Check your calendar to avoid any scheduling conflicts. Ask the doula for a date and time that works for them. If you live with one or more people, have them accompany you to make sure everyone gets along. Choose a local coffee shop, park, or other location you can agree on. Avoid interviewing the doula in your home unless you know them. Reserve about an hour for each interview. This will allow you enough time to get to know each other. It will also allow you to interview more than one candidate per day if you have the energy. Don't push it beyond one hour, especially if the doula has a client to meet. You might luck out and click with the first doula you interview. However, this isn't a likely possibility. Talk to at least three to five candidates before making a decision. This will help you to make your decision after the interview is over. To save time, write out what you want to say beforehand. Leave enough space between questions and discussion points to jot down the doula's responses. You'll be trusting your health and that of your baby to your doula. Ask them where they received their training and if they have a back-up who can cover for them if necessary. Throw in some open-ended questions to get some insight into their personality. Some other good questions include: Do you have other clients? If so, how many? Which techniques do you use to help your clients through childbirth? How will you work with the obstetrician or midwife? How have you dealt with births that went differently from what the mother had planned? If so, how did you handle the situation? Doulas charge different amounts of money depending on where they're based and how long they've been certified. Ask them how much they're willing to lower their fee, especially if you'll also need them for postpartum support. Meet them in the middle, if necessary. If you can't get them to lower their fee, ask if they offer a sliding scale or payment plan. If you decide to interview an apprentice, their supervisor will have to accompany them to your appointments. Ask them the same questions. Make sure the supervisor can elaborate on issues the trainee might not have mastered yet.

Summary: Choose a mutually convenient date and time. Interview several candidates. Take detailed notes. Ask plenty of questions. Negotiate the price. Interview supervisors with apprentice doulas.

Eating 3 well-balanced meals a day can help cut down on your body. Each meal should include a mixture of whole grains, fruits, veggies, and lean protein. For example, a well-balanced dinner might include baked chicken breast, steamed vegetables, and brown rice. Even diet soda can increase fat around your belly. Ditch the soda diet or regular and instead drink flavored waters. If you miss the fizz of soda, you can try carbonated water. You should also cut energy drinks from your diet. They tend to be very high in sugar. You can try sugar-free versions if you like, but check the nutrition facts to make sure there really isn't any sugar in them. Fiber will keep you fuller for longer, which can decrease your cravings for junk food. The empty calories from junk food tend to create fat buildup in your back, so eating more fiber can actually help decrease back fat. Substitute regular bread and pasta for whole wheat versions, and add beans and nuts to your diet. For example, you can substitute white pasta for the whole wheat version and still have your favorite pasta dishes. If you consume too much sugar, your body will produce more insulin and store more fat. Stay away from candy and junk food that has a lot of sugar. Also check the nutrition label on your favorite foods even low-sugar versions might have more sugar than you think. Stick to between 0 to 2 grams (0.0 to 0.071oz) of sugar in each serving of food. If you're having a hard time cutting sugar, you can start by replacing high-sugar food with low-sugar alternatives. For example, you can use a natural sugar substitute, like Truvia, in your coffee. You can also snack on sugar-free versions of your favorite candy. If you're not paying attention how much you're eating at each meal, if doesn't matter what you're eating. You can decrease the amount you eat by using a smaller plate for meals, pre-proportioning snacks, and using measuring cups to measure your portions. If you're using a smaller plate for your meals, try to make sure at least half that plate is taken up by vegetables. Use snack-size food storage bags to make your snacks. For example, if you buy a big bag of low-calorie popcorn, divide that large bag into several smaller bags. You're less likely to eat the whole bag that way! Use the measuring cups to actually measure out servings. If you make a recipe with a 1c (240mL) serving size, actually measure it out with a 1c (240mL) measuring cup. It will help you learn what serving sizes look like. If you eat too close to bedtime, your body won't have the chance to burn enough calories to prevent your body from storing fat. Once you've had dinner, try not to eat for the rest of the night. If you find yourself getting hungry, you can try drinking water or tea. If you absolutely have to eat between dinner and bedtime, eat low-calorie foods like vegetables.

Summary: Eat 3 well-balanced meals a day to lose belly fat. Stop drinking soda. Eat more fiber to get rid of back fat. Cut sugar from your diet. Control your portion sizes. Don't eat after dinner.

This can be a straight razor, a hair shaper, or even a disposable shaver. Just ensure that your razor is very sharp and has a single blade. Using dull tools or ones with multiple blades can cause split ends. Professional hair shaping razors come with ergonomic handles especially designed for cutting hair. Using a razor for extremely coarse or curly hair might not be your best bet, as this sometimes also causes split ends. Start with the section closest to your nose. Just as you would with scissors, hold one section of hair at a time while cutting for the best look. Remember to keep your sections to about an inch long or shorter to prevent over cutting. Use your middle and index finger to pull your hair up to form a 90 degree angle with your face. Slide your fingers down towards the tips of your hair. Hold them just above where you plan to cut. Use your razor to gently cut into the hair section by section to form a diagonal. Use a gentle gliding motion away from your face. Keep each section lined up at the same angle. Continue until you reach the longest part. Comb out your bangs and position them towards the side where you want them to fall. Check for sections you've missed or uneven breaks in the diagonal. Correct your mistake by pulling the section forward again and trimming it back with another stroke of your razor.
Summary: Choose an appropriate razor. Take hair one segment at a time. Pull each bang section taut. Run the razor across your hair. Check your bangs when finished.