Is One of Your New Year’s Resolutions to Lose Weight?

If you’re like me, one of your New Year’s resolutions may be to lose weight, or to eat better, or both.  I think those two resolutions make my list every year

Since I started menu planning, eating healthier has become a lot easier because I plan my meals each week and I only buy what I need to cook those meals.

Which means I buy less junk food and I go out to eat less often.

By meal planning, I’m also more conscious of what I eat and therefore I’m more likely to make better decisions.

Sure, I slip up and grab a bag of chips when I’m at the gas station, or I skip the scheduled meal completely for a large pepperoni pizza instead, but for the most part, I know that meal planning has made this family eat healthier at least 90% of the time.

So, speaking of New Year’s resolutions… how are yours going?  So far we have stuck to our meal plan, even during Sunday football (I can’t tell you how bad I wanted chips and dip, but since it wasn’t on the menu this week, we didn’t have any in the house, and I did NOT give in to my urge to go buy some).