174 Why You Don't Need to Create a 'New You' This Year

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>New Year, New You? What if the old you is enough and instead of trying to re-invent yourself every year take time to really understand what it is you want for your health this year.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --></p> <h3 id="heading">Are you setting yourself up for failure</h3> <p><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>We all do it, we make these broad promises and changes and imagine that it is going to change our lives. However, buying new trainers is never going to make you a runner, ordering tonnes of kale is never going to make you a chef. Not unless you really enjoy it and want it.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>If you don't love going to the gym you won't suddenly want to start going because you have new gear, but if you have been practising yoga every day at home and want more support then maybe joining a yoga studio would be perfect.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --></p> <h3 id="heading">What is it that you can realistically change?</h3> <p><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>What is it in your life that you LOVE, that you are not giving time to? This is the thing that is going to bring you joy and improve your health. Not starting the new mad diet or joining the gym.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>If you love cooking then find some new recipes that you love to cook, it's a much better starting place than cutting out all of the food that you enjoy eating and feeling miserable as a result.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --></p> <h3 id="heading">Stop following others</h3> <p><!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The fear is in the New Year is that people want to create a new version of themselves, they look on social media at people that they aspire to be and then think that if they change everything about themselves, they will suddenly look/feel like them.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:para