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Don't let a craving derail your diet success. Here are a handful of ways to stop eating what you don't really need.

Sometimes it seems as if no matter how much we have, we want more. But getting it isn’t necessarily good for us — just look in the closet, the garage, or the rental unit at the U-Store-It Village. Or look at your middle in the mirror. In fact, let’s start there, since food cravings can be especially destructive to your health. Here’s how to control them.
Determine what you’re really hungry for.
The next time you get a craving, ask yourself if you’re stressed, sad, or bored. If so, you may be eating to fill an emotional void. Keep a “desire diary” for a week or more, and note your mood whenever you’re hit by an irresistible urge to chow down. If stress is your trigger, exercise more to relieve the pressure. If loneliness drives you to the Doritos bag, call someone. Remember that true hunger is easy to satisfy; any food will do. Emotional hunger, on the other hand, often manifests itself in desires for specific things like ice cream and fast food.

Get off the energy roller coaster.
A second big cause of ravenous cravings is a diet that’s too full of refined carbohydrates, which can produce drops in blood sugar that prompt hunger. If you have a doughnut for breakfast, you’ll get a nice jolt of energy from the sugar and simple carbs, but by mid-morning, you’ll be craving more. To stabilize blood sugar and appetite, start eating more protein and fiber. Tomorrow, try eggs and whole wheat toast for breakfast or a bowl of fiber-rich cereal with nuts, and see how easily you make it to lunch.

Stay hydrated.
Many people think they’re hungry when they’re actually thirsty. Drink a glass of water and wait a few minutes to see if your craving subsides.

Distract yourself.
Taste buds have a very short attention span. Pop a mint, brush your teeth, check e-mail, call a friend, or take a walk. In many cases, you’ll find you weren’t really hungry.

1. Kids have figured out that “This won’t hurt” is code for “This is going to hurt,” and they get all worked up. It’s really best to not even use the word hurt. It just creates anxiety.

2. If you want to do a little Internet research in advance, go for it. But please don’t use a website to diagnose your kids and come in asking for a specific remedy.

3. Don’t ask me medical questions about your child when you see me at the grocery store, pool, or library. When I’m out with my kids, I just want to be a mom.

4. If I prescribe a newer, more expensive medication, it may be because a drug rep just left my office. They constantly bring us presents and flatter us, and their only goal is getting us to prescribe the latest medication, which is usually no better than the older ones. In fact, the older ones have a longer safety track record and really should be the ones we prescribe first.

5. Most visits to the pediatrician, particularly for older children, are unnecessary. It may only take a phone call to find out that your child’s fever, cold, sore throat, ear infection, and even pink eye will most likely get better on its own.

6. Do you really believe that we’d be recommending vaccines if we had any concerns about their safety? Almost all pediatricians immunize their own children.

7. Yes, you can talk to your pediatrician on the phone. Be persistent, be polite, and explain to the staff that you have a pressing, personal issue that you think would be best handled over the phone. We’ll call back as soon as we can.

8. Have a last-minute form for summer camp you need us to fill out? Show up with a smile and some homemade cookies, and we will get it done. I can name two patients off the top of my head who always bring baked goods, and everyone in the office knows and loves them.

9. We often have no idea what a particular medicine costs. If your jaw drops at the price the pharmacy gives you, call us back and see if we can prescribe something else.

10. Stop typing on your smart phone! When I’m talking to your child, I need you to pay attention. He is not going to tell me everything I need to know.

11. When you tell me you gave a decongestant to your toddler, I cringe. Studies show that cold medicines never work well for children under age six, and the risk of overdose and side effects far outweigh any benefit.

12. Listen to your intuition. You know your child better than anyone, and that’s why when you tell me something “isn’t right,” my ears perk up.

1. Inch back your bedtime. Go to bed 15 to 20 minutes earlier each night for a few days before the switch so you give your body time to adjust.

2. Set your clock ahead before you go to sleep. It’s better to move your clock forward at 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. so you lose the hour while you’re awake, Health magazine advises. Then go to bed at your normal time, on the new schedule.

3. Clean your sleep routine. Use the time change as an opportunity for a more regular sleep schedule, according to Health. Instead of hitting snooze repeatedly, drag yourself out of bed when the alarm goes off and start your day. Getting up and exposed to daylight cues your internal clock to stop producing melatonin, the hormone that makes you feel sleepy.

“If you’re maintaining good sleep habits, this is just one day out of the year to worry about, and then it’s back to normal,” Sharin Shafazand, MD, associate professor of medicine at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, told the Miami Herald.

4. Feel free to caffeinate. If you’re groggy in the morning after the time change, fuel up on coffee to jolt you awake. Multiple studies show coffee is good for you: Java intake is linked to a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, prostate cancer, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease, to name a few. For most people, consuming caffeine early in the day shouldn’t interfere with nodding off at night.

5. Don’t overschedule. Especially if you’re sensitive to the time change, take it easy those first few days, according to WomansDay.com. Doing too much will just exacerbate the fatigue you’re already feeling. Keeping a light schedule and trying to minimize stress will make it easier for you to go to sleep at your usual time, which helps your body adjust to the time change.

6. Be extra vigilant on the road. Losing an hour of sleep—and the drowsiness it can trigger—can make for more dangerous driving for you and others, especially in the few days following the daylight savings switch. Mornings will be darker than usual, too. Although it’s never safe to drive and chat or text, it’s especially important to avoid distractions now.

7. Change all your watches and clocks. Nothing will throw you off more than being an hour late to a meeting or appointment because you forgot to switch, says Self.com.

8. Take advantage of your longer evenings. Instead of feeling down about losing an hour of sleep and waking up in the dark, know that a later sunset also means that summer is getting closer! Use that extra hour of daylight at night to do something healthy for your mind or body. Go for a neighborhood stroll after dinner with your partner or a friend, or sit outside (on a warmer night) with a good book or magazine to relax.

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EXERCISE A

9. ( Right ) At 1.00 in the morning the alarm clock (on the table) beside the bed rang.

Subject : the alarm

Verb : clock

Prepositional : (on the table)

EXERCISE B

4. ( Right ) The watch (in the jewelry box) needs a new battery.

Subject : The watch

Verb : needs

Prepositional : (in the jewelry box)

TOEFL EXERCISE

5. Between 1725 and 1750 , new England witnessed in increase in the specialization of .... + naoN

a. Occupations ( Naon)

b. They occupied (S+V)

c. occupies (verb)

d. it occupied them ( s+v+o)