Mexico residents make new year's resolutions

Mexico, Mo. ?

New Year's Eve has always been a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and then resolve to follow through on them. While some folks in Ledgerland put thought into their personal goals for 2012, there were a few who simply chose not to make a resolution.
Patricia Chambers, of Mexico, said she's going to "try really, really hard to save money this year, if possible."
Edna Woodroof, like many other Americans, has fallen off the bandwagon more than once, and has basically given up on making resolutions. "That way, I can't flunk any," she said.
YMCA Executive Director Sherry Medley said she's "old enough to know that resolutions don't actually take place." However, the health and fitness enthusiast is recommending the YMCA's "Get Fit" program that starts Jan. 15, and is open to members and non-members who want to get fit for the new year. Medley hopes the 8-week program will help individuals develop a habit of exercising regularly. "We're always promoting wellness," she said. Finalizing the YMCA's capital campaign is Medley's other New Year's goal. Money collected in the campaign totals $3.1 million. Medley anticipates construction will start late Spring. The expansion project will include 36,000 square feet of new facility, and 8,000 square feet of renovated space to meet the health and wellness needs of the citizens.
The Rev. David Nash, pastor at the First Christian Church in Mexico, has vowed to walk a few minutes every day in an effort to work toward better health in general. "The plan is to walk 10-15 minutes a day," he said. Noting the possibilities of succumbing to temptation, Nash said walking seemed the easiest to accomplish. "I knew I couldn't keep anything else. So I tried to keep it (his resolution) awfully basic."
Financial Advisor Bruce Oliver admits the only thing fat he wants is a bankroll. His resolution is to lose 12 pounds. "I need to get to 175 pounds, and I'm a little above that," Oliver said. He also resolved to reduce his smoking of cigars and to visit his two new grandchildren (in Rolla and Lake Saint Louis) more often.
Maintaining good body weight is also a concern of Mexico Mayor Ron Loesch, who has resolved to stay healthy and to keep his weight at a good level in 2012. "If you have your health, you have just about everything," he said.
Loesch also had a few hopes and aspirations for the new year. "Obviously, one of the things we are always looking at, is ways to improve the economy in Mexico," he said. He hopes 2012 will bring some relief and more economic activity in the community. His solution is to "continue working on it." ?
A resolution is a goal? ? something a person wants to achieve. Like other goals, you may have a better chance of achieving it if you have a well-constructed plan, along with several huge helpings of willpower. Psychologist Marta Fliss with Options Unlimited offers some insight into why it's so difficult to keep New Year's resolutions.
"Behavioral change is difficult for all of us. We engage in behaviors that typically are habitual and/or have short-term gratification, such as eating, smoking, or watching television. While these behaviors may be rewarding to us in the short-term ("chocolate is so yummy!"), these behaviors may have long-term negative consequences and begin to interfere with how happy we are with our own lives," Fliss explained. "New Year's resolutions usually consist of making changes that may be difficult to implement in the short-term; however are rewarding in the long-term."
Following are some helpful hints that Fliss offers for making New Year's resolutions and keeping them:
? Ask yourself what would make you happier and how you can change your behavior to achieve this goal
? Set a small goal in relation to this change. Baby steps.
? Find a way to hold yourself accountable.
? Reward yourself for the changes you engage in.
Fliss' personal goal is to lose 10 pounds and fit into all of the clothes in her closet. She plans to make healthier eating choices, snack less, and exercise more. The doctor plans to hold herself accountable by telling a friend about her goal, keeping a food diary, weekly weigh-in's, and following the Eating Guidelines by Geneen Roth, author of Women, Food, and God.
"These are all things I have done before successfully and know I can do again," Fliss said. She plans to reward herself with a new watch. "Wish me luck!"

Source: http://www.mexicoledger.com/homepage/x1085775522/Mexico-residents-make-new-years-resolutions

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