Is New Year a good time to lose weight?

It seems like the World and her husband (I know which side my bread's buttered!) start a diet in January as just one of many well intentioned resolutions and like a lot of those resolutions, come the end of January the good intentions have gone by the wayside and normal life resumes.

Does that make starting a weight loss effort in January a bad thing?

I have two views on this. Firstly, any attempt at attempting change is a good thing and better than not trying at all but my belief is, that if you're serious about change and losing weight, then you must give it the best shot you've got!

So what are the pros and cons?

As stated above, any attempt is better than none but achieving anything is about your determination to succeed and how motivated you are to achieve it and if you're just lumping your weight loss effort in with the other resolutions because that's what you do at this time of year, then your motivation really is lacking and you're setting yourself up to fail.

However, if you've been wanting to do something about your weight for some time and have focussed on the New Year as a good time to start with Christmas and all temptations out of the way, then that's a positive and there's no reason why you shouldn't succeed. It's all about your motivation and determination to make it work.

So if you're planning a New Year weight loss attempt, check your reason for doing it. It will make the difference between dropping out in January or going on to achieve your weight loss goals!

Good luck over the holidays!

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