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Saturday, 15 February 2014 00:10

By Susan Kitchen (usatriathlon.org)

With 2014 underway, many of us have already made New Year’s resolutions, written on a sheet of paper or tucked away in our minds, in hopes that we can become a better version of ourselves this year. If you find that you’re setting the same goals year after year, here are some tips to help break the cycle and turn your resolutions into reality.

Inspired by the powerful message in Sports Psychologist Stan Beecham’s  “Elite Minds,” here are my thoughts on how to apply...

Beecham’s beliefs to your own nutrition goals, from eating healthier and consuming more fruits and veggies to reducing your intake of sugar and processed foods.

Examine Your Intentions
When we make New Year’s resolutions, it is with the hope that they will happen. For a period of time, the goals are our priority.

Beecham contends you can have a clearly defined, written goal, but if you have a goal without intention, you’ll usually fall short of achieving it.

First ask yourself why you want this goal. The why is your intention, and this is powerful because it addresses why you are pre-planning your food intake for the upcoming week or making better food choices. READ MORE