Best New Year's Resolution Suggestion From a Registered Dietitian

It’s that time of year!  When we start gearing up for resolutions and we plan for weight loss, eating, and exercise plans.  

I’m all for a fresh start and improving ourselves and health but most of us go about it in a very diet culture centric way.  

In fact, the term resolution actually means:

A firm decision to do or not to do something.

And making a resolution means the act of resolving or determining upon an action, course of action, method, procedure, etc. a resolve; a decision or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.  

Which in itself feels like very black or white thinking

Do something or don’t

Diet vs. don’t diet

Good food or bad food

And that is not what the anti-diet approach to weight loss is about.  

New Year's resolutions often leave us feeling down, discouraged and frustrated.

Instead I suggest your resolution be this: NO RESOLUTION

Because it is not a winning weight loss strategy.