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Obtainable Resolutions By Owen Rothstein Change…a word and concept that flat-out scares many people. It’s an idea that makes others uncomfortable and squirmy. Yet every year, January 1st rolls around and those same people firmly declare their intention to make a change in the coming year. A New Year’s Resolution is born (or several). The most popular of all resolutions center around food choices, physical fitness and overall health. It seems that we all want to improve our health, how we feel and how we look. Perhaps it is our busy lifestyles that lead us to eat more convenient, less healthy foods throughout the year. Perhaps it is the myriad of entertainment choices that bombards us daily and leads us to exercise less and less. Perhaps it is just the relentless onslaught of food and festivities that start in late November and carries through the New Year that allows the pounds to pile on. Whatever it is, there’s January 1st staring us in the face and most of us choose to face that squirmy, uncomfortable fear…change. First, a few facts... In a 2013 SupermarketGuru.com Consumer Panel Survey, sponsored by ConAgra Foods, 85% of respondents said they have resolved to improve their eating habits. More than 70% have made a similar resolution in the past, while only 32% self-report sticking with that resolution and changing their eating habits long-term. That amounts to roughly 1 in 3 of those surveyed that had lasting success. Assuming that we all want to be the 1 in 3 that succeeds, it may help to have a few tips to help us get there. Here are a few small adjustments that can add up to big changes and help make that Resolution result in a new, healthier you: 8 Nutrition Quarterly · 2021 – Volume 1 Featured Articles