Five Ways to Revamp That New Year's Resolution

If your weight-loss program or drive to achieve some other goal has hit a wall, don't give up: Here are six surprising ways to get back on track, as suggested by South Metro experts.

It's two thirds of the way through January, and the numbers on the scale have hardly moved, or worse, they're creeping up. The smoker in your life is still puffing away at Pall Malls and the one with the drinking problem is three sheets to the wind—on a Tuesday.  And even though you're painfully aware that road construction season will soon be underway, don't despair. There's still time to set things right. 1. It's not you. It's your New Year's Resolution itself. It's true: Most people fail, even if their New Year's Resolution is based on their most earnest and ardent wish. "Usually within the first month about 75 percent have fallen off the wagon," said C. Alan Steed, a psychologist from Allina's Medical Clinic in Eagan.  Why? Steed says…

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