Alcohol is high in calories and sugar and can increase triglyceride levels. Even small amounts of alcohol can raise your number. Some research has suggested that drinking more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men can increase triglyceride levels significantly. Some people with very high triglycerides may need to cut out alcohol entirely. At the supermarket, spend a few minutes reading nutrition labels. This can help you decide whether you should buy certain foods or leave them on the shelf. An activity that takes just 1 minute can save you loads of strife in the long run. If the label lists certain sugars in the first few ingredients, you should keep it on the shelf. Be on the lookout for brown sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, fruit juice concentrates, dextrose, glucose, maltose, sucrose and syrup. These are all sugars, which can increase triglycerides. One helpful tip when grocery shopping is to focus your shopping on the outside perimeter of the supermarket. This is where most of the fresh produce, grains, and meats are located. Processed and packaged foods tend to be located in the centre of the store so try to avoid those aisles as much as possible. If you're overweight, even losing just five to ten percent of your total body weight can help lower your triglycerides and cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease. Obesity leads to an increase in fat cells. People who maintain a healthy weight typically have normal (in other words, healthy) levels of triglycerides. Belly fat especially is a key indicator of high triglyceride levels. Whether or not someone is overweight or obese can be determined by using the body mass index (BMI), an indicator of body fatness. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by the square of the person's height in meters (m). A BMI of 25 29.9 is considered overweight, while a BMI greater than 30 is considered obese. To lose weight, reduce the number of calories you intake and increase the amount of exercise you do. This is the best way to lose weight. Always be sure to consult your physician and potentially also a registered dietitian before beginning any weight loss or diet-and-exercise program. You can also make a concerted effort to watch portion sizes and to eat slowly and stop when you're full. You can control how many pounds of weight you lose! You've probably already heard the number one rule of weight loss: you need to have a deficit of 3,500 calories. That sounds like a lot, but really, it's just burning 3,500 more calories than you eat, or 500 more calories than you eat in a week. Every week that you follow this, you could potentially lose a pound of fat! To see a reduction in your triglyceride levels, try to get at least 30 minutes of some form of exercise on most or all days of the week. Studies have shown that aerobic exercise (meaning exercise that gets your heart rate up to at least 70 percent of your target heart rate), sustained for an average of 20 30 minutes, will decrease your triglyceride level. Take a brisk daily walk, join the pool or hit the gym to burn off those extra triglycerides. Obtain your target heart rate by subtracting your age from 220 and then multiplying it by .70. For example, if you are 20 years old, your target heart rate would be 140. Regular physical activity kills two birds with one stone; it boosts "good" cholesterol while simultaneously lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides. If you don't have time to exercise for 30 consecutive minutes, try squeezing it in in small increments throughout the day. Take a short walk around the block, climb the stairs at work, or try sit-ups, yoga, or core workouts as you watch television at night.
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One-sentence summary -- Limit your alcohol intake. Read the packaging. Lose weight. Exercise regularly.

Once you've finished wiping down your vinyl shoes, allow them to air dry before wearing. Place the shoes in a safe space away from heat, direct sunlight, and air vents. Allow them to dry at least 30 minutes, if not longer, before wearing.
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One-sentence summary -- Air dry your shoes.

To create a casing for your elastic, you will need to hem your pants so that the elastic will have somewhere to go through. Start by folding over the bottom of your pants twice. Make sure that the area you fold over is wide enough for your elastic to fit into. Hold your elastic up against it to be sure. Next, sew along the edge of the hem to secure the casing. Make sure to leave a small gap in the opening that you can insert the elastic into when you are done. If you are inserting elastic into a pair of pants that has already been completed and has a wide enough hem to fit elastic into, then you will need to cut a small hole into the inside of the hem. Use a pair of scissors to snip a small slit across the inner layer of the hem and use this opening to insert your elastic into. When your casing is complete, attach a safety pin to the end of the elastic strip and secure it. Attaching a safety pin to the end of the elastic strip will provide an anchor for your elastic and make it easier to work it through your pant legs. Make sure that you attach the safety pin far enough away from the end of the elastic so that it will not slip out. You may even want to insert the pin through a couple of places in the elastic to be certain that it is secure. To work the elastic into the hem, insert the closed safety pin into the opening in your pant leg hem. Then, begin to work the elastic through the hem using the safety pin to move it along. You will have to work slowly and move the safety pin through the hem just a little at a time. This may be easier or harder depending on the size of your casing and the material of your pants. When you get to the end, pull the safety pin out the other side and then remove it. Sew the two ends of your elastic band together by hand or using a sewing machine. Then, use the sewing machine or a needle and thread to close up the opening that you inserted the elastic through. Repeat the same process for the other pant leg.
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One-sentence summary -- Fold over the bottom of the pants twice. Sew along the edge of the hem. Attach a safety pin to the elastic. Work the elastic into the hem. Sew the elastic ends together and close the gap.

Instead of holding the yarn behind the left needle, bring it in front so it's close to you. If you forget and put the yarn behind, the stitch on your left needle will look like 2 stitches instead of 1. Don't worry about making mistakes as you work on this practice swatch. Pay attention to the mistakes you make, so you know how to prevent them in the future.
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Bring the working yarn to front.