Somewhere between 30%-50% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, reports from last year show. A study from YouGov revealed some of the more common resolutions made and whether people think they’ll keep their resolutions. More than a quarter of participants chose “saving more money,” while the second most popular resolution was “improving physical health.”

However, Dr. Michelle Rozen’s research reveals that 94% of people fail to keep their New Year’s resolutions. “In fact, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) reports that 88% of people who set New Year’s resolutions fail before the end of January.”

Resolutions might be popular but those who keep them are few.

Most of us have probably had this experience. For me, I remember having a few years in a row where I made the commitment to exercise more and eat better.

Quickly, within a week or two, I began to make excuses. Exercising involved waking up earlier or staying up later at night. Eating healthier meant that if we had a family celebration or a work party that I could not partake in the dessert.........

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