Many people make New Year's resolutions, only to break them within a week or a month afterwards.

Many people either do or do not set goals for themselves. Some people have no idea how to set goals.

So, let's look at difference between resolutions and goals.

"Webster's New World Compact School and Office Dictionary" copyright 1994, offers these definitions:

~~ Resolution - 1) act or result of resolving something 2) a thing determined upon; decision as to future action 3) a resolute quality of mind 4) a formal statement of opinion or determination by an assembly, etc.

~~ Goal – 1) place at which a race, trip, etc. is ended 2) an end that one strives to attain 3) in some games, a) line or net over or into which ball or puck must go to score b) score made.

Notice # 2 in each definition and let's use 'losing weight' as our example. (I use this as an example because it is number one New Years resolution).

The statement "I'm going to lose weight this year" doesn't really have any meaning, focus, or structure.

The statement "I have determined that I need to lose weight and will walk one mile three times a week so that I can wear new dress/suit that is too tight."

See difference? See how second statement has more clarity and structure?

When you dine out, you can’t leave your good sense or your healthy eating habits on wayside, to be picked up when you return home. It doesn’t make sense to work so hard to attune yourself to health-wise eating habits, and possibly undue all good work with one calorie-laden, overly fat, sugary, and empty calorie meal. Your heartburn will gladly remind you of your sins.

When you go to a restaurant, eat smart. There are a few tips so that you can thoroughly enjoy your evening, and go home refreshed, relaxed, and in great health. You will have nothing to be sorry for from a nutrition standpoint and you won’t have to run high school track field to get back to point you were at before you had dinner “out.”