As the New Year approaches, most people make a fistful of resolutions. Once the year is upon us, the hard work begins, as do, too often, the recriminations. But for LIME this contrast between real life and resolution, between January 1st and the rest of the year, is not so stark. Every day, we try to help you live better, whether that's eating healthier, finding a better work out, or taking better care of the planet we inhabit. We don't presume to know which diet or lifestyle or spiritual practice is right for you. All we can do is point out the possibilities. To wit, here is a brief round up of our thinking on resolutions, which begins with re-thinking the whole notion of what it means to make one.

As LIME's Health Editor, Marisa Lowenstein points out, keeping a resolution often means breaking an entrenched bad habit, which is a tall order. Better to think small, since, “simply deciding to change your behavior may add a degree of nonchalance that can lead to success.”

A similar approach to fitness may yield surprising results. Why not take the “work” out of exercising and instead treat your body and its improvement as an adventure. Motion Editor Valerie Reiss has nine suggestions for bringing this kind of attitude—and action—into your life, ranging from snowy mountain hikes to renting funny exercise videos.

Nor is there any need to deprive oneself of gustatory fun to eat more healthfully. Food Editor, Kerry Trueman recommends a new diet book that doesn't shy away from recently verboten food stuffs—like potatoes and pasta—but does help you find a way to “eat well and lose weight for a lifetime of better health.”

And because self-improvement never happens in a vacuum, our Planet Editors Amanda Little and Hillary Rosner have loads of good green advice for reducing your impact on the environment, from using recycled tissue to switching to green power via your local utility.

Perhaps, most important is how you relate to what you set out to do, whether it's revolutionary or well within reach. As it turns out, keeping the faith, helps not only in forging new, good habits, but in improving your overall health and well being.

Stay tuned for more ways to live healthier. And let us know how you’re approaching resolutions this year.