Daily Tips: Wednesday September 28, 2005

Health and Diet
Afraid you'll slip up on your meal plan because you've got that special occasion to go? Don't go hungry! Excessive hunger usually leads to overeating. Take your time looking at the foods available, and then make a conscientious decision before indulging. Monitor the portion size of higher calorie foods and focus on the social aspects of the event!

Fitness
Learn to be patient. You'll live longer. And if you find you are being particularly critical of the too-slow sales help, check in with your inner critic -- maybe you are this hard on yourself as well. Perhaps you need to show a little more compassion for others and for yourself. It's a great time to do a "breath-check" --use your diaphragm to slow your rate of inhaling down; might be surprised at how quickly the heart rate follows.