Last year, for the first time in a long time, I set goals for the new year. I didn't call them resolutions because most of them weren't; they were pretty modest goals that didn't set me up for failure. Here's what I hoped to achieve in 2011:

Around this time every year, people start saying that in the next twelve months they're going to make drastic changes in their lifestyle. They're going to lose 50 pounds, stop drinking coffee, go vegan, spend less money and start taking zumba classes twice a week. Yeah, right. We all know deep down…

I actually lost weight this year. Do you weigh more than you did last year on New Year's Day?Image Source

I'm tired of the same old New Year's Resolution to lose weight, get flat abs or swear off sugar. Let's do something more specific and mentally satisfying. Think of how much more accomplished you'll feel when you step into that class you've been afraid to take instead of beating yourself up over not…

New Year's Eve is right around the corner, and we should all be thinking about new resolutions that will actually STICK for 2012. And what does Jay Leno have to say about resolutions? "Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average.…