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One way to stay motivated is to constantly remind yourself that a worth-while pay-off lies ahead; a new, healthy, strong you is emerging. Effective, consistent exercise will not only improve your overall health and fit-ness, but will also improve your appearance, energy level, and social interactions. Also, look forward to the many psychological benefits as well: confidence, self-esteem, and relief from depression, anxiety and stress.

If you are serious about your health and well-being, you will take action and begin an exercise program, and you will benefit in all these ways. Once you see the results, you will become even more motivated. Action creates motivation!

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Goal-setting is another great way of stay-ing motivated. Goals focus your workout program and clarify what you are trying to achieve. As you attain each goal, you gain

encouragement and further motivation. Here is how to achieve the goals you set and obtain the results you deserve.

1. Make sure your goals are measurable: A vague goal, such as “I want to be fit,” gives you nothing to shoot for. Decide when and what you are going to achieve, such as “I want to lose 2 percent of my body fat by February 1st.”

2. Be realistic: Make sure your goals are attainable. If you set your expectations too high, you will get frustrated and will be more likely to quit. Make sure, however, that your goals are not too easy; they should be challenging. When you achieve a challeng-ing goal, your pride and satisfaction will create more motivation.

3. Set short-term goals as stepping stones to your “ultimate” (long-term) goals: If your long-term goal is to bench press 200 pounds in one year, then set short-term weekly or

monthly goals of the weight you will need to bench press to achieve your long term goal--develop a plan. It is a lot easier to accomplish a goal one day or week at a time, such as increasing 2.5 or 5 pounds a week, than it is to think that you need to increase your bench press by 50 pounds.

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Summer is one of my favor-ite times of year to cook and explore. The incredible variety of fresh produce and fruit at the Farmers Market is all the inspi-ration a home chef needs to get their creative juices flowing.At our house, much of the summer is spent grilling in the backyard. But when fresh Dungeness crab is available, the call for crab cakes is often overwhelming. The crunchy exterior and sweet interior, with the right amount of heat and

fresh squeezed lemon is one of the best and easiest dishes in my summer repertoire.

The key to crab cakes is no different than any other great dish. Find fresh Dugeness crab. If you’re getting ready to put your cakes together, feel free to grab a bite or two of the crab when no one is looking. It’s fun, builds your appetite and gets you in the mood to create.

Start off with at least a pound of fresh Dungeness crab meat. In a large mixing bowl, add an egg, diced red, yellow or orange bell peppers, green onions, chives, bread crumbs and garlic aioli. Mix by hand. Don’t add too many vegetables or bread crumbs as you do not want to dilute the crab. Remem-ber, you’re only trying to add flavor, color and a binder. At that point, let the mixture rest and come together in the refrigera-tor.

After 30 minutes to an hour, heat a non-stick pan, lightly dredge the cakes and drop a few in at a time. They’ll cook quickly so have your plates ready. Place the crab cakes on a bed of arugula, squeeze fresh lemon, add salt, pepper and you’re set. All you need is the wine.

Crab cakes are versatile. They pair well with a myriad of wines, both red and white. For this meal, we shared 2007 Aubert Reuling Chardonnay. One of the top producers of California Chardonnay.

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Crab Cakes, Aubert Chardonnay, a Perfect Summer Wine, Food Pairing by: Jeff Leve

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Summer is one of my favorite times of year to cook and explore. Theincredible variety of fresh produce and fruit at the Santa Monica FarmersMarket is all the inspiration a home chef needs to get their creative juicesflowing.

At our house, much of the summer is spent grilling in the backyard. But whenfresh Dungeness crab is available, the call for crab cakes is oftenoverwhelming. The crunchy exterior and sweet interior, with the right amountof heat and fresh squeezed lemon is one of the best and easiest dishes in mysummer repertoire.

The key to crab cakes is no different than any other great dish. Find freshDugeness crab. If you’re getting ready to put your cakes together, feel free tograb a bite or two of the crab when no one is looking. It’s fun, builds yourappetite and gets you in the mood to create.

Start off with at least a pound of fresh Dungeness crab meat. In a large mixingbowl, add an egg, diced red, yellow or orange bell peppers, green onions,chives, bread crumbs and garlic aioli. Mix by hand. Don’t add too manyvegetables or bread crumbs as you do not want to dilute the crab. Remember,you’re only trying to add flavor, color and a binder. At that point, let the mixturerest and come together in the refrigerator.

After 30 minutes to an hour, heat a non-stick pan, lightly dredge the cakes anddrop a few in at a time. They’ll cook quickly so have your plates ready. Placethe crab cakes on a bed of arugula, squeeze fresh lemon, add salt, pepperand you’re set. All you need is the wine.

Crab cakes are versatile. They pair well with a myriad of wines, both red andwhite. For this meal, we shared 2007 Aubert Reuling Chardonnay. One ofthe top producers of California Chardonnay.

2007 Aubert Reuling opens with a powerful display of floral, apple, vanilla,citrus, honey and pear scents. Rich, full bodied and packed with sweet, ripe,fruits, the wine ends with a long, tropical, citrus and vanilla tinged finish. 95 Pts

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Most kids look forward to three months of noth-ing but fun and games, but, as a parent, you know that learning should take place year round.

And while it can be hard to get your child’s attention among all the swimming pools, video games and tv shows, it’s important that you keep the learning going during the summertime. That way, when they return to school in the fall, they’ll be enriched and ready to learn.

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2. Instead of letting your child sit in front of video games all summer long, why not make the process educational? There are many education-al computer games and games for video game systems that allow your child to have fun and can help them keep up to date with their basic skills at the same time. Make sure to use the video games in moderation.

3. Check out some free learning websites for kids. Three to try: Funbrain.com, math.com and abcte-ach.com which has printable worksheets.

4. Summer is a perfect time to discover, or re-discover, the unique learning opportunities in your neighborhood. If you haven’t been to the local museum or other historic location within driving distance of your home, now is the time to do it. Make sure to talk about the history, science or other subject you’ll be learning about so your kids can get the most out of the experience.

5. Allow each of your children to choose a com-prehensive workbook that they can work on a bit each day. Some workbooks cover math, reading, social studies and science. You might want to work out an incentive program to make sure they get their worksheets done each day.

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