Sticking to Your Resolutions

Are you in full-on New Year's Resolution mode? Me too. My two main goals are to be more active and to eat better, so I've taken some of the most common resolutions and compiled some lists (of links) for us to help keep us motivated and on track! Don't fight it, just click on all the links; open all the tabs.

The Resolution: Eat Better

31 Healthy Versions of Your Favorite Comfort Foods- Buzzfeed

• It's not about giving up the things you love, it's about finding a better way to indulge.

27 Easy Ways to Eat Healthier- Buzzfeed

• A simple list of easy substitutions to make small, healthier choices like using avocado instead of mayo on a sandwich

21 Little Lifestyle Changes that Will Help You Be Healthier- Buzzfeed

• It's a proven fact, big changes rarely ever stick. Take things one small change at a time and build from there.

The Resolution: Work Out More

I love this "No-Excuses" Workout from FitSugar.  It's hard enough to feel like you're getting a workout without being so tough that you quit halfway through.

5 Ways to Stay Committed to Your Workout & Five Favorites: Fitness Apps- by ME!

• This may be a biased opinion but I think I give the best advice. But seriously, I find including apps into my daily workout schedule help me to make working out more of a norm because I have the workouts right at my fingertips.

23 Ways to Get More Out of Your Workout- Greatist

• Chances are, you already workout out, so what is keeping you from doing it regularly? This list details many different ways to get more out of your workout which will keep you coming back for more.

The Resolution: De-clutter

34 Ingenious Ways To De-Clutter Your Entire Life- Buzzfeed

• This list has some great tips on how to be a little more ruthless when it comes to holding onto things or getting rid of them.

31 Ways to Makeover Your Closets- Real Simple

• My love of an organized closet is unhealthy and weird.

How to Organize Tupperware- Eating Richly

• Think of your Tupperware cabinet as a microcosm of your life; if your Tupperware cabinet is organized that means you have your shit together.

The Resolution: Don't Stress (as much)

Bedtime Yoga- Healthy, Simple, Smart (that's me!)

• Let's face it, yoga is a great way to unwind, especially for people like me who have yet to master the art of meditation. You can do this quick 10 minute yoga routine in bed right before you go to sleep.

5 Negative Thought Patterns You Need to Drop Now- Mind, Body, Green

• I don't know about you but I can definitely stress myself out way more than outside events do. 

10 Practical Ways to Handle Stress- Psych Central

• If for no other reason, click on this link to see the stock photo they used.

The Resolution: Save Money

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10 Easy Ways to Save Money- HowStuffWorks

• Great tips on what corners you can cut and how to cut them.

5 Painless Ways to Save Money- Investopedia

• This is taking finances to the next level and actually understanding different ways to invest and save money.

Mint.com

• You want to see something scary? Just sign up for mint.com (a personal finance and budgeting tool) and look at the graphs it makes of how much of your money you spend on what. Yeah, it'll be eye-opening.