Monday 31 January 2011
Love is sweet: wedding candy bar buffet theme inspiration
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Avoid Weight Gain After the Wedding
If you’re getting married, you’re probably imagining a future full of romantic images - long walks on the beach while holding hands and gazing at one another lovingly through the trials of life. What you don’t imagine is the two of you sprawled on a couch 10 years later, 30 pounds overweight. While we’d much rather imagine a more svelte future, the reality is a little different. Weight gain is common as we get older, but married people may gain 6 to 9 pounds more than single people, a fact that may make you want to lace up your running shoes and sprint down the aisle just to burn a few more calories.
Putting On the Marriage Pounds
There are a number of theories for why we gain weight after we get married, but it’s always the husband’s fault, or so my female clients tell me. One study published in Obesity found that a shared environment may "increase the likelihood of becoming obese, influence partner concordance and may be an important target for obesity intervention." Other reasons may include:
Less incentive to stay thin once we’ve found a partner
Post-pregnancy pounds stick around and may multiply for both parents
Eating out more or cooking larger meals
Couching it. Married couples tend to watch more TV than single people
Busy schedules leave less time for physical activity and cooking healthy meals
Another problem is that the weight gain often creeps up and you may not even realize you're watching more TV or that you’ve skipped your Sunday morning run for several weeks. Before you take on your partner's habits, take some time to plan a future that's healthier for both of you.
Avoid Post-Wedding Weight Gain
1. Establish Good Habits Early On
As many married couples can tell you, what you do together often becomes a habit and one favorite habit involves a couch, a television and your behind. If you watch TV every night, chances are good you’ll be doing that many years from now as well. Some ideas for avoiding this:
Stick to your workouts –It’s easy to get off track with your workouts after the wedding. Make exercise priority as soon as you get settled in. Letting too much time pass makes it harder to get back on track.
Do things together – It’s easy to collapse on the couch every night, but it’s just as easy to establish more active habits. Decide you'll take a walk after dinner, playing active Wii games or taking the dog for a romp in the park.
Make exercise part of your marriage - If you both like to exercise, you’re lucky. Many couples battle with one another because one likes to exercise and the other doesn’t. If that’s the case, dig around to find something you both enjoy–-bike rides, hiking or a tennis match on a sunny weekend. You may have to learn a new sport, but who says hitting a tiny white ball with a club a million times on a sweltering day is boring or frustrating? Not you!
Set ground rules – Make it a rule that you can only watch TV certain nights of the week or for a certain period of time. If video games are a factor, decide together what’s a reasonable amount of time to play without driving the other person crazy. Finding ways to enjoy downtime without letting it take over is the very essence of balance.
2. Deal With Your Eating Styles
You may be tempted to abandon your healthy eating habits after the wedding or to force the other person into abandoning his or her eating habits in favor of yours. Adapting isn’t always easy, especially if you have different dietary approaches. If she used to keep a freezer full of corn dogs and Snickers, she won’t be too happy to open the door to your frozen tofu-tree-bark-lemon-wedge surprise. On the other hand, you may have a hard time resisting temptation if you constantly see that Snickers every time you look in the freezer.
I’ve worked with a variety of clients with this issue and they've found different ways of negotiating the meal minefield:
Every man for himself - One couple I worked with had a fend-for-yourself approach to meals, where each person made his own meal. In this scenario, you each get what you want but, if you’re eating at different times, your meals may be a little lonely. One option is to make dinner together, even if you make separate meals.
The chef is the decider - Another couple I worked with followed the rule that whoever cooks the meals decides what to make. This works well if a healthy cook is in charge and the person who’s eating is willing to eat anything. As the husband told me, "She tells me what to do and I do it. There. You’ve just learned the secret to a happy marriage."
Separate meals - One client I worked with made two meals every night, a healthy one for her and a less healthy version for her husband. This is extra work on the chef but, for some couples, it works.
Make meals together - Nothing bonds a couple together more than poring over a cookbook and wondering, "What does ‘blanch’ the green beans mean?" Making meals together gives you a chance to influence what’s cooking and make it healthier. Now you can say, "Maybe we could just use a teaspoon of olive oil to sauté the green beans instead of a whole stick of butter. Just a suggestion."
Avoid too much eating out - If neither one of you is a great cook, you may end up making the other mistake married couples make: Eating out all the time. One couple I worked with solved this problem by taking a cooking class together and making new recipes each week.
However you work things out, talk about how you can make it easier on each other. If he’s a junk food addict and you can’t be around it, give him his own secret cabinet and agree that he’ll only eat it when you’re not around. If she’s forcing her tofu-tree-bark-lemon-wedge surprise on you at every meal, make a rule that you’ll try it once and, if you don't like it, she’ll have to try a tree-barkless recipe.
We often abandon our old lives when we get married and, in some ways, it’s good to create new routines to bring you closer together. Making sure those routines are healthy can be tough, but well worth the effort if it helps you avoid those post-wedding pounds.
Putting On the Marriage Pounds
There are a number of theories for why we gain weight after we get married, but it’s always the husband’s fault, or so my female clients tell me. One study published in Obesity found that a shared environment may "increase the likelihood of becoming obese, influence partner concordance and may be an important target for obesity intervention." Other reasons may include:
Less incentive to stay thin once we’ve found a partner
Post-pregnancy pounds stick around and may multiply for both parents
Eating out more or cooking larger meals
Couching it. Married couples tend to watch more TV than single people
Busy schedules leave less time for physical activity and cooking healthy meals
Another problem is that the weight gain often creeps up and you may not even realize you're watching more TV or that you’ve skipped your Sunday morning run for several weeks. Before you take on your partner's habits, take some time to plan a future that's healthier for both of you.
Avoid Post-Wedding Weight Gain
1. Establish Good Habits Early On
As many married couples can tell you, what you do together often becomes a habit and one favorite habit involves a couch, a television and your behind. If you watch TV every night, chances are good you’ll be doing that many years from now as well. Some ideas for avoiding this:
Stick to your workouts –It’s easy to get off track with your workouts after the wedding. Make exercise priority as soon as you get settled in. Letting too much time pass makes it harder to get back on track.
Do things together – It’s easy to collapse on the couch every night, but it’s just as easy to establish more active habits. Decide you'll take a walk after dinner, playing active Wii games or taking the dog for a romp in the park.
Make exercise part of your marriage - If you both like to exercise, you’re lucky. Many couples battle with one another because one likes to exercise and the other doesn’t. If that’s the case, dig around to find something you both enjoy–-bike rides, hiking or a tennis match on a sunny weekend. You may have to learn a new sport, but who says hitting a tiny white ball with a club a million times on a sweltering day is boring or frustrating? Not you!
Set ground rules – Make it a rule that you can only watch TV certain nights of the week or for a certain period of time. If video games are a factor, decide together what’s a reasonable amount of time to play without driving the other person crazy. Finding ways to enjoy downtime without letting it take over is the very essence of balance.
2. Deal With Your Eating Styles
You may be tempted to abandon your healthy eating habits after the wedding or to force the other person into abandoning his or her eating habits in favor of yours. Adapting isn’t always easy, especially if you have different dietary approaches. If she used to keep a freezer full of corn dogs and Snickers, she won’t be too happy to open the door to your frozen tofu-tree-bark-lemon-wedge surprise. On the other hand, you may have a hard time resisting temptation if you constantly see that Snickers every time you look in the freezer.
I’ve worked with a variety of clients with this issue and they've found different ways of negotiating the meal minefield:
Every man for himself - One couple I worked with had a fend-for-yourself approach to meals, where each person made his own meal. In this scenario, you each get what you want but, if you’re eating at different times, your meals may be a little lonely. One option is to make dinner together, even if you make separate meals.
The chef is the decider - Another couple I worked with followed the rule that whoever cooks the meals decides what to make. This works well if a healthy cook is in charge and the person who’s eating is willing to eat anything. As the husband told me, "She tells me what to do and I do it. There. You’ve just learned the secret to a happy marriage."
Separate meals - One client I worked with made two meals every night, a healthy one for her and a less healthy version for her husband. This is extra work on the chef but, for some couples, it works.
Make meals together - Nothing bonds a couple together more than poring over a cookbook and wondering, "What does ‘blanch’ the green beans mean?" Making meals together gives you a chance to influence what’s cooking and make it healthier. Now you can say, "Maybe we could just use a teaspoon of olive oil to sauté the green beans instead of a whole stick of butter. Just a suggestion."
Avoid too much eating out - If neither one of you is a great cook, you may end up making the other mistake married couples make: Eating out all the time. One couple I worked with solved this problem by taking a cooking class together and making new recipes each week.
However you work things out, talk about how you can make it easier on each other. If he’s a junk food addict and you can’t be around it, give him his own secret cabinet and agree that he’ll only eat it when you’re not around. If she’s forcing her tofu-tree-bark-lemon-wedge surprise on you at every meal, make a rule that you’ll try it once and, if you don't like it, she’ll have to try a tree-barkless recipe.
We often abandon our old lives when we get married and, in some ways, it’s good to create new routines to bring you closer together. Making sure those routines are healthy can be tough, but well worth the effort if it helps you avoid those post-wedding pounds.
Friday 14 January 2011
Sorrento events 2011
Events and Activities in and near Sorrento
There are numerous events and activities taking place in Sorrento and other towns on the Amalfi Coast throughout the year. These include music concerts of all kinds, exhibitions, traditional festivals and many more local activities. This Calendar provides an indication of events taking place throughout the four seasons.
However, for a those booking an excursion, transfer or holiday through Friends of Sorrento, a personalised itinerary showing a more detailed list of events taking place during their holiday week is provided free of charge.
Sorrento Carnival 2011
Three day programme of events in Sorrento.
Feburary. Dates to be confirmed.Local Festivals
White Hood procession on Holy Thursday in Sorrento.
Black Hood procession on Holy Friday in Sorrento.
Sorrento Spring Programme of Events
April -December. Awaiting details.
Ravello Music Festival
2009 Programme starts in the first week of March with weekly concerts in the Villa Rufolo.
Ischia. La Mortella Garden.
April - July. Music recitals on Saturday and Sundays.
June - August. Concerts in the Teatro Greco.
orrento Jazz
A week of Jazz concerts at the Cloister of St Francis.
Aug - Sept
Ravello Music Festival
Full programme of weekly concerts throughout the Summer.
March - June
Chamber Music Festival
International Weeks of Chamber music at St. Rose Convent in Conca dei Marini Town.
July - September
The Cloister of St Francis. Sorrento
Various art exhibitions throughout the Summer.
Ischia. La Mortella Garden.
April - July. Music recitals on Saturday and Sundays.
June - August. Concerts in the Teatro Greco.
Sorrento. Villa Fiorentino
Various exhibitions thoughout the Summer.
Local Festivals
The 'Festabiente' festival celebrating nature.
'Patron Feast of Saint Peter and Paul' at Monticchio, in Massa Lubrenze.
Sea Festival at Marina Grande, Sorrento
Sea Festival at Sant' Agnello.
'St. Salvatore's Day Feast', in Schiazzano, Massa Lubrenze, celebrating local produce.
'Festival of the Melon' at Piano di Sorrento.
'Marina della Lobra Regatta' at Massa Lubrenze.
Celebration to the blessed Mary in the village of Casarlano.
'Saint Rocco Meatball Fair' in the village of Maiano.
'Lemon Fair' in Massa Lubrenze Square.
'San Lorenzo.
'Ferragosto'.Ravello Music Festival
Regular Classical music concerts at Villa Rufolo, Ravello.
Sept - November.
Sorrento Classical Music Festival
A series of concerts held in Sorrento and Sant'Agnello during September.
Chamber Music Festival
International Weeks of Chamber music at St. Rose Convent in
Conca dei Marini Town.
July - September.
Ischia Jazz Festival
Week of jazz concerts. Beginning of Sept
Local Festivals
Olive Oil harvest and production.
Festival of Grapes in nearby Priora.
Chestnut Festival in Faito.
'Colli di Fontanella' festival in Sant'Agnello celebrating end of summer and start of autumn. .
The 'Alimuri Fair' in Meta di Sorrento re-enacts the arrival of the Saracens in the Sorrentine peninsula.
Celebrations to the Holy Blessed Mary of Lauro.
There are numerous events and activities taking place in Sorrento and other towns on the Amalfi Coast throughout the year. These include music concerts of all kinds, exhibitions, traditional festivals and many more local activities. This Calendar provides an indication of events taking place throughout the four seasons.
However, for a those booking an excursion, transfer or holiday through Friends of Sorrento, a personalised itinerary showing a more detailed list of events taking place during their holiday week is provided free of charge.
Sorrento Carnival 2011
Three day programme of events in Sorrento.
Feburary. Dates to be confirmed.Local Festivals
White Hood procession on Holy Thursday in Sorrento.
Black Hood procession on Holy Friday in Sorrento.
Sorrento Spring Programme of Events
April -December. Awaiting details.
Ravello Music Festival
2009 Programme starts in the first week of March with weekly concerts in the Villa Rufolo.
Ischia. La Mortella Garden.
April - July. Music recitals on Saturday and Sundays.
June - August. Concerts in the Teatro Greco.
orrento Jazz
A week of Jazz concerts at the Cloister of St Francis.
Aug - Sept
Ravello Music Festival
Full programme of weekly concerts throughout the Summer.
March - June
Chamber Music Festival
International Weeks of Chamber music at St. Rose Convent in Conca dei Marini Town.
July - September
The Cloister of St Francis. Sorrento
Various art exhibitions throughout the Summer.
Ischia. La Mortella Garden.
April - July. Music recitals on Saturday and Sundays.
June - August. Concerts in the Teatro Greco.
Sorrento. Villa Fiorentino
Various exhibitions thoughout the Summer.
Local Festivals
The 'Festabiente' festival celebrating nature.
'Patron Feast of Saint Peter and Paul' at Monticchio, in Massa Lubrenze.
Sea Festival at Marina Grande, Sorrento
Sea Festival at Sant' Agnello.
'St. Salvatore's Day Feast', in Schiazzano, Massa Lubrenze, celebrating local produce.
'Festival of the Melon' at Piano di Sorrento.
'Marina della Lobra Regatta' at Massa Lubrenze.
Celebration to the blessed Mary in the village of Casarlano.
'Saint Rocco Meatball Fair' in the village of Maiano.
'Lemon Fair' in Massa Lubrenze Square.
'San Lorenzo.
'Ferragosto'.Ravello Music Festival
Regular Classical music concerts at Villa Rufolo, Ravello.
Sept - November.
Sorrento Classical Music Festival
A series of concerts held in Sorrento and Sant'Agnello during September.
Chamber Music Festival
International Weeks of Chamber music at St. Rose Convent in
Conca dei Marini Town.
July - September.
Ischia Jazz Festival
Week of jazz concerts. Beginning of Sept
Local Festivals
Olive Oil harvest and production.
Festival of Grapes in nearby Priora.
Chestnut Festival in Faito.
'Colli di Fontanella' festival in Sant'Agnello celebrating end of summer and start of autumn. .
The 'Alimuri Fair' in Meta di Sorrento re-enacts the arrival of the Saracens in the Sorrentine peninsula.
Celebrations to the Holy Blessed Mary of Lauro.
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Diet after Christmas!!
Let's face it, people want to know how to lose weight after Christmas the easy way. Because with New Year's coming up and having stuffed yourself with all those holidays treats, the thought of starting a new diet is just too frustrating. But if your New Year's resolution is to lose weight weight quickly but at the same time naturally, then there is a way to do that.
There exists a special dieting technique that is more than likely going to help you lose weight after Christmas very quickly. What makes it unique is that this dieting technique is rather easy to accomplish and requires no exercise, no extreme dieting and deprivation. This technique is called calorie shifting with which you can lose up to 10 or more pounds in less than 2 weeks.
Calorie shifting has been around for awhile now but has been kept quiet due to it's unusual style of dieting. It is designed to naturally cause your fat burning system and metabolism to skyrocket and stay that way as long as you keep on continuing the technique. But is it done?
Now this may sound crazy but it works. Calorie shifting is done by eating 4 or more meals a day with every meal being in different calorie values and mixing up the order in which you eat them day after day. This style of eating has been proven to cause your body to raise it's metabolism and fat burning system in order to process this new eating method.
And because this happens, you can begin to experience weight loss very quickly, even during the first day. In addition calorie shifting is very flexible. You can continue eating most of your favorite foods and not deprive yourself like most other dieting methods would.
This is a perfect way to lose weight after Christmas and a great way to fullfill a New Year's resolution to lose weight fast. In addition calorie shifting can be accomplish by anyone. It doesn't matter how much you weight or if you have bad genes. Calorie shifting does not descriminate and naturally causes weight loss that very few diets can even come close to.
It is a perfect way to lose weight if you're tired of looking of performing dieting regimes and need a fast and safe way to lose weight. But if you're still skeptical about calorie shifting and wonder if it's worth trying, then I recommend you take a look at this page and pick up a free 20 page weight loss guide explaining why calorie shifting works so fast and 4 other diets that all help you lose weight in a healthy and safe way.
There exists a special dieting technique that is more than likely going to help you lose weight after Christmas very quickly. What makes it unique is that this dieting technique is rather easy to accomplish and requires no exercise, no extreme dieting and deprivation. This technique is called calorie shifting with which you can lose up to 10 or more pounds in less than 2 weeks.
Calorie shifting has been around for awhile now but has been kept quiet due to it's unusual style of dieting. It is designed to naturally cause your fat burning system and metabolism to skyrocket and stay that way as long as you keep on continuing the technique. But is it done?
Now this may sound crazy but it works. Calorie shifting is done by eating 4 or more meals a day with every meal being in different calorie values and mixing up the order in which you eat them day after day. This style of eating has been proven to cause your body to raise it's metabolism and fat burning system in order to process this new eating method.
And because this happens, you can begin to experience weight loss very quickly, even during the first day. In addition calorie shifting is very flexible. You can continue eating most of your favorite foods and not deprive yourself like most other dieting methods would.
This is a perfect way to lose weight after Christmas and a great way to fullfill a New Year's resolution to lose weight fast. In addition calorie shifting can be accomplish by anyone. It doesn't matter how much you weight or if you have bad genes. Calorie shifting does not descriminate and naturally causes weight loss that very few diets can even come close to.
It is a perfect way to lose weight if you're tired of looking of performing dieting regimes and need a fast and safe way to lose weight. But if you're still skeptical about calorie shifting and wonder if it's worth trying, then I recommend you take a look at this page and pick up a free 20 page weight loss guide explaining why calorie shifting works so fast and 4 other diets that all help you lose weight in a healthy and safe way.
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