Did you make New Year´s promises and wishes as the clock struck 12?

I know we all want other things like peace, justice and food for everyone. But as you say, we also think of ourselves and on that day we become concious that we MUST shed some pounds. I want that too. Luck for us all!

I just enrolled in the gym today my friend. i am serious with my plan to lose weight. i am looking forward for a great figure this coming summer-march to april here in our country. i will be happy to wear summer outfit with confidence hehehehe!

I hope your dreams come true, honey! A lot of it depends on you. And keep your fingers crossed that Mr Right comes along. There´s some luck there, but if you are a better person, better people will come near you. Take care!

That´s a good promise, kelly. I should try to give up canibalism too: I bite my nails. My weight loss resolution has to do much more with health than with vanity. I have had back surgery and I put on almost 20 pounds after I quit smoking 2 years ago. Now I´ll make an effort to shed them. Take care!

Hi Kat, I see our New Year goals have to do with less pounds. I just read in a Emagazine called Real Age of 5 foods that help you reduce while avoiding the empty stomach feeling. I hope this answer is not against mylot´s rules as I really want to share a just acquired knowledge. I´ll make a post about it today but wanted to tell you first. Luck and take care! "Ready to lose a few pounds in the new year? There are five foods that can help. And the best part is that you won't feel like you're "eating light" with this group of weight-loss-boosting noshes. In fact, it'll still feel like the holidays! Salmon: Seems the omega-3 fatty acids in this fish may turbocharge your body's fat-burning engines -- especially when coupled with exercise, one study found. (Use this tracking tool to set a walk-yourself-fit goal for the new year.) Eggs: They're back on the healthy-foods list. In one study, dieters who ate eggs for breakfast were able to stave off hunger longer than the folks who loaded up on carbs at breakfast. Peanuts: May seem counterintuitive -- after all, they are high in fat and calories -- but a small daily serving of peanuts may discourage weight gain, research suggests. Possibly because the healthy fats in peanuts are easier to burn off than the unhealthy fats from other fatty treats, like cheesecake and chips. Just make sure you substitute the nuts for another high-calorie food. (Here's one way to make your peanuts even healthier.) Apples: Munch on an apple before every meal and you'll be less likely to clean your dinner plate, research shows. Apples are fiber-filled yet low in calories, which means you fill up on less. (Watch this video for more portion control tricks.) Fava beans: Why fava beans? Because these creamy beans are loaded with flavonoids. And a 14-year study in women showed that high flavonoid intake may help ward off belly fat."

That is very rational, MrKennedy. I would agree with you except that many of us, human beings, live full of rituals and irrationality (the best way to be creative, by the way). I feel, deep inside, that dates have no meaning, being man made things to put some order into nature. The clock itself is a meaninless contraption except if you want to manage many people at the same clock time ( as opposite to the psychologic time each of us have). So, if we go to the limit, there´s no need to say happy New Year. Life flows. Time flows. And we only have the present (which is past as I am writing this). Take care!