Tummy - Taming Trick

Looking sexy doesn't require a perfect body figure.
But to make it real though, workout and proper diet is needed.
Let's start faking it, here's simple trick shared to us by Cosmopolitan.

"Women in general have the tendency to slouch, making the puson stand out.
Quejada suggests keeping a good posture to help lenghten the torso this gives "a flatter appearance to the tummy region." Also, keeping your back straight and chin up make you appear more confident and way sexier than wearing a hot top. Start with this first faking tip and work on changing your lifestyle and redefining your workout regimen to make your fake flat puson a reality."

Acceptance and Forgiveness

Why is it so hard for us to forgive and forget some things others have done to us?
Is it because they’ve hurt us too much?

Sometimes, things happened different from the way how we want it goes.
Because of this, it makes us upset and mad.

Do you ever realize that because you can't forgive other is because you can't accept things that had happen?
You can't agree to situations given to you.
You are pushing away things you don't want. Of course! Who among you want to happened things you don't want? No one right?
But for some reasons, it will come to us and we can't hide from it.


> Deal with it

Show that you are brave enough and matured enough to face challenges in life. Take this as a test to make you grow.

> Accept it

No matter what happen, accept the situation hundred percent came from the heart. If you won’t, it will be a big burden for you. You'll never grow. You'll never be happy.

> To forgive and it’s up to you if you'll forget it or keep it.

Keeping it doesn’t mean you can’t accept it. You just want to keep it for some reasons not because of your black intentions or you're still not over it. Keep it as your guide instead.

There's always a time for everything... You don’t have to rush.
But, isn’t nice to make things happen than waiting for the right time?
Then move on and start again...

Eat your way to a Flatter Tummy

Most of the time, girls are so worried with their tummy especially when wearing fit blouses or dress. Here’s some tip how to eat your way to a flatter Puson from Cosmopolitan. This article doesn’t only apply to women, but gentle men also.
Eat the right food for that perfect shape!


1. Avoid salty and processed food.

Check food labels. Just because something doesn’t taste salty or sweet doesn’t mean that it isn’t high in belly bloaters (Sodium and Sugar)

2. Lay off the booze

Alcohol has a tendency to re-direct fat towards the midsection. “Research indicates that alcohol has the same effect as a magnet of a sponge for the abdominal region, wherein fat is accumulated more in the tummy instead of being spread out in the body. Notice how heavy drinkers have beer bellies despite their body size?” notes Quejada. Say no to carbonated drinks as well, which not only have a lot of sugar content, but can also instantly puff up your tummy.

3. Fill up on fiber

Not only do fiber-rich foods like fruits and veggies make you feel full, they also prevent constipation

4. Be Calorie conscious

Choose the source of your calories. Its not just how much you eat but how high the caloric content of your food that matters. Your caloric consumption and expenditure should cancel each other out, to avoid storing excess calories as fat , advises Quejada.

5. Don’t skip meals

This is the reason why starvation diets don’t work. Once you stop eating, your body sends a signal to your brain saying, “Hey, I don’t have much fuel left in me. You got to slow things down” Your metabolism slows down, burning even less than what you started with.

6. Eat five small meals

Have breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks in between. But you have to make sure that you eat smaller portions. This kind of diet will, in effect, speed up your metabolism.


Stop Office Pig-Outs

When we're busy at work, we sometimes don't care with the content of the food we eat as long as it's delicious and yummy. We even forget our conciousness in our body figure specially the ladies.
If you want not to get out of your figure, I have here some guides to stop office Pig-outs from Cosmopolitan.

1. Be a gazer

Boost your metabolism by eating a couple of small meals instead of a big lunch. "It'll prevent you from starving and overeating" says nutritionist Natalie Rosenstock.

2. Soak in sun

Exposure to sunlight ups your level of serotonin, a brain chemical that can suppress carb cravings. Nosh outside or eat near a window-just be sure to wear sunscreen.

3. Stake out dining spots

Research nearby take out places with low fat options."When your team's ordering food, you can suggest a healthy restaurant" says Rosenstock.

4. Avoid sugary cocktails

At happy hour, forget fruity drinks-they're loaded with calories. Opt for a glass of wine instead.

5. Put the pastry down and back away!

An interesting reflection: Slow Down Culture

Just want to share with you guys this article forwarded by a friend.
Take every moment of your life nice and slow :-)

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It's been 18 years since I joined Volvo, a Swedish company. Working for them has proven to be an interesting experience. Any project here takes 2 years to be finalized, even if the idea is simple and brilliant. It's a rule.

Globalized processes have caused in us (all over the world) a general sense of searching for immediate results. Therefore, we have come to possess a need to see immediate results. This contrasts greatly with the slow movements of the Swedish. They, on the other hand, debate, debate, debate, hold x quantity of meetings and work with a slowdown scheme. At the end, this always yields better results.

Said in another words:

1. Sweden is about the size of San Pablo, a state in Brazil.
2. Sweden has 9 million inhabitants.
3. Stockholm has 500,000 people.
4. Volvo, SAAB/Scania, Ericsson, Electrolux, Nokia are some of its owned companies. Volvo supplies the NASA.

The first time I was in Sweden, one of my colleagues picked me up at the hotel every morning. It was September, bit cold and snowy. We would arrive early at the company and he would park far away from the entrance (2000 employees drive their car to work). The first day, I didn't say anything, either on the second or third. One morning I asked, "Do you have a fixed parking space? I've noticed we park far from the entrance even when there are no other cars in the lot." To which he replied, "Since we're here early we'll have time to walk, and whoever gets in late will be late and need a place closer to the door, don't you think?" Imagine my face.

Nowadays, there's a movement in Europe named Slow Food. This movement establishes that people should eat and drink slowly, with enough time to taste their food, spend time with the family, friends, without rushing. Slow Food is against its counterpart: the spirit of Fast Food and what it stands for as a lifestyle. Slow Food is the basis for a bigger movement called Slow Europe, as mentioned by Business Week.

Basically, the movement questions the sense of "hurry" and "craziness" generated by globalization, fueled by the desire of "having in quantity" (life status) versus "having with quality", "life quality" or the "quality of being". French people, even though they work 35 hours per week, are more productive than Americans or British. Germans have established 28.8 hour workweeks and have seen their productivity driven up by 20%. This slow attitude has brought forth the US's attention, pupils of the fast and the "do it now!"

This no-rush attitude doesn't represent doing less or having a lower productivity. It means working and doing things with greater quality, productivity, perfection, with attention to detail and less stress. It means reestablishing family values, friends, free and leisure time. Taking the "now", present and concrete, versus the "global", undefined and anonymous. It means taking humans' essential values, the simplicity of living.

It stands for a less coercive work environment, more happy, lighter and more productive where humans enjoy doing what they know best how to do. It's time to stop and think on how companies need to develop serious quality with no-rush that will increase productivity and the quality of products and services, without losing the essence of spirit.

In the movie, Scent of a Woman, there's a scene where Al Pacino asks a girl to dance and she replies, "I can't, my boyfriend will be here any minute now." To which Al responds, "A life is lived in an instant." Then they dance to a tango.

Many of us live our lives running behind time, but we only reach it when we die of a heart attack or in a car accident rushing to be on time. Others are so anxious of living the future that they forget to live the present, which is the only time that truly exists. We all have equal time throughout the world. No one has more or less. The difference lies in how each one of us does with our time. We need to live each moment. As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Congratulations for reading till the end of this message. There are many who will have stopped in the middle so as not to waste time in this globalized world.

Tactics from Article - Girls, be safe!

Continuation: Girls, be safe! Dont be the potential victim and Points to Remember from Article - Girls, be safe!

I know you are smart enough to know these pointers but there will be some time, when you will go "Hmm... I must remember that. Never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you... chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet and/or purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.) DON'T DO THIS!The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU LOCK YOUR DOORS...LEAVE!

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:a. Be aware. Look around you. Look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.c. Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times. And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Points to Remember from Article - Girls, be safe!

Continuation: Girls, be safe! Dont be the potential victim.

To fight back bad intentions and people, here's some guide that we should know!

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like 'what time is it', or make general small talk like 'can't believe it is so cold out here, we're in for a bad winter'. Now that you've seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell 'Stop!' or 'Stay back!' Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling 'I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY!' and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh - HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble

Girls, be safe! Dont be the potential victim.

I would like to share this article forwarded by a friend.
Ladies, take note of this!

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman w ith a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women whose clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from/attacked at is a grocery store parking lot.

5] Number two are office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three are public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.