The Dates New Englanders Give Up On New Year Resolutions
Do you still have your resolve?
The folks at BetKentucky have tabulated the exact date that New Englanders give up on their New Year resolutions. The good news is we go a lot longer than you would think, even into Spring.
Here it is late January and how is your New Year’s resolution going? Did you vow that this is the year your were finally going to lose that extra 10 or 15 pounds? Was this the year you were going to commit to going to the gym at least three days a week? Maybe this year you resolved to read more books and spend less time in front of a screen.
These are all valid resolutions, but the question is; are you still sticking to it? It’s always easy in the beginning of another year after all the holiday festivities to tell yourself that things are going to be different this time. Perhaps you actually bought a gym membership and new workout clothes. Afterall, you can’t watch tv or listen to the radio after New Year’s day without hearing an ad for a health club.
Losing weight is a big one
Along with the gym commercials there are a bunch of companies specializing in dieting that saturate the airwaves. Everything from Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, to countless meal delivery programs that drop off the food right at your door. There are others like The Center for Wellbeing (of which I advertise for on the radio station) that offers terrific plans along with great personal coaching. It’s all there for you, but you’re the one who has to do the work.
Here’s how our region fared with keeping our New Year’s resolutions
Let’s take a look at the states that went the shortest and the longest with theirs.
Shortest resolutions kept – Oklahoma was the first state to give up on theirs, quitting as early as February 9th
Longest resolutions kept – Minnesota held onto theirs the longest before giving up May 30th, which is Memorial Day weekend of course. Burgers and hot dogs anyone?
Here’s how 5 New England states fared
Rhode Island lasted till March 23rd
Connecticut made it to March 27th
Massachusetts went all the way to March 30th
Maine plugged along till March 31st
New Hampshire held onto their the longest making it all the way to April 15th
Sidenote; Vermont did not participate in the survey
