January 1
There is no better new year’s resolution than to resolve to be healthy.  Unfortunately, most New Year’s resolutions never even make it out of the month of January.  The reasons for such a dismal record is fairly simple:  “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”  How do we humans get around that?  By attaching a realistic goal to the resolution and thereby appeal to the ego of the flesh.  Don’t just strive to lose 50 or 100 pounds in 2016!  But instead, resolve to lose 3-5 pounds in January. When that goal is achieved, add another one.  Resolve to lose another 3-5 pounds in February.  Strategically link  your resolutions together into an achievable reason to celebrate early in the year and then often thereafter.  If the flesh enjoys anything – it is a reason to celebrate and to feel good about itself!  Feed your flesh healthy food, exercise it and then achieve and record frequent success in 2016.  This is accomplished by chaining your resolutions together one small success at a time and your big goal will surely be overtaken by intelligently attending to the smaller ones!