By doing a simple Google search you'll find that the most popular New Year's resolutions revolve around a health related topic. Stop eating junk food, eat more veggies, start exercising or exercise more, lose x-pounds quit smoking, go hiking... you get the picture. How many of these resolutions are actually successful? Not many. That's why year after year the same promise is made, "THIS year, I'm really going to lose weight, THIS time I'll stick to my exercise program." Are you guilty of this? I am. A resolution is nothing more than a goal you want to reach. Most failed goals are those not planned out or given serious thought toward the execution on attaining such goal. So year after year, we pledge to do better starting January 1st.

Lets end the vicious cycle of failure and make this YOUR year. What is it that you want? It can be anything. Complete the Spartan Race, tighten and tone up your muscles, lose 5/20/50 lbs, move toward cleaner eating? Whatever it may be, there is a way to make it happen. Plan, prepare, set mini-goals. There will always be a bad day, you might slip up on your program, miss a day of exercise... eat a juicy cheeseburger. But that doesn't mean you get to give up. Many times we'll be so extreme in what we allow ourselves to have, and when we succumb to our human nature and make a mistake, our willingness to continue to work towards the goal goes right down the toilet (along with that delicious cheesy burger you just scarfed down too quickly).


What will make us all successful, no matter what we're trying to accomplish, is to accept that there will hiccups along the way. Pledge to do your best one day at a time, and you're almost guaranteed to succeed.

Resolutions are usually permanent... You're not going to quit smoking just to start back up the next year, most people don't plan to lose 5 pounds just to gain it back on purpose. So look at these changes as a positive new beginning to a new life. The new you. Each day think of how you can make your life better, healthier, and take a step in that direction.

Above are my own reflections and opinions based off of personal experience and some research of the interwebs. I'm no life coach though, so take what I say at your own risk! 

2012 is the year of NO EXCUSES. Rock Stars don't give up. Show up at boot camp and Curtis will help with the rest. YOU are the only one that can make your life better. What do you plan to do differently this year? What resolutions have you made that you've kept and are proud of? Any tips? Leave your comment below, don't be shy!

Each week we are going to feature a camper's testimonial here on the blog. We want to hear whatever it is you have to say, and the campers want to read it, so SHARE! It can be funny, sad, happy... full of success AND failures, tips that help you get fit, RECIPES!, we want it all. Email erika.staten@gmail.com to be featured. Our first submission and all future stories will be posted under the Featured Testimonial segment in the side bar here on the blog. Just look to the right of this screen and you'll see it. Please take a minute to read Jen's story, she was so kind to share it with us!

............*reading Jen's story*..............
    
Wasn't that refreshing? Look forward to weekly installments of the new Rock Star Blog! If you have any questions, comments, tip, ANYTHING, please leave it in the comments below or email erika.staten@gmail.com

CHEERS!