C6 - Sunday News, January 17, 1982

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THINKING SLIM

Don't reach for that Danish

By JEAN NIDETCH

It’s a long, slow morning
at the office, and the hands
of the blank-faced clock in
the corner have just crept
past 10 o'clock. So you
heave a sigh of relief, pour
yourself a cup of coffee from

the coffee-maker on the
table, and — reach for a
doughnut? Look for the

pastry cart? Send out for a
Danish?

It’s been a trying after-
noon at home. The kids have
been using the couch as a
launching pad; the dog
thinks your new bedroom
carpet is a flower garden;
and the phone hasn't stopped
ringing. Finally, everyone's
outdoors and the phone is off
the hook. You gratefully
pour yourself a steaming
mug of coffee, and — peek
into the fridge? Raid the
pantry? Rummage through
the cookie jar?

If you have the “cofiee
and ....” habit, you ow
how easy it is to come to rely
on that little snack to get you
through the day. It can even
reach the point where muiss-
ing that break leaves you
feeling deprived, restless,
irritable. But, if you're trying
to lose weight, that mid-
morning or afternoon coffee
break can have a devastating

effect on your. efforts.
Perhaps it’s time to reassess
your snacking habits and
make some adjustments.

In the first place, do you
really need all that caffeine?
Caffeine (found in coffee,
tea, chocolate and cola
drinks) can indeed give youa
temporary “lift,” but too
much can also make you

nervous, edgy — and prone
to food binges to help you
“calm” your nerves! You

might be better off to hmit
yourself to a maximum of a
cup or two of caffeinated
beverage a day and reach for
fruit or vegetable juice or
skim milk the rest of the
time. Secondly, who said a
“break” had to involve eat-
ing and drinking at all?
Might it not be just as
refreshing to take a brief,
brisk walk around the block,
or down a flight of stairs to
another office? What about
just gazing out a window for
a few minutes or reading a
few pages of a good book?
Of, if you can find the priva-
cy, try a few stretching
exercises to get the “kinks”
out of tired muscles. If a
change of scene and a
stretch are what you really
need, don't try to substtute
the artificial stimulant of
coffee instead.

Union of love, but...

Marriage is a union of
love, but it’s also a legal
contract. Sooner or later,
most people need to know
the laws that govern their
Marriage.

Matnmony And Divorce
is a free course co-sponsored
by the People’s Law School
and the North Vancouver
School Board

The instructor will cover
the laws relating to mamage

and divorce. matmmonial

property, separation
agreements, custody and
maintenance of children.
These topics will be

discussed in the context of
the controversial new Family
Relations Act.

The course will be held on
Monday, Feb. 1 from 7.30 -
9 30pm at Carson Graham
Secondary School, 2145
Jones St.) North Vancouver

Pre registration 1s
required, and this can be

done by phoning 9&7 S141

OK. So maybe you're not
convinced. You're a dedi-
cated coffee drinker with no
intention of changing your
ways. In that case, if a cup of
coffee without a “little some-
thing” on the side is un-
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