#19.15 ways to maximize your lunch hour

In our obsession with productivity, you might think this article is about how to multi-task and use your lunch hour to work more efficiently. It’s not.

In fact, your lunch hour should be the least “productive” moment in your day. Lunch is a micro-vacation from work. It should be relaxed, pleasurable, and enjoyable.

If your lunch hour only lasts a mere 20 minutes—or just doesn’t exist anymore—here’s how to turn it around and make it joyful:

1.Put it on your calendar
To avoid getting stuck in back-to-back meetings all day, schedule your lunch as if it’s a meeting in itself. On shared calendar systems like MeetingMaker or iCal, make sure the office can see that you’re booked at this time. Your lunch is sacred, so don’t allow anyone to book meetings with you during this time.

2.Eat lunch at the same time everyday
Once it’s on your calendar, eat lunch consistently everyday at the same time. This keeps your body in a rhythm, but it also trains your office to know when you’re unavailable.

3.Go an hour later or earlier
Beat the long lines, by going to lunch during off-peak times, such as 11am-noon or 1–2pm. You’ll get speedier service and no stress-inducing crowds. Since you’ll be in the office while everyone else is eating, you’ll also get fewer interruptions and more time to work.

4.Automate lunch choices with the Wheel of Food
Stop wasting time deciding where to eat. Spin the Wheel of Food, and let it pick for you.

5.Yelp it
Once you land on a restaurant, use review sites such as Yelp to research it. Keep an eye out for reports of stuck-up waitresses, disgusting food, and breeding cockroaches.

6.Map it
Avoid spending your lunch time getting lost while trying to find the restaurant. Use Google Maps or Yahoo Maps to get directions before heading out.

7.Ditch your phone
Eliminate interruptions and compulsive text-messaging by leaving your mobile phone at work. I admit, this is my worst habit. It takes away time from truly enjoying a delicious meal. And when other people are with me, it’s just plain rude.

8.Don’t bring work to lunch
Laptops, work files, and meeting notes should also remain at the office. Don’t work, eat!

9.Eat away from your desk
To fully separate work from lunch, eat away from your desk. You’ll avoid the temptation to check email, take phone calls, or browse gossip sites. Plus, it keeps your desk clean and free of crumbs.

10.Don’t overeat
You must enjoy the pleasure of eating, but be careful about over stuffing yourself. If you get too full at lunch, you’ll enter a food coma when you return to work. So instead of being alert and more efficient, you’ll just be drowsy and unproductive.

11.Eat slower
It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to register when you’re full. So to avoid overeating, eat slowly for 20 minutes before deciding if you’re still hungry. This helps you avoid unpleasant food comas. And according to scientists in fancy lab coats, it also helps you lose weight.

12.Take the full lunch break
Done eating before your lunch hour is up? Don’t rush back to the office. Take the rest of your break to take a walk, read a book, or twirl under the sun. Do anything, except work.

13.Pack your lunch
To make more time available for relaxation during your lunch hour, pack lunch ahead of time. You’ll avoid the hassle of dealing with restaurants, and it’ll save you money.

14.Get a frequent diner card
If you visit the same restaurant often, ask for a frequent diner’s card. Besides saving you a little bit of money, you’ll get treated better as a regular customer.

15.Make lunch dates
Make your lunch more enjoyable and social by going with friends. Just try not to talk about work.

#18.10 virtually instant ways to improve your life

Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren’t caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own poor mental habits. Here are 10 habits you should set aside right away to free yourself from the many problems each one will be causing you.

• Stop jumping to conclusions. There are two common ways this habit increases people’s difficulties. First, they assume that they know what is going to happen, so they stop paying attention and act on their assumption instead. Human beings are lousy fortune-tellers. Most of what they assume is wrong. That makes the action wrong too. The second aspect of this habit is playing the mind-reader and assuming you know why people do what they do or what they’re thinking. Wrong again, big time. More relationships are destroyed by this particular kind of stupidity than by any other.
• Don’t dramatize. Lots of people inflate small setbacks into life-threatening catastrophes and react accordingly. This habit makes mountains out of molehills and gives people anxieties that either don’t exist or are so insignificant they aren’t worth worrying about anyway. Why do they do it? Who knows? Maybe to make themselves feel and seem more important. Whatever the reason, it’s silly as well as destructive.
• Don’t invent rules. A huge proportion of those “oughts” and “shoulds” that you carry around are most likely needless. All that they do for you is make you feel nervous or guilty. What’s the point? When you use these imaginary rules on yourself, you clog your mind with petty restrictions and childish orders. And when you try to impose them on others, you make yourself into a bully, a boring nag, or a self-righteous bigot.
• Avoid stereotyping or labeling people or situations. The words you use can trip you up. Negative and critical language produces the same flavor of thinking. Forcing things into pre-set categories hides their real meaning and limits your thinking to no purpose. See what’s there. Don’t label. You’ll be surprised at what you find.
• Quit being a perfectionist. Life isn’t all or nothing, black or white. Many times, good enough means exactly what it says. Search for the perfect job and you’ll likely never find it. Meanwhile, all the others will look worse than they are. Try for the perfect relationship and you’ll probably spend your life alone. Perfectionism is a mental sickness that will destroy all your pleasure and send you in search of what can never be attained.
• Don’t over-generalize. One or two setbacks are not a sign of permanent failure. The odd triumph doesn’t turn you into a genius. A single event—good or bad—or even two or three don’t always point to a lasting trend. Usually things are just what they are, nothing more.
• Don’t take things so personally. Most people, even your friends and colleagues, aren’t talking about you, thinking about you, or concerned with you at all for 99% of the time. The majority of folk in your organization or neighborhood have probably never heard of you and don’t especially want to. The ups and downs of life, the warmth and coldness of others, aren’t personal at all. Pretending that they are will only make you more miserable than is needed.
• Don’t assume your emotions are trustworthy. How you feel isn’t always a good indicator of how things are. Just because you feel it, that doesn’t make it true. Sometimes that emotion comes from nothing more profound than being tired, hungry, annoyed, or about to get a head-cold. The future won’t change because you feel bad—nor because you feel great. Feelings may be true, but they aren’t the truth.
• Don’t let life get you down. Keep practicing being optimistic. If you expect bad things in your life and work, you’ll always find them. A negative mind-set is like looking at the world through distorting, grimy lenses. You spot every blemish and overlook or discount everything else. It’s amazing what isn’t there until you start to look for it. Of course, if you decide to look for signs of positive things, you’ll find those too.
• Don’t hang on to the past. This is my most important suggestion of all: let go and move on. Most of the anger, frustration, misery, and despair in this world come from people clinging to past hurts and problems. The more you turn them over in your mind, the worse you’ll feel and the bigger they’ll look. Don’t try to fight misery. Let go and move on. Do that and you’ve removed just about all its power to hurt you.

#17. Stop Smoking

Tip 1

Quitting is different for everyone, so find an approach that will work for you. This may be either stopping suddenly and totally or a more gradual reduction in the number of cigarettes you smoke each day. Set a date to quit — and stick to it. Make it sooner rather than later. If you are quitting by yourself, it is recommended that you stop smoking completely on your quit date.

Tip 2
Get as much support as you can from family, friends and work colleagues. Let them know you are planning to quit, and ask smokers not to smoke around you or offer you cigarettes. Quitting with a friend can also be an excellent idea — you can share your feelings and encourage each other.

Tip 3
Throw out all cigarettes, ashtrays and lighters and anything else that might remind you of smoking. Wash your clothes and clean your car to remove the smell of smoke.

Tip 4
Nicotine replacement therapy, such as nicotine patches or chewing gum, could be a good idea for those who smoke heavily or who feel they may need the extra help. Talk to your doctor about what would be best for you.

Tip 5
Plan ahead for situations in which you are likely to be tempted to smoke, such as parties, drinking or going out for coffee. Try to avoid these situations in the early stages of your quitting program, or try sitting in the non-smoking section at restaurants, drinking your coffee standing up or with the other hand, or keeping something in your hand when you're talking on the phone.

Tip 6
Write down all the reasons that made you decide to quit smoking, and carry them with you in case you need reminding!

Tip 7
Keep the following 4 Ds in mind when you have a craving.

• Delay: remember that the worst cravings last for only a few minutes and will become even less frequent the longer you have quit.
• Deep breathe: this should help you relax and focus your mind on something else.
• Drink water: it is a good idea to drink plenty of fluids to help flush the nicotine and other toxins out of your system.
• Do something else: you could go for a walk, to the movies or visit a supportive friend. Try eating an apple or cleaning your teeth when you would normally have a cigarette. You could hold something else, such as a pen or beads, to replace the need to hold a cigarette, or chew some gum or eat or drink a healthy snack to have something other than a cigarette in your mouth.

Tip 8
If you drink a lot of coffee, you may also want to cut down on your coffee intake as you will retain more caffeine when there is no nicotine in your system. Feeling jittery will not help your plan to quit. It may also be best to avoid alcohol as many people find it hard to resist smoking when they drink.

Tip 9
If you find you are losing motivation to quit, remind yourself of the many medical and financial benefits of quitting! For example, did you know that 12 months after quitting, your risk of heart disease is reduced to nearly half that of a smoker's?

Tip 10
Expect some physical symptoms. If you smoke regularly, you're probably physically addicted to nicotine and your body may experience some symptoms of withdrawal when you quit. These may include:

• headaches or stomachaches
• crabbiness, jumpiness
• lack of energy
• dry mouth or sore throat
• desire to pig out

Luckily, the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal will pass — so be patient. Try not to give in and sneak a smoke because you'll just have to deal with the symptoms longer.

Tip 11
Keep yourself busy. Many people find it's best to quit on a Monday, when they have school or work to keep them busy. The more distracted you are, the less likely you'll be to crave cigarettes. Staying active is also a good way to make sure you keep your weight down and your energy up, even as you're experiencing the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Tip 12
If you slip up, don't give up! Major changes sometimes have false starts. If you're like many people, you may quit successfully for weeks or even months and then suddenly have a craving that's so strong you feel like you have to give in. Or maybe you accidentally find yourself in one of your trigger situations and give in to temptation. If you slip up, it doesn't mean you've failed, it just means you're human. Here are some ways to get back on track:

• Think about your slip as one mistake. Take notice of when and why it happened and move on.
• Did you become a heavy smoker after one cigarette? We didn't think so — it happened more gradually, over time. Keep in mind that one cigarette didn't make you a smoker to start with, so smoking one cigarette (or even two or three) after you've quit doesn't make you a smoker again.
• Remind yourself why you've quit and how well you've done — or have someone in your support group, family, or friends do this for you.

Tip 13
Reward yourself. As you already know, quitting smoking isn't easy. Give yourself a well-deserved reward! Set aside the money you usually spend on cigarettes. When you've stayed tobacco free for a week, 2 weeks, or a month, buy yourself a treat like a new CD, book, movie, or some clothes. And every smoke-free year, celebrate again. You earned it.

#16. How to Lose Weight at Work

Step1
Pack a lunch. Bringing in a sensible lunch that includes healthy choices will cut down on caloric intake. This will help you avoid grabbing a burger or pizza for lunch.

Step2

Take a walk. During your lunch break, go around the block a few times at a fast pace.

Step3

Go to the gym. If your gym is nearby, spend your hour-long lunch break working out. You can use the gym’s shower to freshen up before you return to work.

Step4

Do desk exercises. While you are sitting, tighten and squeeze your buttocks, holding the squeeze for ten seconds. Repeat at least eight times. Another desk exercise is to work your legs by bending your knees over your toes. Straighten the leg by pushing through the feet. Also, repeat at least eight times.

Step5

Find a diet buddy. If you find a co-worker to diet and exercise with, it will be much easier to lose weight.

#.15 To Spend More Time With Family

Do you often wish that you have extra time to spend with your family? Quality family time is important; you have to provide a well balanced life for your children so they can be healthy and happy kids.

So how do you go about creating more time to spend with your family and use it effectively? There is no easy way to do this. Commit to your children. More than anything, you should show a commitment to your child. This will let them know that you care and love them above all else.

Here are some tips to help you gain some more family time:

1. Getting your priorities straight Make your family as a priority, not your job. Not only saying that but do it. Take action
2. Getting organized - It means having a system that works for each member of your family and your family as a whole – having an agreed upon place for items so that everyone can find them quickly and easily.
3. List Your Activities For A Week - Try to create schedule maybe a weekly schedule. Keep everything planned.
4. Making choices - Making choices that support your goals and priorities in life is one of the most empowering things you can do. Whether it’s choosing to work for a more family-friendly employer or turning off the TV for the night, you can choose an alternative approach to many things

Some Ideas for Quality Time:

1. Read to your children. If you have younger children, they will love story time with you. Studies have shown that reading with your children will help them learn to read as well. It only takes a few minutes to read a book or two.
2. Watch movie together. You might be surprised at how much your kids would love an old movie. Make it a fun family event. Set a special night and time each week to get together as a family to watch a classic movie. Even if the movie is cheesy, you’ll all get good laughs together from watching it. Your children will also learn to appreciate things from the past.
3. Eat a meal together. This tip is always given, and yet it seems like so few families enjoy meals together. So I thought it befitting to express the importance of this again. Meal time together as a family can be a wonderful time of talking about the day’s events and bonding as a family. Families who eat meals together, even if it’s only once per week, develop stronger relationships.

#14.Learn to Love Yourself

"To experience true love, we first must love ourselves"

To be honest, loving myself is a very hard thing for me to do. I look in the mirror and I don't like the way I look, I pray so many times wish that I can look like a superstar. I don't trust other people opinion about me. It's difficult for me to enjoy who I am. Low self esteem has been something I've struggled with all my life.
What should we do to love ourself?
Lose weight?
Quit smoking and drinking?
Buy new expensive clothes or jewelry?

I believe that the foundation of self-love and positive esteem is based in a true belief in yourself and in having faith in your qualities and capabilities.

what can you do to boost your self esteem are:

1. Ask people about yourself (what do they like and dislike). It can help you to learn about yourself
2. Make a list of things about yourself. You can go over and read about all the good things you have in you
3. Be yourself. You have to stop trying too hard to be somebody you're not
4. Giving yourself all that you need to be happy and healthy
5. Say nice things to yourself
6. Compliment and praise yourself
7. Learning new Things
8. Taking breaks and Having Fun are important

Remember that you are a truly lovable person and that you deserve only kind treatment, especially from yourself.

#13. Listening To Fast Beat Song

The benefit of listening to fast beat song:

1. It can be your good exercise song to work out to;
2. It gets you into a good mood if you are in a bad mood. It lifts your spirits and makes you feel better;
3. It can help you while you're doing cleaning at your house.. Just follow the beat;

This is one of my favorite song, please let me know some songs that pump you up.

#12.Reading Books

Reading is like exercising – mental and physical benefits flow from a regular routine. It is also a great 'brain tool', helping people of all ages to learn and develop important life skills, in terms of education, self improvement, positive life choices and all round well-being.

Here are the benefits of reading books:

1. Reading a good story can help you forget some of the problems in your own life.
2. It helps to keep up with what's going on in the world
3. It expands your vocabulary
4. It improves your spelling
5. It helps you understand different ways of life
6. It helps you understand different ideas
7. It helps you learn to communicate.
8. It expands your imagination. It stimulates the right side of your brain Reading opens your mind to new possibilities.

Reading is a great way to expand your own horizons; you can learn about pretty much anything you choose! If you do like to read, make sure you also take the time to do some exercise. You need at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day. You could go for a walk, a jog, go to the gym or go swimming. Stay active to keep fit and healthy. If you are at a good part in your book - when you can't put it down! - You could take a walk to a local park or café and read the book there.

#11.Listening Music

Listening good music affect your thoughts, it affect your personality. When I feel alone I listen Music which gives me happiness. Good music like soft music affects your emotions. When you are angry listen soft music definitely it changes your mood. Music are the gift of God to human being, it is important part of the life. Some music spirit inspiring you to do anything good in the life. It gives happiness to mind. It sends your thoughts to people. It is a different type of communication media, which is very good. Music is important to tell your thoughts to anyone. Music make mind free to say everything.

The benefit of listening Music:

1. Listening to music can reduce chronic pain and depression.
2. It can also make people feel more in control of their pain and less disabled by their condition.
3. Music is a significant mood-changer and reliever of stress
4. Can't Sleep? Try Listening music.
5. lowering blood pressure

So why don’t you start listening to music right now?

#10. Drink Green Tea

Green tea has been enjoyed by people in China and Japan for thousands of years. Over the time it has become widely known in the West. A lot of people nowadays have heard that green tea benefits the overall health.

So why is green tea getting all the attention in the science world? It's mainly because of the antioxidant epigallocatechin-3 gallate ( EGCG ), the main component considered good for one's health which is preserved in green tea but lost in oolong and black varieties when fermented. Antioxidants are thought to prevent free radicals.

Special Benefits of Green Tea:

• Reduces high blood pressure. Drinking green tea represses angiotensin II which leads to high blood pressure.
• Lowers blood sugar. Green tea polyphenols and polysaccharides are effective in lowering blood sugar.
• Fights cancer. There have been many studies that have shown that green tea catechins are effective at preventing cancer.
• Green tea also boosts the immune system because of its high concentrations of polyphenols and flavenoids.
• Green tea has been shown to lower cholesterol.
• Green tea can reduce body fat
• Green tea has numerous benefits for disease prevention and anti-aging purposes

#9.High Heels (Women Only)

High heels are an essential part of the wardrobe – they make your legs look longer and bottom smaller. However, ‘high’ heels can become ‘killer’ heels causing problems ranging from blisters, corns and calluses to serious foot, knee and back pain. But as it’s a party essential, here are offering words of wisdom to help you and your feet.

1. Keep high heels for special occasions where you will not be on your feet for extended periods of time; treat them as a limited-privilege accessory.
2. Save backless high-heeled shoes for evening glamor. Backless shoes force your toes to claw as you walk, straining the muscles if worn over a long period.
3. Vary your heel heights from day to day, one-day wearing low heels, and the next day slightly higher heels.
4. Try wearing a larger size than usual and insert heel cups into the backs for a better or more comfortable fit.
5. Vary shoe types.
6. For everyday use, keep heel heights to about 4 cm.
7. Consider wearing shoes with a strap or lace over the instep rather than slip-ons. This will help stop your foot sliding forward, a bit like a seatbelt in a car.
8. Give your feet some extra special attention during, and after wearing high heels.

#8.The Secret of Chocolate

Do you know that actually Chocolate is good for your health? But you have to choose the kind that contains at least 71% of real cocoa.
Please remember that the darker it is, the less sugar it contains and the better it is for you.

The benefits you can get by eating chocolate:

1. Chocolate provides us with feelings of comfort and wellbeing, energy and pleasure by liberating endorphins in the body. In addition, chocolate also contains serotonin and caffeine which both provide energy and promote good humor.
2. Chocolate's complex chemical composition offers a variety of substances that the body needs to function properly and to prevent disease.
3. Chocolate enhances cardiovascular health.
   
4. Chocolate does contain fats but these are unsaturated and contribute to reducing bad cholesterol and to increasing good cholesterol.
   
5. Chocolate is also an excellent source of magnesium. Should it contain nuts, chocolate can become a great source phosphor and vegetable iron.

Like with everything however, chocolate must be consumed in good measure. Chocolate increases caloric intake and energy level. This can be good, provided these calories are burned. We might even change the saying to "Some chocolate everyday keeps the doctor away!"

#7.Give Yourself a Break

Did you ever have one of those bad days, when nothing seems to go right? Then you should realize maybe you need to give yourself a Break.

Human body is not a machine; our bodies need a break from the stresses of work! We often overlook the importance of proper rest and relaxation, but without it our bodies don't have time to repair, recuperate and grow.

You Know You Need a Vacation When:

1. You start dreaming about work.
2. You start thinking of early death from job stress as a comfort.
3. You start answering calls at home with your work greeting.
4. You turn off all the ringers on your home phones because you can't stand to hear the phone ring.

These are few reasons why you need a holiday now:

1. Refresh your mind and body
2. Get bonded with your family
3. To give your lungs and bloodstream pure and fresh air
4. Lower stress levels
5. The recharge from a vacation also refuels your work
6. Vacation can promote creativity

#6.Polish Your Shoes

Shining your shoes on a routine basis is a necessary in order to prolong the life of your shoes. Typically, you should shine your shoes at least once a week to enhance their appearance and extend their wear.

The basic rule for shining Leather Shoes is that the shoes should be thoroughly dry or they will not be able to absorb the shoe creams properly and you will not be able to polish them correctly. Additionally, the shoes will have a dull finish if polished when wet. When cleaning and polishing your shoes, you will need a standard set of tools.

1. A coarse brush
2. Several clean cloths
3. Shoe creams that match the colors of your shoes
4. An application brush or cloth used to apply the shoe cream
5. A soft, yet thick, bristle brush

How to do it:

1. take a shoe and use the coarse brush to remove any excess dirt and dust from the shoe.
2. Once all surface dirt has been eliminated, take a clean cloth and remove any remaining residue.
   
3. take the application brush/cloth and dip it lightly into the shoe cream.
   
4. Apply the show cream to the shoe, in an even coat. It is important that the cream be applied as close as possible to the shoe's sole. If the color of the sole differs from the shoe's body, avoid getting the cream on the sole. Otherwise, if the shoe's body and sole are the same color, apply the cream on the sole as well. After the cream is applied, set the shoe aside to allow the cream to soak into the shoe. This process should take approximately 10-15 minutes.
5. Once the allotted time has passed, take the soft brush and start polishing the shoe. To polish a shoe, place your hand in the shoe and swiftly brush the shoe back and forth using quick, yet firm, strokes.
   
6. Because you are removing shoe cream from a shoe as you are polishing it, it is important that you use separate soft polishing brushes for each color of shoes that you have. Not using separate brushes causes the colors to mix resulting in discoloration of your shoes.
7. After you have polished your shoe with the brush, check it for any streaks that may remain. To remove these streaks, take another clean cloth and rub them on the streaks to remove them from the shoe.
   
8. The polishing process is complete.

Tips to polish your shoes cheaper:
Grab some vegetable or olive oil from your kitchen counter.

1. remove any dirt and dust from your shoes with a slightly damp cloth
   
2. clean the sides of your sole and the heels
3. Buff dry with another dry cloth, and then pour a couple of dabs of oil onto a dry, white, lint-free cloth.
4. Gently rub the cloth over the surface of your shoes until all the oil has been absorbed and your shoes starts to get some of their shine back.
5. For the final touch, buff the shoes with a chamois cloth to really get them to gleam..

#5.Cleaning Out Your Closet

Do you know that you can start to improve yourself by cleaning out your closet? Your closet represents your image and the way you present yourself to the world. So rather than you finding different kinds of trend and fashion makeovers, cleaning out your closet seems to be the easiest way to start the new you.

Here are some tips to cleaning out your closet!

1. Before you cleaning out your closet, you have to make sure that you’ve already had a cleaned room, you don’t want to make more mess as you clean out the closet
2. you can just find a large area, where you can sort and pile things from your closet.
3. Take everything out of the closet.
4. Go get soap and sponge and water, scrub it out.
5. Get three boxes and mark them 'Garbage,' 'Out of Place' and 'Charity' or 'Garage Sale.'
6. Evaluate each item you remove from the closet. Ask yourself if you have used the item in the past 12 months or anything that is stained, smelly, ripped or stretched-out. You won't clean it. You won't repair it. You will never wear it, and neither will anyone else. Toss it.
7. Sell the clothes you don't want on eBay.
8. Grouping and organize your closet by color or by type. Make storing and finding items easier by grouping like items with like items. Tank tops hang out with tank tops. Pants hang out with pants. Black with black and white with white.
9. Install some book shelves in your closet to put all of your needed things.
10. Do not add any unneeded items in your closet like posters
11. Store Small Items in Containers
12. Use the Back of the Door, you can find extra spot there for hanging out your clothes.
13. And the last one is to Keep It That Way.
14. Warning: Don't be lazy. Just throwing some jeans in your closet because you don't feel like putting them away nicely in the hamper could lead to a mess. Be sure not to just think that if you give away more clothes you'll get more!

#4.Eating Vegetables and Fruits

Eating vegetables and fruits regularly can have many health benefits. They are one of the most natural foods and contain different vitamins, minerals and thousands of other plant chemicals known to provide health benefits. Along with all the many disease-reducing benefits (listed below), eating vegetables and fruits can also help control weight.

Vegetables are low in fat and calories, a good source of dietary fiber and provide us with extra energy. All these features help control weight effectively. Being low in calories enables us to eat lots of vegetables without consuming excess energy, the high fiber content also helps fill the stomach faster limiting the total amount of food consumed. The presence of many vitamins and other chemicals in vegetables supply the body with nutrients necessary to boost energy production within the muscle cells. This give us a natural feeling of vitality and the energy to become more active helping to burn more energy each day.

Vegetables are also low in sodium so they help reduce water gains. Sodium is present in virtually all processed foods; it causes the body to hold water within the interstitial areas of the body. It has been estimated that many average people may be holding up to 5 pounds of additional water caused from a high intake of sodium. Any reduction in sodium intake will help lose water weight and if we eat more vegetables our sodium intake naturally lowers.

Most people should aim for at least nine servings (at least 4½ cups) of vegetables and fruits a day and potatoes don't count. Go for a variety of kinds and colors of produce, to give your body the mix of nutrients it needs. Best bets? Dark leafy greens, cooked tomatoes, and anything that's a rich yellow, orange, or red color.

Great reasons for eating vegetables and fruits to benefit with losing weight

• Low in fat
• Low in calories
• Less water retention - low in sodium
• Fill stomach quickly - high in fiber
• Increased vitality due to high nutrient content

#3.Do Yoga

Yoga is an ancient Indian body of knowledge that dates back more than 5000 years ago. The word "Yoga" came from the Sanskrit word "yuj" which means "to unite or integrate." Yoga then is about the union of a person's own consciousness and the universal consciousness.

Why Practice Yoga?

• Yoga relaxes the body and the mind. Even in the midst of stressful environments, Yoga helps control breathing and clears the mind of cluttered thoughts, leaving only deep physical and mental refreshment.
• Yoga can help normalize body weight. For people who are either overweight or underweight, Yoga Exercises can help achieve the desired weight. The principles of balance and moderation in physical activity and diet under Yoga can also lead to a healthier lifestyle.
• Yoga improves your resistance to disease. The postures and movements in Yoga massage the internal organs, enhancing blood circulation and functionality, thus, lessening the risk of illness.
• Yoga increases your energy level and productivity. For as quick as 20 minutes, Yoga can replenish the mind and body with precious energy needed to respond to daily tasks and challenges.
• Yoga leads to genuine inner contentment and self-actualization. Meditation -one of the aspects of Yoga- focuses the mind, taking it away from the distractions of the highly-materialistic world and leading it to genuine happiness.

#2.A Day Spa

When was the last time you were treated like a king or a queen? Whether it was in this millennium or the last, spending the day at a Spa guarantees the Star Treatment. Day Spa’s are like hair and nail salons, only better. In addition to hair and nail services, they offer relaxing muscle massages, pedicures, manicures, deep cleansing facials and even body scrubs, all in a comforting, soothing environment.

The following are benefits from having a proper spa treatment:

• enhancing spiritual awareness
• increase the body’s energy flow
• improving flexibility of our body
• reducing high blood pressure and hypertension
• healing emotional distress
• reduce the effects of aging
• soothing our tired muscles
• toning and nourishing the skin
• detoxifying our body
• stimulating circulation
• reducing weight and weight-related problems
• reducing insomnia, stress and fatigue

Or you can choose cheaper way by creating your own spa at home. Taking a milk bath is one of the easiest ways to improve the look and feel of your skin almost instantly. If you have a bathtub and a carton of milk in your refrigerator, then you already have everything you need. Materials:

• A bath tub filled with warm water
• 1 and ½ quarts of whole milk
• Stove
• Pan
• Measuring Cup

How to:

Find a clean pan in your kitchen and measure out the milk. (If you want to use more than the above listed, that’s fine but you don’t need more than ½ gallon.) Pour the milk into the pan and gently warm up the milk on low to medium-low heat. Your milk need not come to a boil! While the milk is heating, start running the warm bath water. When the milk is heated pour it into the bath and viola! Your milk bath is complete.

At this point you can soak and enjoy. However, many people complain about the scent of a milk bath. There are a numerous optional items you can add to the bath to make the stink disappear. You may want to add to the bath some citrus oils or a strong scented flower essence such as rose oil. Adding lightly crushed lavender petals will cover any odd smell and its fragrance is known for its soothing qualities. Adding fragrant crushed herbs such as mint or thyme can also help.

If you are feeling particularly indulgent, add chocolate shavings or powdered cocoa to the milk while you are warm the milk. Remember to warm the milk and chocolate gradually because chocolate burns easily and burned foods will not ease the bad smell that can occur during the bath.

Don’t forget to drain the tub and then shower after you are done soaking to wash off the offensive scent that milk residue can leave behind.

#1.Go Get Enough Sleep

Do you often stay up late, watching TV, studying or just chatting maybe? How much time do you get for sleeping? How much sleep do an adult need is varies by individual, the average is 8 hours of sleep, which is reflected in two studies that suggest that healthy adults have a basal sleep need of seven to eight hours every night. However, if you have a sleep debt you may need more than 8 hours.

Here are some things that you might get when you don't get enough sleep!

• Increased risk of health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease;
• You are more likely to make mistakes and have a slower reaction time;
• Less sleep, higher body mass index;
• People who don't sleep enough suffer a decrease in immune system;

Having difficulty sleeping? Why don’t you try one of these tricks?

• Do not nap during the day more than 30 minutes;
• exercise before bed;
• Go to bed at the same time every night. An established sleeping pattern is very effective to ward off insomnia;
• don’t drink tea or coffee before bedtime;
• don’t do vigorous work out before bedtime;
• Spending quiet time. This may include meditation, relaxation and/or breathing exercises, or taking a warm bath;
• get a massage;
• drink warm milk;
• go to bed when you are tired;
• reserve the bed for bed things (i.e. sleep and sex)
• keep your bedroom at comfortable temperature
• counting Sheep
• read book

Just remember by cutting down on sleep we learn less, we develop less, we are less bright, we make worse decisions, we accomplish less, we are less productive, we are more prone to errors, and we undermine our true intellectual potential! Good Luck and have a nice sleep.

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