Make This Your Year Of The Tiny Resolution

Eight Small-But-Mighty Health Goals You Can Actually Stick To In 2019

- Juno DeMelo

WE’RE DRAWN TO JUICE FASTS because they work—for a while. But once you go back to eating real food, the weight comes back too. The same goes for working out: “People exercise every day for the first two weeks of the year, then the gyms are empty by February because that level of commitment just isn’t feasible in the long run,” says nutrition therapist Dana Sturtevant, RD, a co-owner of Be Nourished in Portland, Oregon. “When we set the bar too high, we inevitably blow it, blame ourselves, and go back to the status quo.”

To set you up for success, we asked experts for goals that feel so doable, you may wonder whether they’re even worth aiming for. You may not drop two sizes or be a Zen master by tomorrow, but we promise you will make significant headway on the journey to a happier, healthier you.

1 Upgrade your dessert.

“If you’re craving something sweet after dinner, you should have it! But if you want to cut back on sugar and still satisfy that craving, you can dilute the sweet stuff with something like nuts or seeds,” suggests Willow Jarosh, RD, a co-founder of C&J Nutrition in New York City. So instead of reaching for a chocolate bar, try chocolate-covered almonds, chocolate-dipped frozen-banana bites, or chocolate chips mixed with popcorn, pistachios, or both. Besides reducing your intake of added sugar—too much of which has been linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a larger waist size—you’ll also get some heart-healthy fiber.

2 Sit differently.