Before you go making your list of resolutions for 2011, make sure you aren't setting yourself up for failure. Some resolutions, after all, are just begging to be broken by February. Here are 10 resolutions you'd be wise NOT to make this year.While it would sure be convenient to find love simply because we've set the intention, life and fate don't exactly work that way. But while you may not have control over when or how you find love, you do have control over increasing the odds that it happens.So, instead of resolving to find love, resolve to get involved with more activities that increase the number of people you interact with, do some soul-searching to see if you're making common dating mistakes that are holding you back, and be open to finding love in places and scenarios you wouldn't normally consider (set-ups, online dating, going out with a co-worker, etc.).Five to seven pounds varies so greatly from person to person. [Read the full article]

Famed for his extraordinary images of animals, British photographer Tim Flach says his work is more than just about creating "pretty pictures." "You can have beautiful pictures, but they should be engaging pictures. There must be content to it, it should open up questions," Flach told CNN.In stark contrast to wildlife photography, Flach takes highly conceptual portraits of animals, often likened to classical portraiture.Best know for his pictures of horses and dogs, Flach says his work aims to explore issues surrounding mankind's relationship to animals -- looking at everything from grooming to cloning.In one series of photographs, Flach explores the complex issues surrounding reproduction and genetic engineering by simply recording the transformation of a horse embryo to fetus."I look at the embryo and there is wonderment and beauty. [Read the full article]

The kickoff of a new year -- and, for that matter, a new decade -- is a good time to look down the road and make a pact with ourselves about the kind of people we want to be and what we're willing to do to get there. These aren't just goals, but resolutions. [Read the full article]

Pam Wurst struggled for years to lose weight. One of the triggering points for her to finally shed pounds was when a 5-year-old child patted her stomach and asked: "When is the baby coming?""I about died," she said. "I wasn't even remotely pregnant, just really overweight."Wurst, a 39-year old instructional designer, artist and consultant from Marietta, Georgia, lost about 100 pounds, starting from 264 to a low of 155. She lost most of her weight in the first nine months and has kept the majority of the weight off for more than six years.iReporter Seth Leigh of San Tan Valley, Arizona, a computer programmer, has also struggled with his weight. He says he found the motivation to lose at least 110 pounds in nearly seven months so he could return to the Army National Guard in 2010 as an officer. (He has lost 135 pounds to date.)He was 40 1/2 when he started his weight loss regimen. [Read the full article]