There are many reasons you set New Years Resolution, however, the results are the same. Have you ever said this?

This time is different! Each year I say I am going to get in better shape, only to fall to some lame excuse for not following through. I know I can do it, I know I have to do it this time. I dont feel good about myself, my energy is low, and I am afraid of something happening to my health. I have got to do something starting today!"

Waiting any longer is not an option for me. The fact is I have been making too many excuses for to long. You can call it laziness I guess, maybe even a little pride and ego, but the bottom line is I dont want to have to hit rock bottom in order for me to get the point about taking care of my health.

Some say, Oh sleep on it, decide in the morning. Others say, I am just scared to see it through to the end. No matter how I want to hear it or see it, giving myself easy outs may cost me my life someday. In my mind the question remains, Why wait?

Most likely you have not, but maybe you should. This year keep these things in mind:

RULE #1: DO NOT set a New Years Resolutions!

Why do I set them?

Here are a few reasons we do:

For the Smell of it!

A part of the excitement of getting a new car lies on the inside. In the beginning how many times do you take the car to the car wash? How overly cautious are you not to spill drinks, ding the doors or run out of gas? But, one of the best things about getting a new car is the new car smell. You get in, feel the leather, check the mirrors and take a deep breathe. Its a new smell, its fresh, and it almost makes you feel alive again. You get a sense of accomplishing something worth while, a reward for your hard work. Soon though it all goes away, why? Could it be you set New Years Resolutions for the smell of it?

They are new smells in our life. A change from the surroundings that have sadly become stagnant water. You need a new start, a new car to drive for the year. You need something to take care of, nurture it and call it your own. It could be some wishful thinking that tells you to set one even though you have not thought it through.

There are many times through pressures of life that we fall into just doing things because its the IN thing to do, and that includes New Years Resolutions. Knowing, deep down we are not going to follow through with them.

This year, get serious, dont sell out! Follow through for once.

Greg Ryan

Greg Ryan is a high profile fitness expert and former employee of Kathy Smiths. Body building champion, public speaker and personal trainer to the stars. He is a best selling author of the Changing from the "INSIDE OUT" through real behavior change, smart eating and effective exercising.

Greg also is CEO of two successful weight loss and behavior change companies in Louisville, Kentucky. In his spare time he runs an internet weight loss e-book website.