Article: Healthy eating habits must be intentional - they don't just happen. People who plan for healthy eating are more successful at staying on track. Here are some ways you can do it: Make a meal plan each week that includes healthy meals and snacks, and stick to it. At the beginning of the week, shop for the foods you need for those meals, so you have no excuses for not eating according to your plan. Sit down and eat properly. Studies show that people who sit down at the table to eat from a plate will consume fewer calories than those who eat standing up or grazing from the package. Keep healthy and nutritious snacks. Bring them with you in your purse or bag, so you will always be able to make good choices. Eating out frequently is a surefire way to increase your waistline. Instead, by cooking meals at home you'll find yourself consuming far fewer calories. Try to make most of the food you eat at home from scratch; you'll enjoy the benefits of knowing exactly what's in your food, and you can avoid diet killers like added sugar and salt. Use less oils and butter. Use less sugar. Bake, broil, and grill food instead of frying. Watching TV is a sedentary activity during which you get little-to-no exercise. Research shows that adults who watch three or more hours of TV a day are more likely to be obese than those who watch an hour or less. It makes sense: when you're watching TV, you're not engaged in healthy activities that have you moving around. You're more likely to be snacking, too. If you do watch TV, consider: Exercise while watching. Position your TV where you can see it from your exercise bike or treadmill, and enjoy your favorite show while burning calories. Jog in place or do jumping jacks during commercials. Hiding the remote. Make yourself get up to change the channel. This can reduce the amount of mindless surfing that we're all susceptible to sometimes. Finding something to do with your hands so you don't snack while watching. Sleeping is a very important part of good nutrition and good health. Your body won't be able to recover from exercise or metabolize foods as efficiently if you haven't had enough sleep. Fundamentally, not having enough sleep will tax your body and undermine your overall goal of losing weight and being healthy. Teenagers usually need between 8 and 10 hours of sleep. Adults usually need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep. Older adults usually need between 7 and 8 hours of sleep. If you don't get enough sleep, consider supplementing a night's rest with a nap. Make sure not to nap for longer than an hour at a time. Lack of sleep can cause you to gain weight. Too much sleep can make you sluggish.
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Create structure around meals. Cook from scratch. Watch less TV. Sleep an appropriate amount of time.
Article: Most airports sell books at newsstands or even have small bookstores. Take advantage of your free time to read a current best-seller or a classic you haven't gotten around to reading yet. Most popular board games come in portable varieties to play on-the-go, or simply bring along a book of crosswords or sudoku to pass the time. Bring along a deck of cards to play solitaire or a game with other travelers. Keep your fingers busy and bring along a small knitting, crochet or needlepoint project. Print out a paper copy of your pattern or choose one that's easy to memorize. Knitting and crochet needles and scissors smaller than 4 inches (10 cm) are allowed in your carry-on bag per TSA regulations, but thread cutters or needlepoint tools that contain blades will need to be in your checked luggage. Airports bring together people of all different backgrounds, and it can be entertaining to simply sit and watch for a while. Entertain yourself by imagining where they could be going, or what their life story might be. Listen to music, watch a film you've downloaded, play a game, or take photographs of the planes. Pre-load your device with videos or activities beforehand to avoid using up data and set up by a charger so you don't run down your battery. Research the airport beforehand to see what entertainment options are available. Vancouver International Airport has an aquarium, Singapore Changi Airport offers indoor gardens, and Austin-Bergstrom boasts live music. Many other airports offer small exhibits. Find out if your destination has an interesting attraction and plan your route to see it.
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Read a new book. Play a game. Knit or crochet. People-watch by observing your fellow travelers. Use your mobile phone, iPad, or handheld games console. Explore the airport for unique entertainment options.
Article: Depending on the occasion, a more information or humorous prayer might be just as appropriate as a solemn one. If you're sitting down informally but still want to throw up a thanks, go with a classic rhyming prayer of school cafeterias and summer camps: Example: Good food, good meat, good God, let's eat. Example: Lord, we know without a doubt, you'll bless this food as we pig out. Example: Bless this food before us set, which needs all the help that it can get. If you've just seated yourself at a table with a crew that likes to imbibe, celebrate the spirits with this classic: Example: May your glass be ever full, may the roof over your head be always strong, and may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead. Example: When I dream of Heaven, I dream of the past / Surrounded by good friends raising a glass. Eating at an English professor's house? Say grace by quoting everyone's favorite Transcendentalist. His poem "Grace" reads: For each new morning with its light, / For rest and shelter of the night, / For health and food, for love and friends, / For everything Thy goodness sends, / We offer thanks. Amen. Thanks and meals are directly linked in ASL, whose sign for "thanks" involves moving the hand from the mouth forward, displaying a flat palm. This is traditionally used before a meal in place of a blessing, and as an invitation of both thanks and eating. Learning simple blessings from cultures not your own can be an interesting way of offering perspective and gravity to the meal. Some examples: Japanese: itadakimasu (I am receiving) Latin American: To those who have hunger, give bread. To those who have bread, give hunger for justice. Ghanaian: Earth, when I am about to die I will lean on you. While I am alive, I will depend on you. Southeast Asia: This food is the gift of the whole universe. May we be worthy to receive it. May the energy in this food give us the strength to transform our unwholesome qualities into wholesome qualities.
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Go with a cafeteria prayer. Offer a drunkard's toast. Quote Emerson. Learn the American Sign Language (ASL) blessing. Use aphorisms from around the world.