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RESOLUTIONS

Here they come: New Year's Resolutions. Are you going on a diet? Saving more money? Getting a better exercise regimen going? Chances are whatever you come up with as a resolution to begin on or shortly after Jan. 1 will be gonzo by the end of the month.

What's that? You're really serious this time? OK, here are some tips on how to keep a New Year's resolution.

First, make your goal reasonable and attainable. If you have a large goal, let's say to lose so many pounds, make intermediate goals along the way that are attainable. Use the power of the electronic calendar to keep track and remind yourself of what you are doing. Try scheduling an appointment every week or so with the simple question, "How's it going toward losing X pounds?" and mark the results down. When you start seeing progress, you will motivate yourself to do better.

When you see frequent reminders that you have a goal and have reinforcing notes that you are successful along the way, the chances of reaching your ultimate goal are better.

Regular old paper calendars will work, too. Notes along the way really do help. The two most popular New Year's resolutions are to quit smoking and lose weight. If you really want to go high tech when it comes to weight loss, you can track your progress (and that of up to four people) with the very futuristic looking tracking scale that sends its display to a digital wireless display module you can mount on the wall. Pretty handy when you don't have your glasses on, or for those with er, shall we say fleshy "obstacles" between the eyes and conventional on the floor read-out.

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