New Year’s resolutions: By the numbers

It’s only been a couple of days since 2005 was swept away like so much New Year’s Eve confetti. And you’ve already given up on your resolutions for 2006? Well, at least you’re in good company:

31: percent of resolutions focusing on health and fitness

60: percent of adults who say those resolutions are harder to keep than any others

272: number of calories a 150-pound person burns during half hour of snowshoeing

34: number of calories a 150-pound person burns during half hour of kissing

1,230: calories in Burger King’s Triple Whopper with Cheese

18: number of hours of kissing needed to burn off Triple Whopper with Cheese

(888) 284-7496: the toll-free number to call all this month for weight-loss tips from Weight Watchers

7: servings of fruits and vegetables women are supposed to eat each day for better health

9: servings of fruits and vegetables men are supposed to eat each day

4: percent of men who say they eat that many servings

$5.52: cost of pack of cigarettes in Washington

$2,014.80: amount a pack-a-day smoker aves if the resolution to quit lasts one year

(800) QUIT-NOW: the toll-free numberv to call for help to quit smoking

7.6: percent of Americans who depend on or abuse alcohol

22.75: percent of Americans who reported binge drinking in past month

$186 billion: economic impact of alcohol abuse on U.S. economy

153: the year, B.C., in which the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions began

33: percent of resolution-makers who set one goal

6: percent of resolution-makers who set four or more goals for the New Year

33: percent of resolutions that don’t survive the first week