It’s a new year, so it means it’s that time of again. The time where we collectively gather our wills to resolve:
To drink less, to weigh less, to scroll less…
To exercise more, to save more, to sleep more…
What are YOU resolving to do?
What are some practical ways to handle cravings in the new year?
For many people, New Year’s resolutions center around food cravings, sugar cravings, emotional eating, drinking, and habits that feel nearly impossible to break. Instead of forcing change, it helps to create support.
People can help. So can accountability. There’s something genuinely helpful about “doing the thing” when everyone else is too: having a gym buddy, or agreeing as a household to turn off the TV and read a book instead. Shared momentum can be powerful.
Cravings aren’t a lack of discipline. They’re signals from your nervous system, hormones, digestion, stress levels, and emotional health. That’s why white-knuckling through January often leads to burnout by February.
So I also like to remind everyone about the spaciousness of waiting to resolve.
Is the start of new year really the best time to try and kick my cravings?
From the perspective of Chinese Medicine, the wood element season—the season of growth, momentum, and action—doesn’t begin until February 4th. That’s when the energy naturally supports change and follow-through.
Between now and then we can prepare. This is a beautiful time to:
- Peruse healthy cookbooks and cooking websites and begin planning meals
- Troubleshoot nourishing, satisfying snacks for your workday
- Set up an accountability buddy
- Gently “hack” your routines with books like opens in a new window The Power of Habit
- Reconsider what you believe is possible with authors like Byron Katie ( opens in a new windowThis one is a favorite)
Make a plan for your cravings this year with Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
If you would like support in resolving to feel better in your body this year, I would love to help you create a plan rooted in the deeply holistic lens of Chinese Medicine. We can work together on reducing stress-driven consumption and emotional cravings, regulating digestion and metabolism, supporting energy levels, and making healthy choices feel easier.
Would you like to do that? You can schedule your first or next appointment opens in a new window ::HERE::
