There's lots of focus on the annual "new year, new you" phenomenon in the advertising, media and self-help worlds. And while this time of year can be a great catalyst for positive change ..... for and more? One of best things you can do in this new year is to focus on who you really are, instead of who you think you're supposed to be. Who would you be without ..... this is not usually the case and is why most of your New Year's resolutions don't really last. What if, in addition to having resolutions, you could expand your capacity for appreciating yourself for who you really are in a genuine way, having nothing to do with …

… severely overweight and had been for years: "I went on my first diet in high school to try to lose 15 pounds. After I got married and had kids, I started to put on weight. ..... bored, when I was stressed, when I was down. I tried every diet. But I was so big—285 pounds—that the thought of losing 140 pounds was overwhelming." She finally realized that dieting alone wouldn't work ..... worked very hard. She should be noticed." During a week with O's makeover "dream team," Lisa has her hair cut and colored, her teeth whitened, her makeup done, and her bra fitted. Adam begins his makeover with pieces from her closet that have potential, along with several new outfits. He wants to create distinct looks for work, for …

… here I am at Karen Wilder Fitness, considering a fling with the exercise machines. The Bikram studio still seems a little alien to me, but being in Karen's gym feels like being among old friends: ..... one to two pounds per week—the healthiest and most maintainable kind of weight loss, doctors say—but nobody wants to hear this. All people seem to care about is what they see, not the process behind it. ..... not talking about bibbing up for lobster every night. I changed my diet on day one of the challenge and have stuck to it. I'm in this to refresh and de-stress, and half of that …

Spend more time with family And the number one New Year's resolution: Lose weight, slim down and tone up. I start off with the best intentions and get all fired up. Not before ..... I totally eat too much over the holidays because I know my New Year's resolution to lose weight is right around the corner! Somehow, this gives me permission to totally pig out! Cristina's typical New Year's resolution When January 1 rolls around (because that's what I'm doing, rolling around), I throw out anything in cellophane bags, because whatever ..... my life.) I'm good for about three days when I'm on a diet-vitamin-herbal-laxative tea routine. I monitor my organic low-calorie, low-fat, no-flavor food, drink 12 8-ounce glasses of distilled water a day and make sure …

Oprah Radio host Gayle King talks with O, The Oprah Magazine's Adam Glassman about fall fashion ideas.