New Year, New Resolutions

Home made Broad Bean soup

So the new year has rolled in and there are a lot of us who have new Year resolutions. They mostly are the perennials I am sure. Lose weight, be healthy, save for a rainy day (which is only happening if you have a paycheck, am aware.) In some cases, it may be getting training a field you always wanted to do. Writing books is also a perennial for some people. Keep the house more ordered could be for some, me for example. I admit it. I am a slob. I have been looking for ways to do this for decades, but hey, I am distracted most of the time…and no, it is not an excuse, but it does make it harder. Plus I can find things that I need, so there is that.

I would like to concentrate on something that I know works, at least for me. This is maintaining my weight. Losing weight was not the tricky part. I can hear the howling of every dieter out there. Trust me, I understand, because every other time I tried I failed. But it still not the hard part. It is keeping it off. That is what is difficult. And to do that, you need to keep at it. In other words, whatever you do to lose the weight, you need to be able to maintain it over a lifetime.

So I am going to address keeping your weight off, once you lose it. It is a very worthy resolution. So let’s jump in. How do you keep that weight off?

• Commit to doing this for a lifetime.