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Julie Wallis from Falmouth says she always resolves to get fit and lose weight after the Christmas excesses.听 This year, she hopes to keep to it for longer than the few weeks she usually manages. If she lapses, Julie says she can always start again at Easter - you can make resolutions at any time of year!
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Dave Wilson from Torpoint has an impressive success story.听 Twenty six years ago, he made a new year's resolution to marry a Cornish woman he had met in the September - the wedding was in March! Dave admits he's not as good at keeping his other resolutions, like losing weight, despite the 'encouragement' of his workmates...
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Yvonne Hacon from St Agnes says she often forgets what her resolutions are, which doesn't bode well!听 She says lack of time is usually what defeats her in the end. Yvonne says she's good at sticking to things that require just will power, like drinking less and eating more healthily.听 She has also kept to her resolution to cycle to work in Truro every day.
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Richard Cann from Newquay thinks discipline is the key to resolution success.听 As a soldier in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, he knows something about that. Having said that, Richard says he's never managed to keep to his resolution to stop smoking for more than a month.听 So this year, he's going to choose another goal.听 In the end, he says New Year's Resolutions are just words, but everyone keeps making them because it's traditional.
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Jill Smith from Hayle says she usually doesn't even think about making resolutions.听 If she does make any, they tend to be about losing weight after eating too much over Christmas...but they rarely last more than a couple of weeks, and she can't remember any that have been successful! Jill believes resolutions are a waste of time, and pale into insignificance once the New Year has come and gone.
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Dean Griffin from Newquay is hoping to make a good resolution, but hasn't decided what it'll be yet!听 However, he says he does need to give up smoking in time for the ban in public places which comes into force in July. Dean thinks it's good to have a goal, so the tradition is worthwhile...but he's a bit worried as he usually doesn't stick to his resolutions.
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