Christmas always comes and goes quickly–before you know it, the calendar's back on January 1st. It's that time of the year for new resolutions and fresh promises.

After the chocolate-based sugar high has worn off and the turkey is no more than a pile of discarded bones, you'll be left looking at an empty year ahead. It's full of possibilities—and a chance to finally kick some of those old bad habits.

It's not easy to stick to your New Year resolutions, even if you know the important tips to help you achieve your New Year's resolutions. Temptation is a powerful force, but thankfully it's a little bit more doable with the advent of technology.

In this piece, we're going to look at seven online tools to help you pursue your new year resolutions.

1. Lose Weight and Eat Healthier: MyFitnessPal

Weight loss is often one of the most popular New Year's resolutions. Beyond the aesthetic side of things, trimming excess fat has several other benefits. However, keeping track of what you put in your body is difficult—especially when many modern foods have unfamiliar ingredients.

You'll find plenty of fitness trackers and calorie-counting apps, but one of the best, and most established, is MyFitnessPal.

With an app on Android and iOS, as well as a full-featured web app, you'll be able to log your exercise and diet from anywhere. The food database includes more than five million items. And if you can't find the food you want to add, you can create your own entry.

In addition to the devices mentioned above, you can also use MyFitnessPal on your Apple Watch.

Download: MyFitnessPal for iOS | Android (Free, in-app purchases available)

2. Getting Organized: Notion

If you're one of those people that is constantly disorganized, you might want to change that in the new year. You'll find plenty of productivity apps on the market, but arguably the best, and the most visually-appealing one, is Notion.

You can do plenty of useful things in Notion, such as creating calendars for your upcoming assignments. The app also has tools that enable you to make easy checklists, which you can either use as one-offs or for things you need to regularly visit—such as making YouTube videos.

In addition to making pages on your own, you can also use various Notion templates. Some of these are free, but you'll need to pay for others.

Notion is available on iOS and Android. You can also download it for your Windows or macOS computer, along with using the app in your web browser.

Download: Notion for iOS | Android | Windows | Mac (Free, in-app purchases available)

3. Better Financial Decisions: Google Drive

Google Drive logo on laptop screen

If you've previously not been great at managing your finances, changing that in the coming 12 months is a good idea. Keeping track of where your money goes will allow you to make better decisions, and you can also ensure that you're directing your cash toward things that are important to you.

To organize your budget better, Google Drive is a great option. It's free to use, and you'll find tools that can help you keep an eye on your finances—such as creating sheets to manage your incomings and outgoings.

You can also organize your files into different folders, making it easy for you to access them later. All you need to get started is a Google account.

4. Quit Smoking: Smoke Free

Smoke Free's app and benefits

If you're a smoker, quitting is the best health-based decision you'll ever make. Cigarettes kill millions of people worldwide each year, and it can lead to multiple health problems. Sadly, quitting is also one of the hardest mental challenges you'll ever undertake.

Quitting smoking has even more benefits beyond the health-related aspects, too. You'll likely save a lot of money, so—if you're trying to improve your finances—you can contribute to two goals at the same time.

Smoke Free is one of the best apps to help you stop cigarettes. You can get round-the-clock advice, along with seeing how long it has been since you last smoked. Another motivating aspect is that the app shows you the percentage that you've decreased your risk of getting certain diseases.

Download: Smoke Free for iOS | Android (Free, in-app purchases available)

5. Do More Exciting Things: Meetup

Group of friends sitting on the steps

Leading a more fun lifestyle is easier said than done. Money, family commitments, the weather—you can come up with a near-endless list of reasons not to put yourself "out there".

But if you take that approach, you'll regret it in later. You don't really need to pass up on an opportunity to visit a new indoor ski slope just because a new episode of Game of Thrones is due to air at the same time.

One of the best web apps for finding fun things to do in your local area is Meetup. Activities are searchable by categories and cover everything from book clubs to sports events.

Download: Meetup for iOS | Android (Free, in-app purchases available)

6. Spend More Time with Family and Close Friends: Facebook

Facebook and other apps logo

Spending more time with friends and family is one of the most easily-attainable resolutions you can set. At least, it should be theory; sometimes, life gets in the way or people move away. You can spend a lot of time trying to arrange things with people, only for nothing to materialize.

Facebook might sound like an app that achieves the very opposite of what you desire by encouraging people to interact via the network rather than in person. But when used correctly, perhaps in conjunction with a WhatsApp group, it's still the best way to stay on top of where all your friends and family members are at any given time.

You can also use other social media networks, such as Instagram and Twitter.

Download: Facebook for iOS | Android (Free, in-app purchases available)

7. Self-Teach Yourself Something New: Skillshare

skillshare website on a laptop

Teaching yourself a new skill is another resolution that requires a lot of motivation. Dragging yourself to a language class at the end of a day's work or forcing yourself to do trigonometry exercises on a Saturday morning can be a challenge, for example. Nonetheless, you can notice multiple benefits in your life by teaching yourself something new.

You'll find plenty of online learning platforms, but one of the best is Skillshare. You can use this service to learn about photography, video editing, creative writing, and several other things.

You will need a paid subscription to access all of Skillshare's content for the long run, but you can also try the service for free.

Download: Skillshare for iOS | Android (Free, in-app purchases available)

How Will You Stick to Your New Year Resolutions?

The apps we've listed should have you covered; we've introduced you to a tool or app for all of the most common resolutions. You will find tools that will help you in multiple categories, too, such as being more productive and managing your finances better.

Now that you know which apps can help you reach your goals, why not give these a try and see whether they can help you take the next big step in your life?