Also, a diet high in carbs, especially sugar and refined, high-GI starches, can increase your secretion of the hormone insulin, which promotes the deposit of fat, especially round the belly, and retards the fat-burning process.

Send a letter to your past clients about the new brand. This will ensure that they feel included, and it will also give you a chance to connect with people you may not have spoken to in a while. If you offer a free check-up or consultation with the letter, you may even rekindle some old relationships.

When the guests are leaving your child could hand out the favor box. And they should thank each guest again for their gift and for attending their party.

Toddlers generally engage in parallel play rather than interactive play. They play alongside each other rather than with each other. They don’t play organized games very well, yet and that is perfectly normal. They like to explore.

Bowling alleys, roller skating rinks and ice skating rinks can also be reserved for parties. You can rent these types of places by the hour and most have a place where cake and ice cream can be set up and party decorations placed.

When you first begin planning your party you can start to explain to your child how important it is that all the guests enjoy themselves. Very young children can learn to say hello and welcome their guests when they arrive.

Other types of small, inexpensive toys that can be included in the party cracker are small toy cars, costume jewelry, plastic maze games, kazoos, stickers, and high bouncer balls. You can also include fun stationary items like shaped erasers and pencil sharpeners.

Run a special promotion, offer or giveaway in conjunction with the new brand announcement. If you really want people to notice your new brand, giving something away might be just the ticket.

As your child’s party approaches, make sure that they are eating carefully and doing everything they can to keep their blood sugar levels in check. The excitement of the day can change their appetite and not eating can wreak havoc on blood sugar. Make sure that on the day of the party, your child eats a good breakfast and has a snack before everyone arrives. Make sure that they are well rested the night before their party and if at all possible, have your child take a short rest or nap the day of their party.

Where I live, the first thing you MUST ask a new guest to your dinner table is, “Do you have any particular diet you follow?” Anywhere else in the world, a guest would be polite enough (and usually hungry enough) to eat whatever is set in front of him or her. Yes, I do want to know if you’re diabetic or allergic. I am happy to accommodate actual, physical problems. But anymore I could give a DAMN about being dictated to about your FREE Choice.

I take a page from Tony Bourdain’s playbook when it comes to dining with others: you graciously accept what is offered to you by your gracious host. You eat 99.9% of your meals at home anyway, so be a good, honored guest. Add to the love and frivolity of the table. It won’t kill you. Really. Go home and live on nuts and berries the rest of the time. It’s okay. But, please, manners, huh?

A game truck birthday party is when you hire the owner of a game truck in your area to arrive at your home for 1 to 2 hours to host your kid’s birthday celebration inside the truck. Most trucks sit between 14 to 20 kids and have up to 5 TV screens. Every video game imaginable is included for each of the main game consoles, Xbox, Wii and PS3. The kids can all play the same game or all play separately. No matter what they decide, it’s the fastest 2 hours of their lives, I assure you. What a lucrative business for the game truck owner, if he can find birthday parties to host, that is.

These are obvious, everyone everywhere celebrates when two young people (or old, you know, no one’s judging) unite, and sometimes we wonder why we did so. At the time we hope for the best, and hopefully, it’s a continual celebration of an united family until death do them part.

Kids are usually on the move, especially when the sugar from the cake and ice cream kick in. Be prepared to capture the moment quickly. Waiting too long to get the shot will ruin a good candid and can even make antsy kids run when they see you coming!

A related myth is that nuts are packed with fat, so should be avoided by anyone trying to lose weight. The truth is that nuts, in small amounts, can be part of a healthy weight-loss program because they contain unsaturated fats, which don’t clog your arteries. Portion size is crucial, however, so don’t devour a kilogram of roasted cashews on automatic pilot while watching the game on a Saturday afternoon. If you can’t stop at a handful, rather sprinkle nuts over salads or put them in stir-fries. And unsalted nuts are healthier and less more-ish.

Write a press release–and send it to your trade journals and local newspapers. Your small business may not get rebranding coverage in the Wall Street Journal, but your local newspaper will be likely to run at least a blurb about the change. You may even catch a journalist’s eye and get a longer write-up.

Finally, you need to design all the supporting materials you market your business with. That means designing and printing stationery, creating a website, updating your HTML newsletter template, changing your brochures. The list goes on and on.

Some children open their birthday gift as soon as their guest arrives and hands the gift to them. Sometimes opening gifts is the first activity. Both of these methods are placing too much attention on the gift and not on the guest.

Awareness that you are eating because you are stressed or sad or angry is the first step. You need to retrain your behaviour and relationship with food. If you learn to eat mostly because you are hungry or you want to meet your nutritional needs you will lose weight quickly and easily.

Find other rewards. Instead of rewarding yourself with food, plan something nice to do for yourself each day. You might enjoy the food in the moment but afterwards you are likely to feel regret. It is better to make time throughout the day to do things you enjoy because you deserve it. It might be just to sit and read a book, take a bath, get a pedicure, watch tv or go to the movies. Relax and enjoy.

Kids are usually on the move, especially when the sugar from the cake and ice cream kick in. Be prepared to capture the moment quickly. Waiting too long to get the shot will ruin a good candid and can even make antsy kids run when they see you coming!

Sorry. Exercising alone won’t burn enough kilojoules to make you lose weight if you’ve constantly got your snout in the trough. Wolf down a double cheeseburger and chips (5100kJ) and you’ll have to walk briskly for four hours to burn them off. Four hours. Unless you cut back on kilojoules as well, there’s not enough time in your day to lose weight through exercise alone, so any extra weight won’t be waving goodbye.

Exercise is also extremely important in weight loss (and maintenance). You don’t have to work out until you drop, but you do need some sort of physical activity. Put together a program of aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises that you can do easily. Take some walks or ride a bicycle.