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Jan 3

10 New Year’s resolutions that are better than "losing quarantine weight" – The Know

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Here are some New Years resolutions that are better than losing your quarantine pounds. (eda can, iStock via Getty Images)

Every year around this time, we set resolutions. We have no real intention of keeping these promises, but kid ourselves for a week or two.And, honestly, it feels nice.

Many times, we include a goal to lose weight. This year, that particular resolution will be even more top-of-mind for some, given the effects that the pandemic has had on the poor, sad little bodies we live in.

But losing weight is not a good resolution. Dont get me wrong: I am all about being physically and mentally healthy, eating well, exercising and journaling. But ones overall health is far greater than what a scale says. Body shaming ourselves and others for how we look is trash.

Lets leave all the trash in 2020.

So some of us at The Know came up with 10 resolutions to consider in the new year, ones that are significantly better for you than losing your quarantine weight.

Weve all picked up too many hobbies while in quarantine, and cannot possibly keep them up. Its too much! For example, at one point or another this year I have decided to become a piano player, chef, artist, astronomer, author, botanist, furniture-flipper and TikTok influencer. I was not successful at any of these endeavors. But more importantly, I did not enjoy half of them. So I gave them up. And thats OK! Im not about to waste my evening stabbing at keys while trying to master a Mozart sonata just so I can justify buying a keyboard.

Did I exist yesterday, a week ago, a month ago? Did you? I couldnt say. It doesnt matter. Time isnt real. Lets lean in.

So, you dont like Taylor Swift. You think Kristen Stewart cant act. You full-heartedly believe In-N-Out Burger is mediocre. Thats nice, but no one cares. Stop getting mad at people who get excited about things just because you dont share their joy. They found happiness in a sea of sadness. Stop drowning them in negativity.

We bought a skeleton from Target to celebrate Halloween this year. Hes now sitting under our Christmas tree. When the Christmas tree leaves, hell stay. He is our skeleton now, and our skeleton can stay forevermore. So keep your Christmas lights up until January. Heck, keep them up until July. Why not? As previously discussed, time doesnt exist.

Some days, I dress up to work at home so I can cosplay as a normal person. Other times, I wear the same running shorts two days in a row. Have my clothing choices impacted my productivity? No. When we return to our newsroom, I plan to present management with a petition to normalize sweatpant use. I encourage you to do the same.

If you havent started therapy, youre really missing out. Its all the rage these days. Treat yourself by setting up an appointment with someone who is paid to hear you talk about yourself as you cry. (This is not meant to belittle the benefits of therapy, honest.)

Many a Coloradan was already leading a dehydrated life before the pandemic. And then we started having multiple breakdowns a week. Add this to our significantly increased hand sanitizer usage and our bodies have turned into ashy raisins. Rectify this by drinking more water. The best way to pick up a new habit is totie it to an existing one. In this instance, drink a glass of water every time you cry. Your emotional and physical self will thank you.

My therapist shout out to Resolution No. 6! once described our energy levels as spoons. We only have a finite number of spoons, and once you run out, youre out. For example, if you use up all those spoons at work, youll have no spoons left for activities after work, such as playing a rousing game of thefun, family-favorite Spoons. As you go about your days, think of your spoons and how you plan to use them. And if you need to be lazy so you can stock up on more spoons, do it!

Obviously, you shouldnt join a real cult. But consider joining a fandom! Everyone needs friends who support them, and its nice when those friends share your interests. These cults fandomscan take many forms. I enjoy astrology, so force all my friends to download the Co-Star app so I can stalk their birth charts (shout out to my fellow Tauruses!). My fiance loves the K-Pop band BTS so spends half her time sending concert videos to fellow stans. My mom was in Greek Life in college so does weekly Zoom calls with her sorority sisters. Go find yourself a nice community of people who share your random fanaticism and make some friends. But, like, dont join an actual cult.

If theres one thing this pandemic has taught us, its that we need to support one another. Order takeout from local restaurants. Buy a book from a local independent bookstore. Get a record from a local musician. Pay for local journalism. And wear a mask.

Elizabeth Hernandez and Josie Sexton contributed to this fascinating report.

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