Keep Your New Year's - New Year resolutions quiz

Girls' Life, Dec, 2000 by Lisa Mulcahy

RESOLUTION!

HAPPY 2001! TIME TO MAKE THOSE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS. BYE-BYE, BAD HABITS. HELLO, HEALTHY NEW ONES! HOWS YOUR STICK-TO-IT STATUS? TAKE OUR QUIZ AND FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT OR BREAK IT. THEN, READ OUR RESOLUTION STRATEGIES TO GET PSYCHED UP.

1. Your flares have been feeling a tad tight so, on Jan. 1, you vow to stop eating so much junk food. On Jan. 2, your buds want to hit McDonald's for a Super-Size snack How do you deal?

A. Head to the golden arches with your crew as always but, while they scarf down burgers, you stick to the Salad Shaker with low-fat vinaigrette. b. Go and order a low-fat grilled chicken sandwich. When your BFF offers to share her fries with you, though, you can't resist grabbing a handful. C. Tell your friends you won't be able to make it, and then stay home and munch carrots as you resentfully think of them enjoying the caloriefest. D. Give in to temptation and eat all the fattening junk you want. Your new, healthful eating regimen lasted a whole day--that's long enough.

2. Your grades could use a boost, so you decide to spend an extra hour each night on homework You: A. Head home right after school daily and bury yourself in science reviews. B. Invite your BFF over for a study jam. It's easier to buckle down with the books if you have a study partner. C. Work for 15 minutes until you remember Saved by the Bell reruns are on. D. Realize you aren't in the mood to study and head to the mall instead.

3. Your room looks like a bomb hit it. You haven't made your bed in like forever, your clothes and CDs are everywhere--and is that a piece of petrified pepperoni stuck to the rug? Things are beyond gross, so you do a massive cleanup and make a solemn promise to maintain order forever. How does your room look a week later? A. Still spotless. B. Pretty good, but there's a growing pile of clutter on your desk. C. Your stuff is all over the place again, but you'll straighten up...later. D. Totally disgusting. So what? You're a natural-born slob.

4. You love the look of Christina Aguilera's long, dragonlady nails. You want digits like hers, so you: A. Stop nibbling--immediately. You're fired up to grow out the perfect 10. B. Make an appointment to get tips at a salon. That way you can get the look without the growing pains. C. Start to grow nails, but get kinda fed up with the whole concept in a couple days and quit D. Just keep daydreaming. You'd never have the discipline to manage long nails.

5. You and your BFF have made a joint resolution--to stick to an exercise plan. Every day after school, you'll go for a run, even if it's cold outside. After a while, your BFF misses some workouts. What do you do? A. Keep on jogging each day whether your BFF joins you or not. B. Ask your BFF if she wants to cut back your runs from five days a week to just two days. C. Put the whole thing off until spring, when the weather will be warmer. D. Blow off the whole idea for good.

6. Might as well face it--you're addicted to gum. You've been chewing Bazooka 24/7 for as long as you can remember, But, last week, you caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror mid-chomp...and it was not a pretty sight. So you're quitting cold turkey. Problem is, your friends are always breaking out the Juicy Fruit. And that Bubble Yum at the 7-Eleven is calling your name. How do you cope with the temptation? A. Just keep picturing that glimpse of yourself in the mirror--to remind you how unclassy gum-chewing really looks. B. Beg your crew not to chew in your presence, and avoid candy counters at all costs. C. Sneak a piece of gum now and then to satisfy your urge. D. Chew twice as much gum as before. Maybe the more you chew, the more you'll get sick of it. C[TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [T ABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED] [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED]

7. Your cash stash is short, so you've decided to save half your allowance each week. Now, your fun funds are limited. And the girls are always inviting you to the movies and mall. How can you go with them without blowing the money you hoped to put away? A. Stay strong. Explain to your gang that you really want to achieve your saving goals. Suggest cool free activities you can all do together instead. B. Go to the mall with your pals but on a budget. You'll try not to go too crazy at Claire's. C. Feel free to spend whatever you like every once in a while. You deserve a treat. D. Chuck this whole financial responsibility thing. You only live once.

8. You want to give more of your time to people in need, so you volunteer at a local nursing home. You really love visiting with the old folks who live there. Still, you have to miss all your school's weekend basketball games because of your schedule. That seems pretty unfair. You: A. Have no reason to complain. You're the one who committed to volunteering. B. Can't really change your schedule now without looking selfish. So when you're talking with the nurse who supervises you, you casually mention the games you're missing, hoping she'll suggest you change your schedule. C. Skip a few visits to the nursing home to catch some games. You're a volunteer--what are they going to do, fire you? D. Quit volunteering--your fun is first and foremost.