New Year’s resolutions are a time honored tradition of self-deception, but they don’t have to be.

Promising change on a bad habit or the addition of a good habit nearly always falls through. A study done by Quirkology found that on average only 12 percent of people who make a New Year’s resolution actually accomplish their goal.

Several local community outreach programs are ready this year to help raise that 12 percent.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Celebrate Recovery, local gyms and nutrition centers, Narcotics Anonymous, Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) and Weight Watchers, all have local programs to facilitate resolution success.

"TOPS is not a weight loss program - it is a support group for people wanting to lose weight," TOPS leaders David and Diane Bloodworth said. "It’s not about dieting or selling specific food plans it’s just about people who want to lose weight."

TOPS aims to provide positive reinforcement and community support. The group is filled with individuals who all want to lose weight and encourage each other to achieve their goals.

"We weigh in and see how we did from last week and go over who lost and gained but we always encourage people," the Bloodworths said. "We have several small motivational contests - it’s a positive reinforcement thing because you are only eligible if you lost weight last week."

Overcoming addictions is the second most common New Year’s resolution.

"Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-based 12 step recovery program designed to cover the bigger picture in the sense that it covers more than just the addictions," Eric Snyder, Wickline United Methodist pastor said. "You would normally think of it helps with any hurts, habits or hang-ups,"

Celebrate Recovery operates out of Wickline in Midwest City. It is run by Pastor Snyder and professional counselor Dr. Candis Hogan. The Celebrate Recovery program tries to teach skills that help members be successful when fighting addictions.

"Celebrate Recovery helps you set a goal or goals for yourself," Hogan said. "You do an inventory to look at all your strengths and weaknesses and all your past hurt; people who have hurt you, people you have hurt and how you have hurt yourself, which I think is very eye opening to get that self-awareness."

TOPS and Celebrate Recovery are both part of nationwide programs so that no one is too far from community support.

Any resolution from joining a gym to quitting cigarettes would greatly benefit from the addition of a likeminded peer group. Both programs agree that getting started in a supportive community is the real key to achieving your goals.

TOPS meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Ascension Lutheran Church, and Celebrate Recovery meets at 6 p.m. Sundays at Wickline Methodist Church. Both groups welcome all newcomers.

"This time of year is a great time to avoid procrastinating. We know that getting help and support is a good idea and we encourage not going it alone," Snyder said.