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Being at a healthy weight may not be enough to feel beautiful. Reducing belly fat can increase beauty self-image. Belly fat has been a problem for women for centuries! Here are a few ideas to reduce belly fat:

• Eat 6 times a day-this will affect the blood-sugar hormone, insulin. It not only reduces belly fat, but will increase weight loss program efficiency. Fat lose can be as much as 50% more than those who eat the same amount of calories in less than six meals per day.
• Eat “good” fat-the good fat comes from nuts, olive oil, and fish. This will affect waist size by reducing it.
• Eat fiber-rich carbs-studies show that this will allow for the best waist-to-hip ratios with weight loss.
• Avoid eating foods and beverages that increase belly fat-”bad” fats, red meat, alcohol, and processed foods will change hormones that are related to belly fat storage.
• Eat calcium rich foods-some studies show that for women, belly fat reduction can be increased by as much as 81%. It is believed that it aids in the breakdown of fat.

Get enough sleep-proper rest can decrease stress hormone production (which leads to belly fat storage) by as much as 50%.

Beauty involves having close that fit properly and an attractive silhouette, not just the proper weight. Following the above suggestions will help reduce belly fat. A flatter belly will increase self-confidence and provide motivation to include other fitness options into a daily beauty routine.

It is fun to have the mini suite cases full of makeup tools. This is not always practical to carry around and choosing a few beauty tools for a small will assure you always look fresh. For a woman who is the practical low maintenance type, you can achieve beauty with just a few tools. For both types of women, these tools are essentials:

• Eyelash curler-this little marvel will help your eyes look instantly alive. Keep it clean so that lashes don’t get stuck on sticky old mascara and get plucked out. Hold the curler at the edge of your lash line and squeeze gently. The idea is to curl the eyelashes without damaging them.
• Slant-tip tweezers-use to keep on top of stray eyebrow hairs. Maintained eyebrows maintain a polished look. Grab hair at root and pull in the direction of growth to minimize discomfort.
• Cotton swabs-these little wonders are essential because they can do several jobs. Cotton swabs can apply, blend, blur edges, and clean-up stray makeup.
• Big powder brush-to dust face with a a translucent powder to give a finishing look. It will give a more natural look than using a traditional powder puff.
• Concealer brush-will cover dark spots and blend imperfections away without a heavy mask appearance. Let your well cared for skin show.

Save the big beauty toolbox for special occasions and when you have lots of time to devote to your beauty routine. For the quick trip to the store or for the woman who prefers to keep it simple, just a few beauty tools are needed to look fresh and finished quickly anytime you want.

Slit skirts, shorts, and bathing suites expose legs that have been hidden all winter under layers of warm clothing.

• Walking is the easiest way to get legs toned. Fast walking with long steps will firm up legs. Have good posture during walks to get the maximum results from walking.
• For legs that just don’t look good, but are soft to the touch, use moisturizing body wash in the shower to start out. For smooth legs, use shaving cream with a sharp razor. Shaving has the added benefit of exfoliating. A loofah will slough off dead skin so that fresh, new cells are exposed on your legs.
• An emollient cream messaged into slightly damp skin will give that silky feel.
• Get a professional pedicure or do one yourself at home. Feet shouldn’t detract from legs, they should make the legs look good.
• Some people have tried the cellulite reducing creams. Like most products it will take time before results are seen.

Don’t set unrealistic goal for yourself. Unless you get enhanced surgically or digitally, you are not going to look like the models in the magazines or on commercials. Remember you don’t need to! Appreciate your own unique qualities.

Give your daughters a head start on beauty. While your daughter still thinks you know everything, before the tides change and she thinks she knows everything, teach her basic beauty tips, she’ll thank you when she’s grown! Even if she travels away from those lessons, she will find herself returning to them when she is older.

• Inner beauty reflects on outer beauty in a positive way. Beauty starts from within. Encourage a good character, high morals, and strong values in your daughter.
• Take care of your hair. Protect it from the sun, use quality hair products, and limit stress to hair from heat (curling irons) and chemicals (coloring, permanents, highlighting, straightening). Have it trimmed regularly.
• Learn to appreciate and work with what you have. After years of straightening naturally curly hair, I learned to work with the curls. Most of the compliments I receive are about my hair now!
• Be gentle with skin. Protect it from the sun, use moisturizers (starting around 12-13 when hormones change is a good idea), and have a gentle touch, especially around the skin around the eyes.
• Exercise 3-5 times per week. Even if it is just a walk with your daughter, it will add to health and fitness. The hormones that are released during exercise calms and adds to a feeling of well-being.

The most effective way to pass down beauty is by example. Even if your daughter won’t admit it publicly, she is watching what you do!

It’s Mother’s Day in the United States today and lessons can be learned from a mother’s unique type of beauty. A beauty that not only makes her beautiful, but makes her memorable. Any woman, even if she is not a mother, can learn about true beauty from a mother’s unique beauty.
A mother’s eyes are so pretty when they see their child’s accomplishments.

• A mother’s skin glows after running with her children.
• A mother’s hands are the softest when holding the hand of her child.A
• mother’s hair has the most beautiful colors in the sun while playing outdoors with her children.

The lessons that can be learned from mothers is that true beauty comes from the balance of inner beauty and outer beauty. Even the most memorable, most beautifully scented perfume would smell sour on an angry, short-tempered woman with a negative attitude. A plain perfume can be outstanding on a kind hearted, loving women with a positive attitude.

The woman, who wears a beautifully scented perfume, has soft skin from moisturizing, wears the right amount of make-up AND is encouraging, kind, loving, and positive will leave a lasting impression and will be seen as the most beautiful.

While putting on the perfect shade of lipstick, think of what comes out of those lips to family, friends, and people you have contact with throughout the day. It will be the fist step to acquiring true beauty.

No one can control the basic physical appearance they were born with, but everyone can control their inner beauty.