at pioneertimes@nepublish.com or 532-2281.
