Gwyneth Paltrow, 49, claims she’s “too old” for New Year’s resolutions and the health-conscious Hollywood star admits she has “nothing left to finish”.
Gwyneth Paltrow has claimed she’s “too old” for New Year’s resolutions, and the health-conscious Hollywood star admits she has “nothing left to stop.”
The Iron Man actress, 49, has said she doesn’t like the idea of making New Year’s resolutions because she thinks they “make us fail” so she’d rather set “broader goals” for the year ahead , though she admitted she’s not giving up vices anymore.
She said in her Goop newsletter: “I’m not a person with big intentions because I think that’s what causes us to fail. I try to set bigger goals and work towards them all year.
Blonde ambition: Gwyneth Paltrow, 49, has claimed she’s “too old” for New Year’s resolutions and admitted in her Goop newsletter that she has “nothing left to finish”.
Going your own way: Gwyneth – pictured in a flashback – is a huge advocate for wellness and alternative healthy lifestyles
“I think about the small, incremental changes I can make, as opposed to one big, all-encompassing thing.
“Also, I’m so old now and have been doing this for so long I don’t have anything to stop. It’s about less tangible things.”
She continued, “I think the new year is a good time to reassess: What kind of leader do I want to be? What are my goals at work?
“What kind of parent do I want to be now that my kids are older? I always imagine an ideal future state – and then I think about it: What do I have to do to get there?’
Recently pictured with her children, Apple and Moses, she said, “I’m so old now and have been doing this for so long that I kind of have nothing to stop.”
Gwyneth famously followed a strict macrobiotic diet that relies heavily on consuming whole, organic grains.
But after her beloved producing father, Bruce, died in October 2002, she relaxed her strict diet.
She told ‘Glamour’ magazine in 2004: “Since my father died I’ve been able to take care of myself.
“I want to see the world, eat ice cream. I sometimes eat takeaways, crispy duck with pancakes. Life is too short not to relax, have fun or even smoke a cigarette.’
The star, who is married to Brad Falchuk and has 18-year-old Apple and 16-year-old Moses with ex-husband Chris Martin, also reflected on how her daughter’s departure from college last year taught her how to “lets go” and explores her new parent-child relationship.
Of the lessons she learned in 2022, she wrote: “Oh god, there was a lot. I think my deepest lesson was letting go when Apple went to college.
Of the lessons she learned in 2022, she wrote: “Oh god, there was a lot. I think my deepest lesson was letting go when Apple went to college.
“As a parent, you are so closely connected to your child. When they are a toddler, you are their sun and moon – and they are yours. And when they leave the house, you are confronted with these new ideas about life courses and chapters.
“The way I got through the grief of that was a continuous letting go — letting go of control, ideas, perceptions, what I hope for them. And withdraw – you know, you can always be someone’s sun.
“The role of a parent is to bestow love and light. And you don’t expect that much for that.
“When they’re little, you get a lot — a lot of hugs, and they sleep in your bed with you when they’re having a nightmare.
“When they grow up, you have to retire to just giving sun. I had to embody that, and I really had to let go.’
Her love: The star – who is married to Brad Falchuk (pictured) and has Apple, 18, and Moses, 16, with ex-husband Chris Martin