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Saturday, September 8, 2007
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Pack Away the Summer and Fall Into the Next Season
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We all dislike not being able to eat our favorite foods. But there are ways to cut down 50% of your calorie intake still eating the food you like. Find out more in our second article today.
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Pack Away the Summer and Fall Into the Next Season
by Vivian Banta
Although the truly hectic part of fall doesn’t really start until the end of October for most people, you don’t want to be tripping over summer over the next couple of months.
So, take this time to store, put away or organize your summer items and clothing, souvenirs, photos, etc. It’s also a good time to shift some of your habits and those of your family from “vacation” mode to “normal” mode.
Summer Items and Clothing Once the summer is over, is it really necessary to keep the beach towels, inflatable rafts, and water slides out? If you are one of those people who live where the weather and lifestyle accommodates these things year-round, then this section does not apply to you.
For the rest of us, who have distinct seasons, we really need to clean up and pack away these things until next year. The same goes for summer clothing. Ask yourself before storing it if you intend to wear the clothes next year.
Also, check to see if the children’s things will even fit them by the time next summer comes around. If not, why take up the storage space? Donate it or get rid of it now.
Souvenirs and Photos People often come back from summer holidays with mementoes of their days away. Who wants to deal with undeveloped rolls of film, jars filled with beach sand and shells, and numerous brochures, ticket stubs and receipts from summer’s attractions in October? Don’t put it off.
Back to “Normal” During the summer, many of us tend to get lazy on a variety of fronts. Chanting the mantra “I’m on VACATION!”, we eat less healthy, we stay up later and sleep in later, we put off chores, we dress more casually, we exercise less (except for kids who probably exercise more!), and we spend much more time on entertainment (DVD rentals, movies, video games, shopping, Internet, etc.) than we normally do.
While some of these things may translate into our everyday lives without any visible problem, many of these habits are not healthy ones to carry over into the fall.
In fact, several of the ones I’ve mentioned have a horrible circular effect. We eat less healthy foods so we have less energy. So, we don’t exercise as much and we watch more TV. Because of the sugar and caffeine, we end up staying up later and have trouble getting up in the morning.
We feel sluggish, slow and not up to par during the day, so we consume more caffeine and sugar and put off doing more of what needs to be done and so on.
It’s a dangerous cycle to get into. The next thing you know, your home is a total wreck and you have become a couch potato with little to no desire to do anything and experiencing little joy in the process. It’s perfectly OK to “take a vacation”. The key is not to take it to excess.
Prepare to “fall” into the next season Even as you are packing away the summer, it’s a great time to start prepping what you’ll need for fall. You don’t want to get caught off guard by the first bad storm of the season or the first really cool day.
Start making arrangements now to turn off the air conditioning and turn on the furnace or heater. Make sure that your car is ready for autumn. Things like windshield wipers may have dried out with the summer heat and may crumble during the first downpour leaving you struggling to see out of your front windshield.
Begin unpacking, airing out and cleaning your fall clothing items and linens, checking at the same time to see if any are obsolete or unusable. Just doing some of these things ahead of time can save you a lot of scrambling later, allowing you the time instead to fully enjoy the season.
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About the author:
Vivian Banta (MBA/Coach U CTP Grad) is a life and transition coach who works with people who want to fully engage in their lives or who are experiencing changes such as relocation, career shifts, and personal relationship changes. To find out more, visit her website at http://www.gardenofsenses.com or contact her at coach@gardenofsenses.com to schedule a free, 30-minute personal coaching session.
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Fit 4 Life
6 Alternatives to Make Your Diet 50 Percent Healthier Without Refraining From the Food You Love
by Darcy Dal
Simple things like changing the type of oil you use, removing the fats from your meat, or even dapping up the oil from your food with a serviette can reduce the amount of unhealthy fats you take in by almost 50 percent.
With all our rushed schedules these days, it is almost impossible to eat healthy. However, if you decide to read on, you'll realize that you can actually eat healthier even while eating unhealthily.
1. Oil -
Many of us use butter or other forms of animal oil to cook our food. Here's a better alternative? - Olive oil is a perfect alternative to animal oil such as butter because it has almost no saturated fats. Olive oil has been made popular by the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil also reduces the risk of getting high cholesterol as it reduces our ‘bad' cholesterol (LDL, low density lipoprotein) and increases our ‘good' cholesterol (HDL, high density lipoprotein).
- Vegetable Oil. Vegetable oil is another alternative to animal oil as it also contains little or almost no saturated fats, however, it does not give as much health benefits as Olive oil.
2. Fast Food -
If you absolutely have to grab a take-away from the fast food restaurant, here are some things you can do to reduce the damage done to your health.
- Request for more serviettes (dap/squeeze your fries),
- Do not up-size your meal,
- Avoid having Coke as your drink,
- Ask for less or no sauce,
- Avoid having deserts
3. Meat -
The favorite of millions of people world-wide, some people take in so much meat that they can be classified as carnivores. If you're a meat lover, here are some tips to make sure that your love for meat doesn't end up killing you one day.
- Chicken breast instead of the other parts,
- Remove fats from beef especially sirloin steak,
- Do not consume the skin, even if you're at KFC,
4. Potato Chips -
The love of all Americans, potato chips. If you really have to eat them, here's what you can look out for to make it 50 percent healthier.
-Check the label, if there is a high amount of saturated fats per serving, do not buy that particular brand
- Pour the chips into a bowl instead of holding the whole pack whilst watching television. This way, you finish half a pack instead of a full pack.
- Avoid nachos at all cost
5. Chocolates -
We love them, we can't do without them, we smile at the thought of them and best of all and it makes us happy after eating them. What are they? Chocolates!
- Chocolates without nuts are generally healthier
- White/Milk chocolates have very high sugar content, and should be avoided.
- Dark Chocolate will be a very good alternative to all the other chocolates as there are actually proven benefits of dark chocolates. Dark chocolates reduce your Blood pressure levels and also have a good content of antioxidants.
6. Drinks -
Soft-drinks and soda are almost the only form of liquid that Americans are consuming. Go for alternatives if you really want something sweet.
- Green Tea,
- Water (It'll take a hypnotist to brainwash some people to drink water),
- Take Coke at most twice a week,
- Substitute Coffee for Chinese/Jasmine Tea
Find out why sugar makes us fat
If you can apply these 6 simple alternatives to your diet, you'll be en route to a healthier lifestyle.
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About the author:
Darcy is currently studying and researching into Sports Science. He authors for Kumito and several other fitness related sites.
"Our body is like a delicate piece of art, every portion and every detail has to be sculpt carefully and patiently to get what we want" -Darcy
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