THE BATTALION
3A
Monday, January 14, 2002
Making the impossible possible
From looks to lifestyles, students find ways
to keep their New Year's resolutions
By Keicey Rieger
_-.THE BATTALION-
When the clock struck midnight on
Jew Year's Eve, Harrison Tucker, a
[iophomore history major, made his New
rear's resolution for 2(X)2.
“I’ve made a resolution to be more
friendly and control my anger,’* Tucker
said. "So far this year I have accom
plished this. There have been instances
Inhere I had to step back and control
fvhat I said or did and doing this has re
dly benefited me.”
The Christmas holidays are a time
bf indulgence, but when the ball drops
pn New Year’s Eve, all bets are off.
Resolutions, to many people, are ways
|o lose those few extra pounds, quit
smoking, exercise more or just become
new person.
“Last year, 1 made a resolution to
lose weight and build muscle.” Tuck-
ir said. "1 accomplished losing
fveight, but did not build the muscle
hoped.”
Many times people make resolutions,
put these resolutions lose importance as
[he year goes on. Time, temptation and
Jack of motivation prevent many from
seeping their resolutions.
“A resolution is hard to keep be-
tause very seldom are people bound to
jheir commitment, making it easy to
preak,” Tucker said. “People always
pelieve they have tomorrow, but when
[he year ends most people are forced to
roll their previous resolution over to
the next year, but I am usually semi
successful because I try to remind my
self constantly about what I want and
what 1 need to do in order to attain it.”
Holly Hughes, a junior information
systems major, made a resolution last
year but found it hard to make her res
olution a reality.
“My resolution last year was to go to
the (Student Recreation Center| more
often, but 1 didn’t keep it,” Hughes said.
“I also made another resolution to cut
down on the number of Cokes I drank
A resolution is hard to keep
because very seldom are people
bound to their commitment,
making it easy to break.
— Harrison Tucker
sophomore history major
everyday but couldn't do that one ei
ther, because I like them too much.”
People are often dismayed by their
inability to keep a resolution and be
come discouraged about making reso
lutions the following year.
“Since I never seem to keep my res
olutions. I didn’t make one this year,”
Hughes said. “Going to the Rec cen
ter wasn’t a routine for me, and I
couldn't make myself continue to go
everyday. Therefore, if 1 made the res
olution for 2002, how do 1 know I
would keep it?”
Christen Dyess, a
sophomore journalism
major, has been con
templating her reso
lution for 2002. She
cannot decide which
resolution would bene
fit her the most.
“I have many goals
in mind for the year,
and right now I am try
ing to choose the best one to
focus on,” Dyess said. “I
always try to work
out more but it
never works so
this year I will fo
cus on my social
life. My goal is to
meet a lot of new peo
ple and remain friends
them.”
Focusing on the most important
resolution is often the best way to
go. How-to-keep-your-new-years-res-
olutions.com recommends making
only a couple of resolutions for the
new year. People are tempted to make
a list of everything they have ever
wanted to change. Many will have bet
ter luck fulfilling one or two goals
rather than a list of 50.
Dyess said people should try to fo
cus on their goals for the entire year.
“You have to focus on them for the
whole year, instead of say, one month,”
Dyess said. “Most people think one
month is enough and after that month
the goal or resolution is forgotten.”
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