Make It a New Year All Year Long

Go the distance with your 2015 healthy resolutions

From the LifeMinute Team

January 19, 2014

Anyone can rock their New Year's Resolutions right through January. But as January slides into February, how much harder will it be to hang onto those healthy habits? According to SHAPE Magazine Editor-at-Large Bahar Takhtehchian, not hard at all...but only if you have a little help. And so, she's sharing her Top Three resolution retainers with you...

First, if cutting back on red wine was one of your resolutions this year, you're missing out on some sweet health benefits. But before you use that reasoning to justify the sugar and alcohol that go along with that indulgence, Bahar suggests you try the new "super food" being rolled out by BioHarvest. "It's called Vinia," she explains, "It's a red grape powder, and it provides the benefits of red wine, and red wine helps with blood circulation." And while it's fine on its own, it's just as great when mixed into your morning oatmeal, or in yogurts and smoothies. Visit BioHarvest.com to take advantage of their limited trial offer. "In general, a box contains about 30 daily servings," says Bahar, "That's about $4 a day, so that's a cool, great product to try in the New Year."

Next, if your resolutions this year included weight loss, odds are you've been doing a lot of home cooking this January. "A lot of people, of course, love to bake; they love to cook. And if, you know, you do this smartly at home, it's a good way for you to keep your weight under control," says Bahar, "So a sweet swap that I'm very into is Splenda sweetener. This can help reduce your weight because it helps reduce the calories you get from added sugar." Almost anywhere you'd use regular sugar, you can use Splenda instead. "It's really easy to swap these in and out of recipes," adds Bahar, "You can make lighter options of some of your favorite foods and baking items. And if you go to their website at SweetSwaps.com, you can find more recipes and more ideas on there."

Number three... It's all about numbers, in fact. "These days, technology and fitness go hand in hand and Taylor Smart Scales is a great example of this," says Bahar, "It's actually a scale that tells you exactly how much you weigh; however, it uses Bluetooth technology to wirelessly transfer key health and fitness information to either your phone, your tablet or right to your PC or computer." Your data gets stored in your "cloud" and even better, it's compatible with other fitness apps like MyFitnessPal and RunKeeper, so it's already good to go with your gear. And it's easy to find: only $59.99 at Target stores, Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and many more -- check out TaylorScales.com for all of the info.

And for more health, fitness and nutrition information to help get you and your resolutions through the rest of the year, go to SHAPE.com.

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