Let's get real here for a second: If you don't see results with a new diet fairly quickly, you're not going to stick with it. While drinking tea is a great idea, you'll get faster results if you have a healthy diet, too. The two combined will make you a force to be reckoned with! You know what tea goes great with? Whole grains, fruits, veggies, and low-fat dairy products. Since you're brewing your own tea, why not cook your own food while you're at it? Cutting out processed goods and making everything yourself means you know every little thing you're putting in your body. Your taste buds may get tired of drinking just one type of tea. Would you want to eat only one food for every meal? In order to stick to your routine, mix it up and try different teas, flavors and enhancements. It can be a lot of fun making a tea selection in your home or office cupboard, allowing you to choose a tea flavor according to the mood you're in. Add honey or rock candy sticks to your tea. Keep in mind though that doing this will go against your initiative to lose weight but a little honey or sweetness may make the tea taste better. Perhaps as an occasional treat, this one won't hurt. Try a splash of fat free flavored cream or a squirt of lemon for a zestier tea. A slice of lemon can help improve the flavor. Plus, one study found that those who drink black tea with lemon peel have 70 percent reduced likelihood of developing skin cancer. The sky is the limit when it comes to trying different flavored teas.There are many brands and many sources of tea, and it's unlikely you'll ever taste them all. Learning about new tea varieties, flavors and styles is a lot of fun for the tea enthusiast. Here are some more interesting teas to consider, all of which claim to promote weight loss: Star anise tea: promotes digestion and can actually soothe an upset tummy Peppermint tea: controls appetite and speeds up digestion Rose tea: prevents constipation and contains loads of vitamins Pu-erh (poo-air) tea: shrinks fat cells (so drink it in the morning) Chickweed tea: reduces bloating and is a mild diuretic (stick to one cup) In order to stay true to your diet. only select tea you have to brew yourself instead of a pre-made tea. Some of the pre-made coffees and teas have a tremendous amount of sugar not diet friendly. Dieting is often about overcoming your mind's tendency to crave and to feel deprived. Mindfulness can help to restore conscious eating habits and can help you to remain calm and in control about your food choices. Even if you're not craving tea, try keeping it around to fight off those temptations. See these tea ritual articles for more ideas. People have been drinking it for thousands of years for a reason! See How to meditate while drinking tea for more information. Tea and meditation? Have you ever uttered the words, "I almost feel too relaxed?" Well, you're about to. According to a study by Abdul Dulloo, from the Institute of Physiology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, the plant compound EGCG found in green tea, plus caffeine, increases thermogenesis by 84 percent. Thermogenesis is the generation of body heat that occurs as a result of normal digestion, absorption, and metabolization of food. Green tea also increases your levels of norepinephrine, which prepares your body to burn fat for the "fight or flight" response. Knowledge is power, people! It's also motivation! While not every researcher believes that green (or other) tea drinking is a "magic bullet" for weight loss, every weight loss expert would agree that flooding your system with water or drinking tea versus eating a candy bar or drinking soda can help move the digestion process along quickly and perhaps distract you from munching snacks that aren't healthy. Regardless of whether it's magical or not, it's a good idea.
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One-sentence summary -- Balance your tea habits with a healthy diet. Avoid getting bored. Explore new tea flavors. Drink tea mindfully. Know your stuff.

The first is military, take over a settlement to make defending your empire easier, or to weaken an enemy. The second, and most important, is economics. Your main drive in attacking a settlement is to make more money, either by opening up new trade routes or merely adding more people to tax. Only family members (Generals with portraits) can build forts. These forts must be manned by at least one unit at all times, or they will fall into disrepair, and disappear. Forts can be used to prevent war, and they also makes sure you'll be calling the shots once it starts.
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One-sentence summary -- When choosing where to expand, always keep in mind two factors. Use forts, they can be priceless in their ability to keep enemies out of your territory, to seal mountain passes and shut down bridges.

However, when it comes to adding the egg, add the egg poacher first. It should have a hook that sits on the edge of the pan; simply hook this into place prior to sliding in the egg.
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Use the steps outlined in the previous method.