Dear Shazam,

Everyone in my school is doing New Years Resolutions.

Do you feel that they actually do work? I am a 16 year old teen. I would like my resolution to be to lose weight. However in the past I seem just to go up and down. Losing way too much weight.

Is the “so called” New Years Resolutions a good thing for me or is there another way for me to achieve my goals??

Sincerely Teen Troubled.

Dear TT,

I for one in my many years have learned that New Years Resolutions work for nobody. In a matter of less then a month all the hype just doesn’t work.

In our society today we have learned that to fit in we need to follow certain paths that pave our society. This is not the case now.

Our lifstyles have changed for the better in the last decade. Instead of having a “New Years Resolution”
I believe it would be better to make a life change towards food and diet. Change your mind set
and just go with the basic’s of eating healthy and exercising. This shall always work,
You just have to put your first foot forward and the rest will follow. Also you might want
to keep a log or diary of food and exercising to see progress.

Best of luck!

Shazam