Keeping Next Year's Resolution

After surveying a slew of different web sites trying to figure out a New Year's Resolution, I noticed that every single one of them had "getting in shape" or "losing weight" in the top three.  Also, after doing some thinking about my old New Year's Resolutions, I realized I've never actually followed through with any of them (and I'm sure you haven't either).  These two completely independent events have convinced me to give the Savings.com community a chance to actually follow through their goals of getting in shape. 

Here are some tips that will help you actually keep your New Year's Resolution:

• Start early.  The longer you wait to actually try getting shape, the harder it is.  Once you make working out a habit, you'll be a lot more motivated to keep doing it.  A good way to get motivated is to join a gym.  You'll want to keep going to make that hard earned money you spent on it worth it.  Luckily for you, we have some 24 Hour Fitness coupons.
• Eat Healthier.  Changing your diet can be tough, but there are a lot of programs out there that will help you through meetings and helping you keep track of what you eat.  One program that I know actually works (if you actually follow it) is Weight Watchers.  It has helped some friends of mine and I've heard nothing but good things about the program.
• Make a Plan.  If you have a well thought out, realistic plan, things will be much easier for you.  You have several weeks to make a plan, so there really isn't any excuse not to have one (except for work, the holidays, kids, etc.).  Start by coming up with weekly goals that lead to an ultimate goal.  This way you can watch yourself progress every week.  Also, don't be afraid to change around your ultimate goal.  If you see that you're working hard towards it and realize it's unrealistic, why not change it?

Hopefully these tips will help you keep that resolution.  Why not try to make this year the one where you actually did what you set out to do?