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7 Secrets of Slim People

By Lucy Danziger and the staff at SELF

Make time for tea
Women with the highest intake of catechins, antioxidants in tea that may accelerate fat burn, gained less weight over 14 years than those who sipped less, a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals. White and green brews have the most catechins. Get brewing!

Move your workouts to the morning
Breaking a sweat before you sit down to breakfast can help you trim down faster, a study in The Journal of Physiology finds. Exercising on an empty stomach in the A.M. improves glucose tolerance, which spurs your body to shed fat.

Join the breakfast club
If you don’t already have regular morning meals, it’s time to start: Lifelong early eaters have a waistline about 2 inches smaller than that of breakfast skippers, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals. An A.M. meal may rev metabolism; plus, it may cause you to make less of an enzyme that raises cholesterol.

Savor your food
Eating slowly and steadily can help you stay slim. People who took 30 minutes to eat a bowl of ice cream created more fullness hormones than did those who ate faster, a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism notes. Whenever you can, ditch distractions like the television while you’re dining so you can concentrate on enjoying the yummy food in front of you.

Become a creature of habit
Eating at the same times every day and could help you drop pounds. When mice ate at scheduled mealtimes and fasted for 12 hours at night, their liver turned ongenes that burned more sugar and fat, say scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. No, we’re not mice, but if something as simple as sitting down to dinner at 7 P.M. every night helps speed weight loss, why not give it a shot?

Start with water
Downing two cups of H2O before meals helped people lose about 5 pounds more than those who said no to water, research from Virginia Tech reveals. Water is filling, so sippers ate 75 to 90 calories less. Enjoy a few cups of water while you prep a meal or before your entrée arrives at a restaurant to effortlessly keep calories in check.

Step on the scale

Dieters who weighed themselves at least weekly lost more weight than those who didn’t, according to research from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Plus, the habit helped nondieters stay at a stable weight. Spotting scale swings early allows you to tweak your eating and exercise routine before pounds can pile up.

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Lessons from the love masters by Margot Carmichael Lester

The RRI was founded in 1998 by University of Washington psychologist Dr. John Gottman to serve a home base for his 35 years of research covering human relationships. Gottman is the author of many books, including The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships. After decades of studying various romantic couplings, Gottman used his findings to develop the “Sound Relationship House Theory,” which distills the behaviors he observed in couples who enjoyed satisfying, healthy relationships.

Bradley advises being on the lookout for the “four horsemen of the apocalypse” for daters:
Criticism
Defensiveness
Contempt
Stonewalling (shutting down communication)

“Research from our lab shows that couples who have a tendency to elicit these behaviors during their interactions are more likely to get divorced,” she says. That’s why it makes sense to look for these red flags when you’re interacting with a current or potential love interest.

Friendship and sharing
It sounds like a schmaltzy greeting card, but RRI studies show that the foundation of the successful relationship “house” is built on friendship and sharing both fondness and admiration for each other. “To maintain a healthy, happy relationship, couples of all types should try to establish a close friendship and be willing to accept influences from each other,” Bradley says. And not simply because you’ll be spending a lot of time together, suggests Marla Martenson, a matchmaker and dating coach in Beverly Hills: “When you’re accepted for who you are and appreciated and respected, trust builds and the relationship flourishes.”

Using RRI’s research, look for these key elements in your interactions with your love interest:
Each of you is genuinely interested each others’ day-to-day lives, dreams, goals, likes/dislikes, and so on.
You ask each other open-ended questions, prompting for more information and details.
You show signs of affection like smiling, laughing, touching, holding hands, etc.
If one of you isn’t engaging in this kind of behavior, it’s probably a sign that you don’t need to keep dating. Why? Because you’re not exhibiting signs that you actually like each other!

Positive communications
Interacting positively is also a crucial component of any successful romance. “The masters of relationships show their fondness and admiration for one another, even when they disagree,” Bradley notes. “Our research shows that stable relationships have a 5-to-1 ratio between positive and negative communications.” And guess what — that includes fights! So when you and your partner aren’t seeing eye-to-eye on something, try:
Approaching the conflict calmly and with empathy.
Talking about your feelings, not the other person’s actions.
Avoiding making accusations.
Here’s an example from Carl Sheperis, director of doctoral programs for the School of Counseling and Social Services, Walden University: “If I say, ‘I was disappointed that you didn’t call when you were going to be late,’ then I’m describing my own feelings and experience. However, if I say, ‘You are always late and just don’t care enough to call,’ then I am criticizing my partner. The latter is much more likely to spark an argument.”

If there’s more negative than positive going on in your relationship, it’s time to bail. You don’t want to spend the rest of your life with someone who treats you this way. After all, notes Thomas Edwards, dating and lifestyle coach and founder of The Professional Wingman, “To maintain any relationship, both people have to put in the effort to make the other person feel safe, happy and most of all, loved.”

When applied, RRI’s predictive research can help you avoid bad relationships and build great ones. “Our research shows that both couples and individuals can learn the skills needed to build a sound, stable ‘relationship house,’” Bradley says. “Struggling singles searching for the right person can start to build these skills now — even without a partner. This will enable you to use these skills right from the start so that all potential relationships will automatically begin on the right track.”

Career Strategies For Women

Check out these smart strategies for building long-term career success by Jennifer Berry

Career Strategy #1 - Make Sure You Have the Right Credentials

When it comes to long-term career success, education can really pay off. In fact, having the right credentials can help you qualify for more jobs, open the door to greater earning potential, and lead to a higher quality of life down the road. But in today's competitive world, it's not enough to simply "get educated". You need to ensure you get the right education.

"Education and careers are intertwined," says Dr. Brooks. "In some cases a specific degree or educational path is required to enter a career field."

"Research the career field you're interested in to determine the best education path to pursue," Dr. Brooks suggests.

Career Strategy #2 - Determine the Best Career for You

"Look at where career fields are going, not just where they are right now," Dr. Brooks advises.

Some key things to think about: job growth, pay, and long-term stability.

Health care, for example, is a solid field with growing opportunities. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of registered nurses, medical assistants, and home health aides is projected to experience substantial growth through 2018.

Outsourcing is another thing to think about when trying to settle into a career with stability. If you think a job can be easily done elsewhere, this is a warning sign for future issues, says Dr, Brooks. "Build skills that can't be performed by a computer," she advises.

Career Strategy #3 - Be Positive and Proactive

For long-term stability, try this for a career strategy: Be positive and proactive.

"Focus on the job at hand," says Dr. Brooks. It's easy to get overwhelmed when you have a lot on your plate. Take on one task at a time, and devote your whole attention to it. You might be surprised to find that you can accomplish more - at a higher level of quality - when you can focus your efforts.

"Do everything well." While no one should ever expect perfection of themselves, that doesn't mean you should ever do something half way. Treat your job responsibilities seriously; take pride in your work; and success should follow.

"Stay positive…" advises Dr. Brooks. Take a hard look at how you act at work and put a stop to negativity and start engaging in more proactive, positive behaviors.

Career Strategy #4 - Go the Extra Mile

If you want to stand out at work, you can't simply perform the tasks assigned to you. You have to bring more to the table. Approach your job with a "How can I serve?" attitude. "Think about your customers, clients, supervisors, etc.," Dr. Brooks suggests. "How can you make them look or feel better? What one thing can you do today to improve something at your workplace?"

Taking the initiative and offering to solve problems that aren't strictly in your job description demonstrates that you're thinking about the company, not just about yourself - and that can really help you stand out.

Career Strategy #5 - Get Noticed for the Right Reasons

"Focus on what is important to your company or organization. Then strive to improve that area," Dr. Brooks says.

"If customer satisfaction is a valued commodity in your office, for example, how are you going the extra mile to ensure that? What do you do that is different or special? How are you applying your key strengths every day at your work?" asks Dr. Brooks.

From there, find ways to make sure those above you are aware of what you're doing. This could involve something as simple as sending a quick email when you've finished a task and noting what results you achieved. Getting on your supervisor's radar - and making sure they're aware of your accomplishments - could pay dividends when it's time for a promotion.