How Utahns Can Actually Keep New Year’s Resolutions In 2025

Utah is full of hope when it comes to creating New Year’s resolutions but that doesn’t mean it maintains them.  

Just like any goal, New Year’s resolutions are a way for people to try and better themselves. Well, 73% of Utah makes New Year’s resolutions to try and do that, Envision Utah said. Much of the state is going to plan for the future but successfully executing those plans will fall short.  

Lots of us have big dreams of eating healthier, working out more, setting boundaries etc., but once life gets in the way it's easy to give up.  

So, the University of California-UC Davis has a few tips on how to keep up those New Year’s resolutions.  

Be Discerning 

It’s easy to feel like the holidays made you unhealthy or even less motivated. Simply wanting to be “healthier” is a lofty goal so be specific about it. Eat more vegetables, work out four times a week, drink 40 oz of water. However, only pick a few goals or you’ll feel overwhelmed.  

Plan It Out 

Being realistic about the goal will help you work toward it. Give yourself a timeline and research what you’d like to work toward.  

Keep It Simple 

Adding several new goals to your daily life will eventually lead to burnout or giving up. Stick with your few specific and realistic goals and then adjust when you’ve reached them.  

New Goal 

If you had big plans last year to say walk for 30 minutes a day and didn’t stick with it, then choose something else. Make a new goal or modify it in a way that could be successful (this is where that research and planning comes in).  

Slow And Steady 

It takes time to reach your goals, and the reality is that humans slip up now and again. If this happens to you, that is completely normal. Habits take around two months to form, the University of California said. Be kind to yourself and remember that one set back is not giving up.