Start the new year off with a bang!

I am just like everyone else in the world....the new year is here so let's make some promises to ourselves and pray we can keep them. I know the more you condition yourself to do a new behavior, the more it becomes a habit. What is it...28 days to form a new habit? I wish I had that little nugget of wisdom the day I picked up my first cigarette. How come the bad habits never take 28 to get you hooked? It is only the good ones, like eating better, or working out.



My family, like most of the world, is trying to save money on groceries wherever we can. As a Personal Chef, I shop for a living and I have a few tips to share. Before you go to the grocery store, take stock of what you already have in your kitchen. Chances are you will find that you don't need as much as you thought. Make a shopping list with dinners in mind. Don't just buy aimlessly, have some meals planned in your head so you have purpose. I have a hard time sticking to the list. I get distracted and need the free cookie. Sometimes I play a game with myself. I evaluate the shopping list...How fast can i get all the shopping done? I name a time, then I start the game with the goal to beat the clock. It is a whole lotta fun! If you go at the right time of day you can run through the store at a break neck pace. Don't worry, no one there knows you or cares if you ride your buggy through the store like you are 8 years old. If you really work you can get in a nice little cardio session. There you go. There is one of your days of exercise, only 27 to go before its a habit!



Eat. Drink. Be Merry. Tasha Peters http://www.bigmouthcatering.com/