50 New Year’s resolutions and goals for 2023: ObesityHelp

December 28, 2022

Celebrating a new year is always so exciting! It’s a time to reflect on the past year and lessons learned and look forward to new opportunities, new memories, and reaching new goals and resolutions. Will you love more in 2023 or will you find new love? Are you going to change careers? Will you connect with a long-lost friend or relative? The possibilities for you in 2023 are endless! You can do whatever you want and have a happy new year! As we celebrate with magnificent fireworks, local parades, parties, and delicious appetizers and entrees…take some time to think about what you want for YOU in the year ahead. Maybe some of these 50 New Year’s resolutions and goals will resonate with you:

50 New Year’s Resolutions and Goals for 2023

1. Take the time to have fun
2. Stop procrastinating, don’t put off what you can do today and promise to do it tomorrow
3. Exercise more, sit less
4. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Drink plenty of water every day
5. Live every day to the fullest
6. Dance like nobody’s watching
7. Create a weekly budget and stick to it
8. Adopt a new hobby / Learn a new skill
9. Practice Forgiveness – It’s Good for Your Soul
10. Plan your meals
11. Volunteer/Make a difference
12. Take care of YOU – take the time to take care of yourself
13. stay humble
14. Practice mindfulness
15. Meditate
16. Treat yourself to a day at the spa
17. Set yourself at least one goal a week and reach it
18. Spend more time with family and friends
19. read more books
20. Get organized
21. Stay on track with your weight loss goals
22. Donate old clothes
23. Compliment a stranger
24. Spend less and save more
25. Go on a few mini vacations, even just for the weekend
26. Develop a skincare routine
27. Be spontaneous
28. Meditate
29. Plant a garden
30. quit smoking/vaping
31. say no to alcohol
32. Start a thank you jar – write down one thing you’re grateful for each day and put it in a thank you jar to reflect on at the end of the year
33. Reduce sugar intake
34. Participate in an online support group
35. Learn something new – take an online course
36. Do a random act of kindness
37. Start a diary
38. Take a break from social media
39. Learn a new hobby
40. Eat healthier
41. Make time for movie night
42. Try a new recipe per month
43. Be happy, laugh more often
44. Stick to a regular sleep schedule – studies show that a regular schedule reduces stress and improves your mood
45. Create and follow successful habits
46. Don’t sweat the little things
47. Try a new adventure
48. Call more often instead of texting
49. Reach out to support others – respond to messages on OH and other message boards
50. And finally, attend the national OH2023 ObesityHelp conference!

Tammy J. Colter is an OH Staff Writer and has proudly served the ObesityHelp community since 1999, helping members and professionals alike. Tammy wears many hats at ObesityHelp, working as an author, editor and account manager. Read more articles from Tammy!