Each year, as the new year dawns,
Millions of people like Gary here
make one or more resolutions.
Popular resolutions include kicking smoking
or getting out of debt
but resolutions about exercise or losing weight
top most lists.
How many actually achieve their goals?
Research has shown that after two weeks 30% have already given up.
and after the first 2 weeks
for those still hanging on...
old habits begin to creep back in.
At one month, the herd has been thinned to 50%
and yet, still, 50 % is a remarkable number.
But after 6 weeks,
6 long weeks,
6 of the hardest, longest, absolutely most difficult weeks of the.....
Come on, man! Just give me a break!
40% of them try to make it pass 6 weeks.
And amazingly, after that,
20% are continuously succesful at reaching and maintaining their goals.
Un...fortunately, Gary is not one of them.