Most of us know these 'tips', but a refresher is always good:ġ.simplicity (too much in the picture is distracting)ģ.

here is the site I got the info from if you want t o go and check it out yourself. I was doing some research for myself and thought I would share what I found.

I thought to go along with the photography challenge I posted this past week, I would post some photography tips. I have really enjoyed adding some of these healthy habits I was missing in my life. Phase two (lasts until you are at your goal weight) builds on the changes you made in phase one and also incorporates these changes: increase you activity level again, understanding your physical and emotional reasons for your hunger, use the hunger scale, eat reasonable portions and remove six empty or problem foods from your diet. He also has you weigh in at the beginning of the month and not again till the end of your four weeks (mainly due to the big fluxuations in water weight). You don't change what or how much you eat in this phase you just start establishing healthy practices and get your metabolism in prime condition for phase two (the weight loss phase). During Phase 1 (four weeks) you: increase your activity level, stop eating at least 2 hours before bed time, eat three meals including breakfast and one snack daily (he gives some good ideas for healthy snacks), drink water (48 ozs), eliminate alcohol, and take a daily supplement. It really teaches solid principles that you can follow for the rest of your life. I have been reading 'The Best Life Diet' by Bob Greene and loving it. taking continuing ed classes from a bad teacher.not sure about 2 more List three times that you are easily bored. Work first, play later? OR Play while you can, the work will still be there when you get home?Work first, cause then I can really enjoy playing!!!ġ0.

What do you do when you're bored stiff? with a 3 year old and a 7 month old I have no time to be bored stiff!!ĩ. Do you wear down your cellphone battery calling friends? Read a book? People watch? Shop every store in the airport? Take a taxi and see the city?Take a taxi and see the city (yeah that sounds like fun),Ĩ. You have a seven hour layover in Chicago O'Hare Airport. Get excited about finishing a hot novel? Watch the in-flight movies? Become best friends with the stranger seated next to you? Take three valium and sleep the time away?read the novelħ. You have a nine hour trans-continental flight. How do you spend the time? Reading? Channel Surfing? Laptop surfing? Calling your friends to come visit? Ringing for a nurse every five minutes? Sleeping? laptop surfing, reading and sleepingĦ. You have an unexpected 48 hour stay in the hospital. Would you rather spend an afternoon alone in a book store, a mall, napping in the hammock? a book storeĥ. What do you do while waiting in the doctors office? I watch my kids- LOL (thank God my Dr doesn't make me wait long in the waiting room!! :) )Ĥ. What sounds good?Ī girls weekend to AMI lounging by the pool and drinking a margarita (a trip to NYC sounds good too, Kim when are we going?)ģ. Your bankbook is looking healthy, you have a four-day weekend ahead. What are the first three things you do? (assuming my house is clean-LOL yes I am a neat freak!!) make some coffee, read a new book, play on the computer or scrapbook while enjoying the silence of the houseĢ. Your entire family has gone away for the weekend. Copy and paste this and play along on your blog.ġ.

Photoshop 101 with jessica sprague