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Let Yourself Go: When to Cut Calories and When to Splurge I live to eat. I love foods of all kind, from tofu burritos to pepperoni pizza, sake nigiri to saucy pasta, leafy green salads to mustard-covered hot dogs. This dietary variety—the balance between the healthful, low-calorie options and the more indulgent choices—keeps me from growing out of my jeans. I try not to indulge too often in mayonnaise, cheese, oil, bacon, and all the other delicious fatty foods that I love, and I strive to find cooking methods that reflect that balance. But sometimes I just want cheese. Below are some tasty ways to cut some calories out of everyday meals—and some ideas about when to not worry about it so much.

Let Yourself Go: When to Cut Calories and When to Splurge

I live to eat. I love foods of all kind, from tofu burritos to pepperoni pizza, sake nigiri to saucy pasta, leafy green salads to mustard-covered hot dogs. This dietary variety—the balance between the healthful, low-calorie options and the more indulgent choices—keeps me from growing out of my jeans. I try not to indulge too often in mayonnaise, cheese, oil, bacon, and all the other delicious fatty foods that I love, and I strive to find cooking methods that reflect that balance. But sometimes I just want cheese. Below are some tasty ways to cut some calories out of everyday meals—and some ideas about when to not worry about it so much.

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Summer Babies and Small Fries: Five Hot-Weather Phenomena When I think of summertime, I think of lemonade stands, sand in my bathing suit, and three blissful months during which it’s okay to eat ice cream every day. But sultry weather gives rise to more than overindulgence in Ben & Jerry’s: statistics show that people behave differently during the summer months than they do the rest of the year, and sometimes in the most unexpected ways, such as eating small French fries.

Summer Babies and Small Fries: Five Hot-Weather Phenomena

When I think of summertime, I think of lemonade stands, sand in my bathing suit, and three blissful months during which it’s okay to eat ice cream every day. But sultry weather gives rise to more than overindulgence in Ben & Jerry’s: statistics show that people behave differently during the summer months than they do the rest of the year, and sometimes in the most unexpected ways, such as eating small French fries.

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Eat and Drink Yourself Healthy? Too Good to Be True It’s a sad fact that most of the things in life that are tasty, fun, or in any way enjoyable are probably going to kill us sooner or later. Maintaining a human body in the twenty-first century takes some dedication in order to undo all the terrible things we do to ourselves: We offset the perils of sitting at work all day by running on a treadmill for hours. We spend our lives in the sun and then demand a moisturizer to counteract the damage, and we eat only whole-wheat carob flakes with extra bran in order to offset our favorite candies and cookies.

Eat and Drink Yourself Healthy? Too Good to Be True

It’s a sad fact that most of the things in life that are tasty, fun, or in any way enjoyable are probably going to kill us sooner or later.

Maintaining a human body in the twenty-first century takes some dedication in order to undo all the terrible things we do to ourselves: We offset the perils of sitting at work all day by running on a treadmill for hours. We spend our lives in the sun and then demand a moisturizer to counteract the damage, and we eat only whole-wheat carob flakes with extra bran in order to offset our favorite candies and cookies.

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Quitting Your Job? Eight Ways to Do It Gracefully Everyone loves a good job-quitting story—the more dramatic and bridge-burning, the better. Think Tom Cruise and his “The goldfish are comin’ with me!” speech in Jerry Maguire, or, more recently, the JetBlue flight attendant who told off a rude passenger, grabbed two beers from the drink cart, and exited his plane via the inflatable emergency slide. Of course, an exit of such epic proportions isn’t in the cards for most of us (though they’re still fun to watch and read about). The further along we get in our careers, the less dramatic our reasons are for quitting—and the more easily our bosses can jeopardize our future employment with one bad reference.

Quitting Your Job? Eight Ways to Do It Gracefully

Everyone loves a good job-quitting story—the more dramatic and bridge-burning, the better. Think Tom Cruise and his “The goldfish are comin’ with me!” speech in Jerry Maguire, or, more recently, the JetBlue flight attendant who told off a rude passenger, grabbed two beers from the drink cart, and exited his plane via the inflatable emergency slide. Of course, an exit of such epic proportions isn’t in the cards for most of us (though they’re still fun to watch and read about). The further along we get in our careers, the less dramatic our reasons are for quitting—and the more easily our bosses can jeopardize our future employment with one bad reference.

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Not-So-Sweet Dreams: Sleeping Pills’ Scary Side Effects By now, most of us have heard of the “Ambien defense.” A certain scandalous professional golfer used to text his mistresses requesting the sleep aid, and other people have reported performing a multitude of crazy actions under the veil of slumber that this drug and other, similar sleeping pills induce—ranging from binge eating to dangerous driving to uncharacteristic sexual encounters and scary hallucinations. We’ve all seen enough commercials to know that prescription meds can come with a bevy of side effects, but these drugs take things to a whole new level with strange, barely remembered behavior occurring in people of all ages and backgrounds.

Not-So-Sweet Dreams: Sleeping Pills’ Scary Side Effects

By now, most of us have heard of the “Ambien defense.” A certain scandalous professional golfer used to text his mistresses requesting the sleep aid, and other people have reported performing a multitude of crazy actions under the veil of slumber that this drug and other, similar sleeping pills induce—ranging from binge eating to dangerous driving to uncharacteristic sexual encounters and scary hallucinations. We’ve all seen enough commercials to know that prescription meds can come with a bevy of side effects, but these drugs take things to a whole new level with strange, barely remembered behavior occurring in people of all ages and backgrounds.

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Haute Germs: Are Handbags Making Us Sick? With all the buzz about germs these days, even the most hygienically lax of us have begun giving second thoughts to our cleanliness—soaping up for at least fifteen seconds, coughing into our elbows, and using antibacterial gel every time we enter a new room. There are endless opportunities to sterilize and re-sterilize, and it seems that we intend to use all of them as often as humanly possible. We’re nothing if not clean at this point, right? Well, true for our hands, but what about one of those other appendages we women use just as much—our purse?

Haute Germs: Are Handbags Making Us Sick?

With all the buzz about germs these days, even the most hygienically lax of us have begun giving second thoughts to our cleanliness—soaping up for at least fifteen seconds, coughing into our elbows, and using antibacterial gel every time we enter a new room. There are endless opportunities to sterilize and re-sterilize, and it seems that we intend to use all of them as often as humanly possible. We’re nothing if not clean at this point, right? Well, true for our hands, but what about one of those other appendages we women use just as much—our purse?

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Fun on the Fly: The World’s Most Entertaining Airports Waiting around an airport is the worst part of flying (with sardine can–size economy seats a close second). If you’re like me, you head straight for the bar to kill time with a dose of liquid courage. But several airports around the world give flyers more entertaining—and certainly healthier—ways to amuse themselves, like playing video games, enjoying a round of golf, and even getting married. Who knew frequent flying could be fun?

Fun on the Fly: The World’s Most Entertaining Airports

Waiting around an airport is the worst part of flying (with sardine can–size economy seats a close second). If you’re like me, you head straight for the bar to kill time with a dose of liquid courage. But several airports around the world give flyers more entertaining—and certainly healthier—ways to amuse themselves, like playing video games, enjoying a round of golf, and even getting married. Who knew frequent flying could be fun?

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When It Comes to Pain, Who’s the Weaker Sex? My father had his hips replaced a few years ago and his most profound takeaway from the whole experience was a newfound belief that when it comes to pain, men are total wimps. When we visited him at the hospital, he told us about lying awake at night, listening to the men on the orthopedic ward moan and cry for the nurses to give them more medication. Dad said there were many women on the floor, but the ladies were silent, tolerating their pain and slogging through their physical therapy without complaint.

When It Comes to Pain, Who’s the Weaker Sex?

My father had his hips replaced a few years ago and his most profound takeaway from the whole experience was a newfound belief that when it comes to pain, men are total wimps. When we visited him at the hospital, he told us about lying awake at night, listening to the men on the orthopedic ward moan and cry for the nurses to give them more medication. Dad said there were many women on the floor, but the ladies were silent, tolerating their pain and slogging through their physical therapy without complaint.

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Simple Tips for Better Organization Sometimes other families’ homes look so neat that we often wonder: “Do they really have kids?” “Do they spend all their time cleaning?” Organized people typically have a place for everything, and more importantly, they actually put things back after they’ve used them and what’s really annoying is that they’ve taught their kids to do the same.

Simple Tips for Better Organization

Sometimes other families’ homes look so neat that we often wonder: “Do they really have kids?” “Do they spend all their time cleaning?”

Organized people typically have a place for everything, and more importantly, they actually put things back after they’ve used them and what’s really annoying is that they’ve taught their kids to do the same.

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Insider’s Guide to Car Buying Marquis Willis has seen the underbelly of car sales, and it’s not pretty. After six months in the business, the twenty-four-year-old Florida-based USAA member got out. Now, he’s sharing his experiences to help you the next time

Insider’s Guide to Car Buying

Marquis Willis has seen the underbelly of car sales, and it’s not pretty. After six months in the business, the twenty-four-year-old Florida-based USAA member got out. Now, he’s sharing his experiences to help you the next time

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Ten Dog Park Commandments for You and Your Pooch As the popularity of dog parks explodes across the nation, it’s important to understand dog park “etiquette.” As leash laws become more restrictive, dog owners are discovering that the parks are a great place for exercising and socializing their dogs in a safe environment. Ranging from a basic enclosed field to a fancy space filled with agility courses, water fountains, and doggie swimming ponds, all dog parks have one thing in common: they provide a place where dogs can run and play off-leash.

Ten Dog Park Commandments for You and Your Pooch

As the popularity of dog parks explodes across the nation, it’s important to understand dog park “etiquette.” As leash laws become more restrictive, dog owners are discovering that the parks are a great place for exercising and socializing their dogs in a safe environment. Ranging from a basic enclosed field to a fancy space filled with agility courses, water fountains, and doggie swimming ponds, all dog parks have one thing in common: they provide a place where dogs can run and play off-leash.

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In the Buff: Clothing-Optional Gatherings Worldwide Despite my free-spirited, naturist, nude-beach childhood, I have grown into a relatively modest adult. I can navigate a women’s locker room with scant awkwardness and minimal coverage, but you won’t find me running across San Francisco in naught but a pair of Adidas and a sports bra (as some residents of the city are wont to do, come its annual Bay to Breakers footrace); I probably wouldn’t go skinny-dipping in mixed company; and you definitely won’t find me frolicking in the Black Rock Desert in strategically applied bodypaint. But there are folks the world over who have no such quibbles. Be it for the sake of art, activism, or athletics, or just for the heck of it, people all around are baring it all.

In the Buff: Clothing-Optional Gatherings Worldwide

Despite my free-spirited, naturist, nude-beach childhood, I have grown into a relatively modest adult. I can navigate a women’s locker room with scant awkwardness and minimal coverage, but you won’t find me running across San Francisco in naught but a pair of Adidas and a sports bra (as some residents of the city are wont to do, come its annual Bay to Breakers footrace); I probably wouldn’t go skinny-dipping in mixed company; and you definitely won’t find me frolicking in the Black Rock Desert in strategically applied bodypaint. But there are folks the world over who have no such quibbles. Be it for the sake of art, activism, or athletics, or just for the heck of it, people all around are baring it all.

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Grown-up Mean Girls: Dealing with Mom Bullies Anyone who says that childishness is solely the province of children has obviously never spent much time in modern parenting circles. It’s a sad fact of life that some people never grow out of being bullies—they just get older, meaner, and richer (although no less likely to steal your lunch money).

Grown-up Mean Girls: Dealing with Mom Bullies

Anyone who says that childishness is solely the province of children has obviously never spent much time in modern parenting circles. It’s a sad fact of life that some people never grow out of being bullies—they just get older, meaner, and richer (although no less likely to steal your lunch money).