Article: These diets work by stimulating your cat's metabolism to work harder and burn fat, while protecting your cat's lean muscle. Researchers found that lean cats have genes coding for a higher metabolic rate, and in turn discovered certain foods' molecules are more likely to switch these genes on more than others. In contrast, research showed that calorie-restricting diets turned these genes off, making it more difficult for some cats to lose weight. If your cat cannot seem to lose weight on a reduced-calorie dietor has hit a plateau in her weight loss prior to her target weightthen ask your vet about a metabolic diet for your cat. Hills is the main producer of metabolic formula diets. Follow the manufacturer's instructions based on your cat's target weight. Another metabolic diet option for your cat is the "catkins" diet, which is a low-carb, high-protein diet that works especially well for overweight cats that have developed feline diabetes. One study showed that 68 percent of diabetic cats on the "catkins" diet were able to come off insulin as compared to 40 percent of those on a standard, high-fiber weight loss diet. Your veterinarian will test for feline diabetes in your overweight cat and discuss this option with you. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for your cat's target weight for a high-protein, low-carb weight loss formula food.
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Understand what metabolic diets do. Consult with your veterinarian. Consider the 'catkins' diet for your diabetic cat.
Article: Start with the basics: "Hi, I'm Jim." Unless the situation demands that you add some more specific detail about yourself, leave everything else unmentioned for now. Allow the other person to learn about you through natural conversation. Don't force-feed them every factoid about yourself right off the bat. If you need to put yourself in some sort of context when you introduce yourself, keep it simple, like: "Hi, I'm Jennifer. I run track for Such-and-Such High School. I saw you run at last week's invitational." "Hi, I'm Rick. I'm the birthday boy's cousin." "Hi, I'm Susan. I was your sister's lab partner in Biology last year." We all have different sides of ourselves, so be the "you" that is most appropriate for the moment. Be confident and relevant at the same time. Even if you have x-amount of impressive facts about yourself that you are just dying to share, keep them to yourself if there isn't any context for mentioning them. Avoid coming across as a bragger. For instance: Say the two of you strike up a conversation about bands you like. Now let's also say that you are a maestro on the guitar. Even though your guitar skills have to do with music, stick to your fan-based conversation about other musicians that the two of you admire. Impress the other person with your skills and your self-assurance by letting them find out how great you are from someone else entirely. If you feel nervous, don't overcompensate by acting bolder than you normally behave. Instead, make the bold move of admitting to feeling anxious! Show the other person that you are so confident in yourself that you are comfortable sharing your imperfections, even with new people. Lure them into an instant air of intimacy by allowing them to see your vulnerabilities from the get-go. At a party or large gathering? Do crowds make you nervous? Say as much and let the other person know that hanging out one-on-one in the future will reveal you at your best. Is the scene you're in not really yours? Say you are at a football game and know nothing about the sport. Instead of faking interest or knowledge, confide in the other person and stoke their ego by relying on their expertise to guide you through the game. Keep the conversation focused on them. Show them that you are less interested in advertising yourself and more interested in learning about them. Make them feel important while creating an air of mystery about yourself. When the conversation ends, leave them feeling intrigued so they become eager to find out more about you. When they tell you a story, ask follow-up questions to indicate your interest. When you share your own thoughts and opinions, ask them what their take is to shift the spotlight back onto them.
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Introduce yourself simply. Be true to the situation. Share your discomfort. Talk less, listen more.
Article: Make sure that the disk is inserted before you go looking for it on your computer. Ensure that the disk is inserted rightside-up. Make sure that the disk lock is not engaged before inserting the disk. When formatting a disk, all the information contained on it will be erased, so make sure you've backed up anything you need to save. The label for this window will be different depending on the version of Windows you are running. In Windows XP, it is called My Computer and can be accessed from the Start menu. In Windows Vista and 7, it is called Computer and can be accessed from the Start menu. In Windows 8 it is called This PC and can be accessed from the taskbar. All Windows users can open this window by pressing Win+E. You should see the disk in your list of drives. It should have a floppy disk icon, though not all Windows versions show the same thing. Floppy drives are usually B: or A:. This will open the Format window. You can use this window to choose your format settings before beginning. Capacity - This should be set to 3.5", 1.44 MB. Most users can leave this as is. File system - This should be set to FAT. Most users can leave this as is, unless you are formatting the disk for use with a specific file system. FAT is supported on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Allocation unit size - This should be set to Default allocation size. Most users can leave this at default. Volume label - Choose a name for the disk that will appear when it is inserted. Try to keep it to 16 characters or less. Format options. You can select "Quick Format" to format the disk quicker, but the data will not be securely deleted. The speed gains for quick formatting a floppy disk are negligible, so you're probably best leaving this unchecked. You can also choose to create an MS-DOS startup disk, which is useful if you're troubleshooting an older machine, but you won't be able to use the disk for storage. Once you've selected your options, click Start to begin the format process. Click OK to confirm. You monitor the progress by looking at the bar at the bottom of the window.
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Insert the floppy disk. Open up your Computer/My Computer/This PC window. Right-click on the disk. Select "Format" and choose your settings. Start the format.