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FOCUS ON WELLNESS: STICKING WITH HEALTHY HABITS AND GOALS

New year, new you, right? example, take a French class with friends
instead of a belly-busting brunch with
You don’t need to wait until January 1 to
set new goals, but if you prefer to make new friends or plan to go on a long walk with
year’s resolutions, here are a few things that coffee instead.
can turn a change into a habit. • PRACTICE FLEXIBILITY. Life happens.
• BE SPECIFIC. It’s impossible to achieve Find its audio version if you didn’t meet
vague goals, like “Be happy,” because you your goal to finish a book in a month.
can’t measure progress or success. However, Create plans that work best for you. Don’t
if you promise to participate in an activity give up, and keep going!
that brings you joy twice a week, you can see • REWARD YOURSELF. If your drive to
how often you fulfill that promise. Plus, if drink more water and less sugary drinks is
you don’t feel better, you can plug more fun waning, reach for water enriched with slices
sessions into your week. of your favorite fruit. Make your daunting
tasks more pleasant, so they aren’t scary.
• EMBRACE REALITY. Instead of resolving
to read a book a week, try to finish a book Practice makes habits. Don’t give up on change
in a month. Lofty goals set you up for that can benefit you. Remember, resolutions
failure. Plus, if you are not reaching your can be made or changed at any time of the
new resolutions, you might need to reflect year. If you are having trouble staying on
and make some adjustments. For example, track, journal your activities, mark them on a
if the pain of the cycling class makes you calendar, or find a friend to join you!
skip sessions, switch to hip-hop dance.
Source:
• STRATEGIZE. If you want to make a
major change, create small, realistic goals https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/08/
to get you to your big goal. Small habits opinion/new-year-resolutions.
add up! Plan a meatless day twice a week, html?searchResultPosition=14
take the stairs to increase daily movement, Kaysen, Rhonda. “Sticking with it”. Good
cut back on your traditional afternoon Housekeeping. January 2022
latte drink, or join an exercise class. If your
life is overflowing, combine activities. For

From the Kitchen: FRUIT VINEGAR
Servings – 2 cups DIRECTIONS:

INGREDIENTS: Combine ingredients in a pot and turn heat
• 2 cups white vinegar to medium. Cook for about 4 minutes,
• 2 cups fresh or frozen fruit occasionally stirring. Remove from heat and
allow to cool to below 41°F.
Nutrition Information Once cooled, pour the mixture into a jar and
(1 Tbsp. serving): tightly cover. Leave in a cool, dark place for
Calories 9, Total Fat 0g, Saturated Fat 0g,
Unsaturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, about five days, giving the jar a shake daily.
Sodium 0mg, Carbohydrates 0g, Fiber
0g, Sugar 0g, Protein 0g After five days, strain the vinegar and discard
the fruit. Place vinegar into a clean jar and
Adapted From: store it in the refrigerator.
https://www.chopchopfamily.org/recipe/fruit-
vinegar/