Article: To get rid or reduce belly fat you'll need to reduce your weight. To help keep track of your weight loss, weigh yourself regularly. It's best to weigh yourself about one to two times a week. In addition, try to weigh yourself on the same day of the week, at the same time and wearing the same clothes. Keep track of your weight in a journal. Seeing your progress can be motivating to help you stay on track. It can also show you any trends where you're gaining weight as well. In addition to weight loss, one of the best ways to measure your progress of losing belly fat to is track your waist circumference. This is the measurement around the smallest part of your waist. As you decrease belly fat, your waist circumference will decrease. Use a tape measurer to measure the circumference of your waist. Do this by finding the top of your hip bone and your lowest rib and wrapping the tape around your belly between these two points. Continue taking measurements as you diet to track your progress. A high waist circumference or a measurement over 37 inches (94 cm) indicates you have a large quantity of belly fat and are at risk for chronic diseases. Remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so if you are trying to lose weight while building muscle, the scale can be misleading. Your best bet is track your progress by measuring your waistline and weight together. Dieting can be hard, especially when you find yourself constantly thinking about food or eating out of boredom. The best way to curb your appetite is to stay busy and indulge in activities that you enjoy. Making a list of other activities to engage in can help decrease excess snacking or boredom eating. Have this list handy when the desire to eat strikes. Ideas to try include: taking a walk, reading a book, cleaning out a junk drawer, talking to a friend or family member on the phone or doing household chores. If you're feeling hungry and it's close to a planned meal or snack time, have your meal and then move on with other activities. Do not continue to eat or snack. . When we have chronic stress in our lives, our bodies release the hormone cortisol, which causes the body to store extra fat in the midsection. In addition, chronically elevated cortisol levels can increase hunger levels. Try to eliminate and manage stressful things, people, and situations in your life. Learn how to better manage the stress associated with elements of your life that can't be changed (like your job, for example). Meeting with a life coach or therapist can provide additional ways to manage stress. Remember that while you can't always control your circumstances, you can control the way you react. Mind/body practices like yoga and meditation help you learn how to relax your mind so that you can better cope with stress, anxiety, and depression.
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Weigh yourself. Take measurements. Make a list of other things to do instead of eating. Manage stress
Article: At the top of your note, write down the patient's age and sex. Along with age and sex, write the patient's concern or why they came in for treatment. This can help other medical professionals get an idea of diagnoses or treatments at a glance. For example, you may write, "45-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain," as the first step in your SOAP note. Write down all of the information that you took while working with the patient. Be sure to keep the information in order of Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan so other medical professionals looking through the SOAP note don't get lost. You can choose to either use bullet points or write full sentences for notes as long as they are clear and concise. There is no required format or length for the content in your SOAP note as long as it follows the Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan order. Many systems in clinics have secure forms you can fill out on your computer so the information can be passed around quickly. However, your workplace may require you to take SOAP notes by hand. Make sure you follow the format your workplace uses closely so it stays organized.
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Include the patient's age, sex, and concern at the top of the note. Organize the parts of your note in order. Write or type the SOAP note depending on what your workplace prefers.
Article: Use your brush to clean the bottom and sides of the pool again, then vacuum up all the dead algae. If there are a lot of dead particles and you're having trouble vacuuming them, you can add a flocculent to help the algae bind together and make it easier to vacuum. Your swimming pool water should be crystal clear after treatment. If the algae seems to be coming back, go through the shocking and treating process again until it's all cleared away. All chemical levels should be in the normal range.
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Vacuum up the dead algae left behind in your swimming pool. Run the filter until the algae is gone. Re-check chemical levels with your swimming pool test kit.