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Forget the New Year's Resolutions; Just Have More Fun in 2001
LA JOLLA, CA, (PRNewswire), Dec 31, 2000 - Forget the New Year's Resolutions. Just plan on having more fun this year says Dr. Suzanne Zolglio, Ph.D., who has been in the human development field for over 20 years. By "implementing more fun stuff into your year, you will create the positive changes that we are looking for," Dr. Zoglio said. When you are having more fun you are naturally going to have more energy, take better care of your body, and develop healthier relationships with others.

Here are Dr. Zoglio's tricks on having more fun:

Spend one day a month doing something you've always wanted to do. List your 12 activities and write one on each month of your calendar.
Call a friend and book at least three "play dates" that you agree are written in stone.
Get tickets to see "The Capital Steps" (or at least listen to their CD). After all of the election drama, you'll really appreciate this hilarious political satire team.
Learn a few common phrases in a foreign language.
Pick a Saturday -- any Saturday -- and make a contribution. Work on a house for Habitat for Humanity, deliver Meals on Wheels, or help your church clean up an elder's yard -- whatever appeals to you. You'll be surprised how much joy will come back to you when you're through.
Develop a habit of reading the comics FIRST this year, preferably in the morning.
Start each day with 5 minutes of focusing. You can't have fun if you're running 100 miles an hour constantly.
Replace coffee breaks with fun breaks. Instead of taking another walk to the coffee pot, call a joke buddy instead. Laughter and creativity will refresh you more than caffeine.
Have more "everybody cooks" parties. The important thing is full-involvement and lots of fun.
Schedule dates with yourself regularly. Whether you schedule a half-day once a week, a full day once a month, or a week once a year, ink out the time now for some regular escapes to a change of scenery.

Dr. Zoglio advocates this approach in her book, "Create a Life that Tickles Your Soul" (Tower Hill Press, $14.95) Available in bookstores everywhere.

Women who consciously attempt to restrict food intake have higher levels of stress than those who do not, according to recent research highlighted by the Public Information Committee of The American Society for Nutritional Sciences and The American Society for Clinical Nutrition. That stress causes the body to release excess cortisol, which can cause serious health problems such as bone loss, decreased fertility, or heart disease.

Many people - especially college-aged women - are vulnerable to societal or self-imposed pressure to attain or maintain a specific weight or body shape. Thus, they make conscious decisions about trying to eat less rather than letting the body's hunger and satiety mechanisms govern their eating patterns.

Says Susan Barr, coauthor of a study published in the American Journal ofClinical Nutrition (AJCN) (McLean et al, 2001;73:7-12), "When it comes to good health and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, changing your overall dietary pattern is more important than restricting any specific foods. Our study suggests that normal-weight women should enjoy 'eating well' rather than be excessively concerned about monitoring or limiting food intake."

Says Dr. A.J. Stunkard, co-inventor of the "Eating Inventory" used to measure dietary restraint (Int J Eat Disord, 1999:26:53-64), "This study is a splendid contribution to our growing understanding of the topic of dietary restraint, or restrained eating. Now there are two new forms of restrained eating: one is rigid, all-or-none dieting and the other is sensible, flexible efforts to control food intake. The first studies with the new scale show that flexible dieting is associated with greater weight loss. It would be wonderful to see if it is also associated with less stress."

Other scientists agree that "eating well" can help prevent the development of chronic diseases. A separate study in AJCN (Fung et al, 2001;73:61-67) compares overall dietary patterns and shows that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and poultry is associated with lower levels of fasting insulin and homocysteine. On the other hand, a diet high in red and processed meats, refined grains, and full-fat dairy products is associated with higher levels of fasting insulin, leptin, homocysteine, and C-reactive protein which can lead to serious health problems.

Resolving to eat well may be easier than you think. Simply take pleasure in eating a variety of foods, enjoy lower-fat and complex-carbohydrate foods more often, meet your body's energy and nutrient needs, and listen to your hunger cues. If you keep your resolution and participate regularly in physical activities that make you feel good, you're bound to have a Happy New Year.

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