A New Year's Resolution to lose weight is not "dumb" or "clichéd" or "naive"

I'm getting reaallllll tired of seeing media that emphasizes that most New Year's Resolutioners fail by February. In fitness circles there can also be "look at all these idiots in the gym the first week of January, can't wait till they flame out and we have the space back to ourselves." I've caught MYSELF doing this and it's extremely bad form, so my New Year's Resolution is to be intentionally (but not intrusively, not about to bother anyone lol) as welcoming and supportive as possible to all folks just stepping into a new phase in their health/fitness journey. Any time is a good time to resolve to work on yourself. And guess what else? Even if you do trail off in February or March or whenever, you put 30-60 days worth of work into your health and well-being, and every day of that counts. No matter how far along we are in our weight loss or fitness journey, we were all beginners once, and we will all have new frontiers to cross. I know the courage it took for me to step on the weight floor for the first time or figure out my calorie budget for the first time, and I'm here to salute the courage of everyone who's making those moves in January 2025. You are welcome here and we support you!