Steps to a healthy lifestyle

It's never to late to resolve to lead a healthy lifestyle. Whether making a new year's resolution or simply a promise to yourself, here are some tips to make achieving resolutions a little bit easier.

• Make concrete resolutions for items that can be controlled, such as losing 15 pounds or taking a break three times each day for relaxation and to reduce stress.
• Don't be afraid to make resolutions that take a long time to accomplish, such as reducing your cholesterol level.
• Break larger resolutions into small, easy-to-achieve steps. If you want to lose 30 pounds, break it down into smaller steps such as losing six pounds a month for five months.
• Surround yourself with people who will give positive feedback on the progress to achieving a resolution.
• When making a list of resolutions, start with those that are easy to accomplish and then move to more difficult resolutions.
• Develop a written plan outlining the steps to accomplish the resolutions.
• Don't worry if a resolution is not accomplished in the time set. Re-evaluate and continue to work toward accomplishing it on a new time line.