Meltdown of a New Year's Resolution

This Guest Blog Friday, Dorothy Skarles talks about New Year's Resolutions.

Sound familiar?

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By maxkorovichev

Have you ever made a quick resolution at the end of a New Years Eve dinner while everyone else drank a tiny-bit more champagne and blew party favors?

Then as the waitress came to serve dessert, you quickly waved her away, smiled at your special someone, and said, “No more ice cream for me, I’m going on a diet!”

I can’t even begin to guess, how many times I have made a diet resolution at the beginning of a New Year, one that always seems to bring with it a firm determination to take action and do more physical exercise and loose ten pounds.

But the question is, do I do it?

Well, my jeans are getting a tiny-bit tight. 

And it is a big commitment!

I turn myself sideways to look in the mirror and think of long hours of dieting as January 5, 6, 7, 8 go by?

And I ask.  Will losing five or ten pounds really help?

By LoneGunMan

It probably would, but life-health issues about “what’s good for me” often fly right out the window when a hot fudge Sunday with whip cream and a cherry on top sits in front of me.

As I drool, I get weaker. 

I practically froth at the mouth.

“Hey, one little Sunday won’t hurt. I haven’t had any sugar in several days. I'll be more careful tomorrow.”

The pitfall of being enticed to eat my favorite dessert, became my downfall.

The taste of sweets got harder to resist from that one little chocolate slip.

Really…it didn’t seem all that wrong or unwise at the time.  I just couldn’t…couldn’t say “No!”

My determination to achieve my New Years resolution for no desserts was a complete meltdown. The slips just kept coming to the end of a meal like a tornado.

And then it began—“It’s too late to exercise now.  I’ll start again tomorrow?”



By wolfro54

 Still, I know the sun orbits the earth, and months fly into a lot of tomorrows, and sooner than later another New Year will arrive to make a new resolution.

This time, I’ll stick with it.

Unless it’s chocolate.

Any suggestions?

Dorothy

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Thanks Dorothy. 

Hear Weight Watchers has a new calorie-count program, something about eating a lot of fruits and vegetables and cutting down on processed food.  I'm thinking of giving it a try.  On January 6.  After finishing up all those goodies gifted to me at Christmas.

Your friend and critique partner, Margaret.