The New Year Fads To Avoid This January: To Guarantee A Happier You

New year, new you anyone else fed up with all the bollocks?

Listen, I know this is gonna be controversial, especially cos having looked at the stats (more of which later ) the chances are that many of you reading this post are highly likely to be taking part in at least one of the January fads I m with regards to’concerning’with respect to to mention.  However, ever the one to voice my opinion, here s why I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate you are wasting your time.

Dry January

Out of all the health fads that emerge at this time of year, Dry January (sometimes called Dryanuary or Dryathlon depending on the firm’enterprise or charity associated with it) is one of the most popular. A month really doesn t seem that log after the gluttony of Christmas and usually we embark on plan out our rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent intentions when we are in the intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully midst of said Christmas glugging. Research suggests that the average Brit puts away 67 units of alcohol a week over the festive period, approximately 14 times more than the recommended amount. And we can well believe it!

You ve spent the best part of December necking alcohol like it s water so come January you are more than fed up of the stuff. In theory this should be a piece of piss. But a couple of days in, when your liver feels as if it has eventually’ultimately rehydrated, you ve gone back to work, the evenings are still so dark, the days are still grey and cold, your bank balance is shocking cos of all that Christmas spending, and your worktops are rubbish’trash ed with half drunk bottles of Baileys, Port and Advocaat all of a sudden Dry January ain t looking quite so appealing!

In principle it should work, as apparently it merely’barely takes three weeks to break a habit, but out of all of the months to choose to forego the one thing that keeps most of us sane (especially us mums!) January is a pretty shit one to pick. I m sorry, but the vast majority of you are destined in/with regard to’concerning’regarding failure. And when you do fail it makes you feel utterly crap!

January 20th has been cited as the day that most Brits give into temptation and Dry January is suddenly no more. The fad has worn thing (you don t say!) and what do we do . we make up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding lost time! We go out on a bender, we binge, we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure absolutely bladdered. Which kinda defeats the purpose doesn t it!?!?!

So look, I m all in/with regard to’concerning’regarding breaking a habit hey starting the day, eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully day, with a Bucks Fizz followed by a Baileys chaser just ain t sustainable even I acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure that but do yourself a favour and just possess’own’nurse a couple of days booze free. That s all you need to reset your system and then go back to your normal pre-Christmas lifestyle. It ain t tough’challenging’demanding’awkward folks eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything in moderation. Else you re going to turn into a right miserable old bastard!

Veganuary

As you can probably work out from the name (I mean it s not rocket science is it!?!) Veganuary is all with regards to’concerning’with respect to going vegan in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the month. And individual are going flippin mental in/with regard to’concerning’regarding it!

The hope is that come the end of January you ll possess’own’nurse enjoyed it so much that you will be converted of your meat loving ways and will continue on in your pursuit of a plant powered diet.

Personally, I like bacon sarnies, burgers and gnawing the roast chicken carcass too much to even contemplate giving this a go, but hey whatever floats your boat.

Veganism has become one of the enormous’vast’massive’tremendous gest and most popular food trends to hit our diets in recent times and many high street names possess’own’nurse been keen to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure in on the act you must possess’own’nurse heard of the innotable’renowned’distinguished Greggs vegan sausage roll that caused such a furore on social media recently? And as vegan alternatives become more widely available, a whole lot cheaper and well, a whole lot tastier, a record number of us are keen to try out this way of life.

Veganuary offers a try bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e you buy mentality, a dip your toe in the veggie water so to speak, and since the movement started five years ago the number of individual taking part has more than doubled each year. It is now estimated that one in eight Brits are either veacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure arian or full on vegan and the vegan market is estimated to be worth a whopping £572 million in the UK alone.

By all means try it if you really can t stand the idea of fluffy sheep being killed in/with regard to’concerning’regarding your dinner, try it if the despite’in spite of’albeit t of calves being ripped from their mother s udders just so we can pour milk on our cornflakes each morning makes you shudder in horror, but please, please don t try it just because you re mate and eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone else on Instagram s doing it, just because like it s so totally on trend.

Run E grossly Day January

OK so initially’originally RED (Run Eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully Day) January ain t just with regards to’concerning’with respect to running. So I ve got beef with that already. But secondly, why the hell should we put pressure on ourselves to fit in exercise eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully single flippin day, when some days we simply may not possess’own’nurse time or may not feel like it. I am totally on board with incorporating movement into our daily lives. Hey I am that person who will ALWAYS cover’budge if I can and I am not one to shirk exercise, but what I do possess’own’nurse a problem with is what a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent friend of mine calls junk miles . Because if all of a sudden we re putting pressure on ourselves to exercise e grossly day (and it is quite often either running or some other more strenuous in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m of exercise that is chosen) then not merely’barely does it drain eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully last ounce of fun out of it, but it also multiply s the risk of injury. And so you go at it hell in/with regard to’concerning’regarding leather in January merely’barely to either be thoroughly fed up with it come February (if not bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e, let s be honest) or be put out of action in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent couple of months afterwards cos you ve twisted your ankle or put your back out!

At the risk of repeating myself, balance individual , BALANCE! A little and often approach is way better in the long term you mark my words. And anyway I totes heard that the merely’barely fad you really wanna be doing this year is DED (Drink E grossly Day) January way more achievable in my opinion 😉

JanuHairy

No seriously, this is an actual thing! Launched by an Exeter college student, JanuHairy is fundamental ally the female equivalent of Movember… but in January (obvs.).

The premise is that during the month of January you don t get rid of’discard any hair from your body. So that s no shaving, no waxing, no plucking, no threading, just 100% au naturale let your inner Chewbacca do it s thing. And let s face it, out of all the January fads this has got to be by far the easiest to commit to and in my opinion possess’own’nurse by far the best benefits. Firstly, I don t know with regards to’concerning’with respect to you lot, but I feel as if I’ve kinda already embraced this one already, so yay go me; already winning.

Ask yourself when the last time you spossess’own’nurse d your legs was? Yuh huh, despite’in spite of’albeit t so 😉

Plus no one really sees your legs in January anyway, aldespite’in spite of’albeit perhaps shun the low denier tights – fuzzy felt most definitely ain t a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent look!

Legs and lady bits are easy, but what with regards to’concerning’with respect to armpit hair, the tash and those stray wiry stragglers you acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure growing out of moles (ladies of a certain age you totes know what I m talking with regards to’concerning’with respect to 😉 ). I m not exactly the world s highest of high maintenance girls, far from it in fact, but I do like to be trimmed shall we say.

The idea, like many of these fads, is to raise a bit of money in/with regard to’concerning’regarding charity in the process and this peculiar one centres around Body Gossip, an education programme teaching young individual with regards to’concerning’with respect to body image. Great, I m all in/with regard to’concerning’regarding that and of course I m all in/with regard to’concerning’regarding raising money in/with regard to’concerning’regarding charity, but by joining the ranks of the January fads, does it not somehow just serve to make a mockery of it?  If women genuinely weren t concerned with regards to’concerning’with respect to being all kinds of hairy, then surely they would never dehair themselves ever again. So yes in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the month of January you re making you re own personal stand against the societal expectations placed on women, but I ll put money on those same women acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting out their razors come the 1st of Feb!

Have I managed to knock a bit of sense into you yet?

Brill if I possess’own’nurse , if I possess’own’nurse n t well maybe I should start start cashing in on all this -uary nonsense. How s with regards to’concerning’with respect to next year you try Gymuary where you go to the gym eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully single day of Jan? Or what with regards to’concerning’with respect to Ginuary where you must drink gin eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully day totes a winner! Or what with regards to’concerning’with respect to IDontGiveAFlyingCrapuanry ??? Try saying that when you’re back on the booze I give it a week 😉

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