New Year's Greetings from Detroit, Michigan

Healthy New Year’s Resolutions That Don’t Involve Weight Loss

Instead of focusing on the same tired weight loss goals for 2023, let’s think about habits that could actually improve our lives. What has slipped during the past year? What are you missing? How could you better address your own needs, or the needs of those around you? Take this opportunity to really address the parts of your life that could improve and consider some of these healthy resolutions for the new year:

• Reduce your alcohol consumption 
• Get more quality sleep/limit your sleep to 8 hours per night 
• Bring reusable bags when you shop
• Eat vegetables at every meal 
• Wash your bed sheets weekly
• Actually eat your fruit before it goes bad 
• Don’t watch tv or use your phone during meals 
• Support local food producers through farm shares 
• Donate to your local food bank 
• Take vitamins 
• Learn to knit or sew 
• Stretch and improve your flexibility 
• Volunteer as a caller for political campaigns 
• Concentrate on improving your posture 
• Set up a weekly board game night with your family 
• Replace your toothbrush 
• Educate yourself on basic home care and maintenance 
• Clean your kitchen and dishes after each meal 
• Stop biting your nails 
• Wear sunscreen every day you’re outside 
• Clean your pantry and throw out expired food each month 
• Quit smoking 
• Reduce impulse online shopping by creating a weekly budget 
• Put your laundry away 
• Cut down on the amount of plastic you use each day 
• Re-try foods that you hate, but haven’t eaten in years 
• Make your bed
• Moisturize and remove your makeup before going to bed 
• Keep a journal 
• Tip service workers generously 
• Floss 
• Focus on purchasing goods from small business owners, not Amazon 
• Join a pen pal exchange 
• Set up that therapy appointment
• Text your friend that you haven’t talked to in a while
• Small, actionable goals are key here. What can you start doing today to improve your life, and the lives of those around you?