How To Stick To Your 2019 New Year’s Resolutions – By People Who Nailed Their Own
3. Learn To Spend Time Alone
Seeking solitude can be healthy – to think, be creative, and develop self confidence. In January 2018, Lauren Wilden, 27, was six months pregnant and her maternity leave was creeping up. She wanted to learn to love spending time alone before her baby arrived as she knew she wouldn’t be able to go out as much, and her partner would be going back to work. In just three months she went from hating being alone to learning to love her own company.
4. Cut Down On Booze
People stop drinking alcohol for a multitude of reasons – physical health, mental health, and financial savings. Taking part in Dry January may be one goal, but why not extend it throughout the year? Dan Burns, 21 from Northumberland, did this in 2018 – he quit alcohol because he was struggling with his mental health. And while he fell off the wagon a small handful of times, the vast majority of his 2018 was booze free.
Find out about his journey here.
5. Cut Down On Sugar
We’re eating way more of the sweet stuff that we realise: statistics show that adults in the UK are consuming nearly three times our recommended daily sugar allowance. That’s not good for our bodies – or our teeth. It was some pretty big dental bills that convinced Deborah Millington, 41, from London, that she needed to give up her daily bottle of coke. And in 2018, she managed it.