How’s that New Year’s resolution coming?

Ten days into it, are we still swerving away from sweets and smokes and hitting the treadmill instead? (Obviously, my NY resolution was not to blog more – sorry about that).

About half of the people who make New Year’s resolutions are still following them six months later. Why do they stick with them when others of us fall off the road?

A while ago, I blogged about how after vacation, the dog and I both looked a little pudgy. Funny thing, the dog lost her pudge a lot faster than I lost mine. The difference wasn’t exercise — we were going on the same walks together and I was going to the gym as well.

The difference came in food — it dawned on  — I was my dog’s own Jenny Craig. I doled out the same amount of food to her a day and basically the same amount of “good-girl’’ treats. With that kind of portion control, she lost weight.

Now, if I can measure out quantities of dog food, why can’t I think about portion size for myself? I buy high-quality dog food for her yet, I am perfectly content wolfing down a McRib sandwich. I make sure she has two full water bowls at all times; yet, my water glass is bone-dry right now. She gets regular medical check-ups; me, not so much.

So I think my New Year’s resolution has to do with treating my body as well as I treat my dog. For women, especially, it’s a strange concept to think about treating yourself as well as you try to treat others. But if we take a step back, we realize that each healthy choice that we make today allows us to be around longer for the ones we love. And isn’t that what is all about?

And now, it’s time for the dog and I to take our nightly stroll.