{"id":399,"date":"2016-07-21T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T13:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagingtops.org\/wellness-wednesdays\/?p=399"},"modified":"2018-05-03T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T21:58:13","slug":"were-more-than-halfway-through-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/were-more-than-halfway-through-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re More Than Halfway Through 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-400\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/halfway-e1475183720290.jpg\" alt=\"You are Halfway there\" width=\"375\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAPFIRR\/ISTOCK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"first-paragraph\">So many times I find myself saying, \u201cI can\u2019t believe it\u2019s already (enter current month name here).\u201d Time flies, and it seems to go especially fast in the summer months as we try to balance work, summer activities and making time for healthy habits. We\u2019re more than halfway through the year and it\u2019s a great time to check in with ourselves, and where we are with our healthy goals, with these three tips:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Look back<\/strong> at the year so far and reflect on what\u2019s going well and what could be going better. Maybe you\u2019re nutrition is pretty solid but you haven\u2019t been as physically active as you\u2019d like due to a health setback. Jot down what\u2019s going well, and how you can build on that, along with what may need to be tweaked a bit. For example, if nagging knee pain is interfering with your walking or jogging, maybe you could look into a low-impact pool workout or class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy what you\u2019re doing\u2014and stick with it. <\/strong>This may sound silly or obvious, but it can be easy to get caught up in a plan that doesn\u2019t have staying power because you don\u2019t actually like the choices you have to make to stick with the plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set SMART goals<\/strong> for the remaining two quarters of the year. I love <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/pave-your-road-to-weight-loss-with-smart-goals\/\">SMART goals <\/a>because they help make a larger goal more manageable. Consider setting a small goal or two to achieve before the end of September and another goal or two to complete by December 31. 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