For those of you who are new to 3FC, you may not know that the forum floods in January with new people and new energy and new commitment. It is a FANTASTIC time to join/rejoin 3FC and there are lots of new friends to be made and inspiration around every corner. It's tough to keep up with the posts but it's well worth it.
The newness of the New Year's resolutions starts to wear off in March and the boards tend to quiet down. For me, it's a time when I can easily give up on my weight loss commitments and give in to inertia.
As I have said before, promises aren't worth much without actions. Resolutions aren't worth much unless you have a plan to back them up.
For me, this means that I need to put in place some support systems so that I don't lose momentum!
Here's what I've done:
1) Started a Sunday cycling group with my friends to take a long bike ride to a place for brunch. Adding friends and fun adventures with my weekend exercise means I am more likely to continue it once the "do more exercise" element wears off.
2) Signed up for a class with my university to track and improve my exercise throughout the quarter. This will allow me to establish myself with a program that forces me to continue into March.
3) Recommitted to WeightWatchers so I can track my progress.
What are YOU going to do to make sure your momentum carries you into 2010?