My sister found this interesting site with "how-to" videos. Learn how to set and stick to your New Year's Resolutions while you learn a lot of phrasal verbs and expressions in the script below.

==> how to videos = vídeos sobre como fazer coisas
==> set = estabelecer, definir
==> resolution = resolução; decisão; determinação

How To Set and Stick To Your New Year's Resolutions



==> stick to (your resolutions) = manter-se firme nas resoluções feitas

Do loved ones look skeptical when you tell them your New Year's resolutions? Make this the year they finally stick.

==> loved ones = "queridos" (família)
==> look skeptical = fazer cara de quem duvida

You Will Need
- Attainable goals
- A written plan
- Positive thinking
- Three weeks of discipline
- Self-forgiveness
- An online support group (optional)

==> attainable = atingível, alcançável
==> self-forgiveness = auto-perdão

Step 1: Start out small
Choose attainable goals. Setting the bar too high only invites failure.

==> start out = inicie
==> set the bar too high = literalmente, "colocar a barra muito alto" (termo esportivo) – estabelecer um alvo ou um padrão muito alto
==> invites failure = "convida" (traz, atrai) fracasso

Step 2: Write them down
Write down what you hope to achieve. You may feel silly, but research shows that people who write down their resolutions are more likely to keep them.

==> write down = escrever, colocar por escrito
==> achieve = alcançar, realizar
==> silly = "bobinho"; ridículo
==> research = pesquisa
==> more likely to = mais provável de
==> keep (a resolution) = manter, cumprir (uma resolução)

Step 3: Go public
Tell everyone your plans. It will help shame you into following through, plus you'll have your loved ones cheering you on.

==> shame you into… = lhe constranger a...
==> follow through = aprenda este phrasal verb no seguinte link - http://timandtammy.com/index.php?cont=noticias&id=175
==> cheer you on = torcer por você, te incentivar, te encorajar

Try joining an online support group, especially if your goal is to lose weight -- America's most popular resolution. One study found that those with around-the-clock support lost twice the weight of those who went it alone.

==> lose weight = perder peso
==> found = descobriu
==> around-the-clock = 24 horas
==> lost twice the weight = perderam duas vezes mais peso
==> go it alone = agir independentemente

Step 4: Stay positive
Think of your resolution in positive terms. For example, instead of saying, "I'm not going to smoke anymore," think, "I'm getting healthy."

==> instead of = em vez de
==> I'm not going to smoke anymore = não vou fumar mais
==> I'm getting healthy = estou ficando mais saudável

Step 5: Give it three weeks
Try to stick to your goal for 21 days. Research shows it takes that long to change or break a habit, so if you can hold on for just three weeks, you'll greatly increase your chance of success.

==> give it three weeks = espere três semanas antes de fazer uma decisão/desistir
==> it takes that long = leva tanto tempo assim
==> break a habit = quebrar um hábito
==> hold on = aguentar (as pontas)
==> increase = aumentar

Step 6: Don't sweat slipups
If you cheat, forgive yourself and continue on. Don't make one slipup an excuse to give up altogether.

==> don't sweat (something) = não fique todo abalado (por alguma coisa) [literalmente, "não sue por..."]
==> Don't sweat the small stuff = não faça tempestade em copo d'água [literalmente, "Não Sue por Pequenas Coisas"]
==> cheat = trapacear, "dar uma escapada" (no regime)
==> forgive = perdoe
==> continue on = prossiga
==> slipup = deslize
==> excuse = desculpa
==> give up = desistir
==> altogether = de vez

Did you know? According to a survey, procrastination is the number-one reason people don't keep their New Year's resolutions, followed by lack of discipline and not having a game plan.

==> survey = pesquisa (popular)
==> procrastination = adiamento, procrastinação
==> lack of = falta de
==> game plan = estratégia, plano estratégico

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