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Show i Vernal Express Wednesday. December 27, 1995 11 Menial Health by Dr. Val Farmer Avoiding holiday weight gain ppii pi ' w t iii ill I I 1 Smi h'A tf, vS ii J till I I 1111 -. . .,. 1 It, v I I I sB iLJ Christina Schulz Schulz and Shaffer to marry December 30 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schulz are pleased to announce the engagement engage-ment and forthcoming wedding of their daughter, Christina, to Dan Shaffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shaffer of Craig, Colo. The couple will be exchanging vows on Dec. 30, at 4 p.m., in the Vernal Christian Church. Following the wedding ceremony, the couple will be honored with a reception at the Powerhouse Theatre. The bride is a graduate of Uintah Home and School: Vital Links ' by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association Planting Perhaps you are as brilliant a parent par-ent as I. Perhaps everything that comes out of your mouth is a pearl, a jewel, a precious heirloom waiting wait-ing to be handed down to a grateful and eager posterity. And perhaps, because you recognize your incredible incredi-ble gift, you are equally frustrated that your dear little ones won't take the headphones out of their delicate adolescent ear long enough to partake par-take of the delicious wise and wonderful won-derful feast of good advice that you've been painstakingly preparing prepar-ing for them since slightly prior to the doctor cutting the umbilical cord. As I was explaining to my mother, moth-er, I talk and talk and talk and correct cor-rect and criticize and explain and then talk a bit more so that my boys will clearly understand how to succeed suc-ceed at school, work, relationships, basketball, guitar, driving and personal per-sonal hygiene. And T have noticed that no matter how my genius flows, they continue to do sloppy schoolwork, show up late, utter rude remarks, fail to pick up their clothes, forget to brush, spend too much time with friends, argue, sleep in, and listen to songs that on any other planet would be banned as cruel and unusual music. I tell my mother that I wonder when I will stop wasting my valuable valu-able breath because nothing I say OPEN New Years Evr Sunday, Dec. 31 Special: a free crab cheese Won Ton for each person Open 11 am to 10:30 pm 578 West Main Vernal 789-0888 jmniD ill J' 1 I and Dan Shaffer High School and has received her one year Bible Certificate from Platte Valley Bible College. She will work as an apprentice at the Hair Affair after the first of the year. The groom is a graduate of Moffat County High School and Platte Valley Bible College. He is currently serving as an associate minister of the Vernal Christian Church. seeds takes hold. Everything goes in one pierced ear and out the other. I feel like Eddie Albert on that old Green Acres sit-com where this idealistic businessman tries to become a good farmer but everyone around him has the general I.Q. of cornbread, no one ever takes him seriously and the only thing he grows in frustrated. frustrat-ed. I tell my mother I'm a gifted farmer trying to plant seeds of wisdom wis-dom and proper values, but I'm plowing the Bonneville Salt Flats of my children's minds. And my mother smiles. She smiles and tells me of times she irrigated and weeded and fertilized fertil-ized the young brains of her boys and girls. Of the times she thought we weren't listening because she couldn't see anything grow. And then she reminds me that it takes a long time to grow something strong and lasting. And so I'll be patient. I'll wait and not give up teaching my chil-. chil-. dren, even though I may not see the results of my lessons for many years to come. I'll plant the seed. I'll care for it every day. And with love and understanding, in time, something strong and lasting will grow within my children. Something with strong roots. Something that can reach up and touch tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who helped the Yiee For Dan Price 638 West 1100 South December 29, 1995 7:30-9:30 p.m. All a re Invited to olease cornel f SWISS I Ooen House I Eric Ben Jamison and Jodie Lynne Fountaine Fountaine and Jamison marry in Salt Lake Temple Jodie Lynne Fountaine and Eric Ben Jamison were united in marriage mar-riage on Thursday, Dec. 14, in the temple in Salt Lake City. An open house was given for the couple on Dec. 15, in Provo. A reception will be given in their honor from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Ashley Stake Center, 850 W. 100 N. in Vernal. The bride is the daughter of Cynthia Fountaine of Vernal, and Gary Fountaine of Veyo. She is a 1992 graduate of Uintah High School, and is currently attending Weber State University. She earned Golden Age News Performers bring holiday cheer by Ada Murray The past week's schedule at the Golden Age Center was packed full of entertainment. On Monday, Dec. 18, "Sparky" . Hudson entertained us during ' the lunch hour. Wednesday, Dec. 20, Pat Labrum conducted the "Ashley Singers," who are fourth graders from Ashley Elementary School. These festive students played their flutes and sang songs for the patrons of the Center. The Uintah High School band entertained en-tertained us on Thursday, Dec. 21., and on Friday, Dec. 22, Hal Massey sang during the lunch hour. These performers brought music and fun to the holiday season at the senior center. The first dance of the new year will be on Friday, Jan. 5, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the Golden Age Center. The Golden Age Choir performed at the Roosevelt Senior Citizens Center during their lunch hour on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The choir per ONE DAY ONLY! After Christmas Sale Thursday, December 28 mm WW-JA" s km I If Christmas Items 12151 A HBwmtiqmB 45 South Vernal Ave. Vernal 789-2433 Thurs. Open - Open 9 -6 Sun. Dec. 31 12 - 4 p.m. her RN degree in 1994, and will graduate with a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1997. She is employed as a nurse at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden. The groom is the son of Ronald D. Jamison of Provo. He is a 1985 graduate of Timpview High School. He has served an LDS mission for the Colombia Bogota Mission, and is a 1992 graduate of Brigham Young University in accounting. He was formerly employed at Quorum International in Phoenix, Ariz. The couple plan to make their home in Ogden. formed on Friday, Dec. 22, at the Adult Day Care Center. The Golden Age Center is looking forward for-ward to hearing them sing during their lunch hour during the coming months. At bingo, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, Mildred Long won five games to place first. Those placing second were Mollie Stockton, Venna Barrett, Edda Bingham, and Reva Whitmore with four games each. The top winner for the month of November, on Tuesday, was Mildred Long. Top winner for Friday, during the month of November, was Thelma Bradford. The Golden Age Center will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1, in observance obser-vance of New Year 's Day. Quote of the week, "A small child was asked to describe loving kindness. kind-ness. She said 'If I'm hungry and my mother gives me bread and butter, but-ter, that's kindness. But if she puts lots of jam on it, that's loving kind-ness."'-author unknown. Everything in the store Except Collectables 0 Ull We are already into the six-week holiday eating orgy. It starts with Thanksgiving and ends on New Year's Day with a guilty resolve. How do we survive this period of big meals, convenient trays of rich foods and snacks, generous hospitality, hospi-tality, and holiday parties and celebrations cele-brations surrounding food? We do less physical work and less exercise during the winter months. The problem is compounded by holiday stress and the tendency to eat more when we are anxious. Some people let it all hang out during dur-ing the holidays. They eat like there is no tomorrow - at least until Jan. 2 when they plan to deal with it. Others try really hard - too hard. They start a cycle of binging and fasting. They make too many strict rules for themselves, break the rules while they are in a state of hunger and then feel guilty and ashamed. This adds to their stress and propels them to eat more. It is a vicious cycle. cy-cle. The biggest health problem in the U.S. and Canada is not starvation, but overeating and being overweight. over-weight. The holiday season is a time of indulgence and binge eating in a culture that already overeats. How do we survive it without gaining an extra five, 10 or 15 pounds? What a struggle it is to get them off in January - if we do! To answer such personally perplexing per-plexing questions, I turned to Francie Berg, a licensed nutritionist and editor and publisher of the Healthy Weight Journal. Francie is from Hettinger, North Dakota. Berg's general philosophy about eating behavior is for society to get away from its fixation on dieting. She advocates changing eating habits slowly and gradually, being physically active and managing stress as an overall strategy for healthy living. Here is her basic advice ad-vice for holiday eating: 1. De-emphasize food. Spend less time cooking, baking, pouring over cookbooks and recipes. Talk less about food and how delicious it tastes - this adds to the desire to eat. Get involved with other holiday traditions, tra-ditions, the meaning of the holiday and the pleasure of spending time with family and friends. 2. Cut back on sugar, fat, salt. Serve lighter meals and fewer deserts. Reduce sugar and fat in your favorite recipes. The taste will be nearly the same. 3. Encourage moderation. There are no good foods or bad foods. It is the quantity that is the problem. A general rule about eating moderately moderate-ly will help people guide their behavior be-havior instead of a specific rule that invites the binge and fasting cycle. Begin with smaller servings. CEREMONY Christina Schuk Saturday, Dec. Vra&I UmBUafi Church Reception Powerhouse RECEPTION Jodie Fountaine Saturday, Dec. 30. Ashley Stake Center CEREMONY Fawn Ledbetter ( Sunday, Dec. 31. 1995 2 p.m. Jensen Ajnericati LegtonHalf xRecej.tioB 280 W. Main M-Fi 8-8 Salt 8 Avoid heaping serving bowls. Eat normally and listen to your stomach signals about when your are full. If you are the host, don't urge second or third helpings on guests. 4. Eat less often. Avoid eating snack foods and eating between meals. Part of overeating during the holiday season is the convenient presence of rich foods at times and places we don't normally expect. We expect big meals at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. What makes holiday eating such a problem is all the overeating on the other days. 5. Keep temptation out of sight. Clear away the leftovers quickly and get them out of sight. Don't sample as you go. Keep the snack and treat trays out of sight and bring them out for guests or on special occasions only. 6. Exercise on days you eat big meals. Take the time to go for a walk and do something physical. Use that time for visiting. Exercise makes you feel better, lowers stress and helps your cardio-vascular system. sys-tem. 7. Avoid guilt. The beginning of the holiday season isn't the time for radical changes in eating behavior -and neither is Jan. 2. Worrying about food, weight and appearance adds to the problem. The problem isn't losing weight but changing a habit. Changes in habits should begin be-gin slowly and unfold gradually. Eat the big meal and taste the rich dessert. It is OK and how you look is OK. Healthy living is in not counting calories, fat grams or engaging in yo-yo dieting. If changes need to be made, it is in overall eating habits, eating balanced meals and building exercise into your life. 8. Manage the stress of the holidays. holi-days. Question your holiday routine. rou-tine. Cut out activities you don't enjoy. en-joy. Make gift giving easier. Don't over schedule yourself. Cut back and say no when you want to say no. Find times and ways to relax amid the hustle and bustle of the season. Some overeating may be connected connect-ed with holiday depression or other causes relating to your past emotional emo-tional history. Don't use overeating as a way of self-soothing, covering pain or coping with stress. For some eating problems, you need to explore ex-plore the root causes instead of fighting the symptoms. Berating yourself for overeating during the holidays isn't helpful when you haven't addressed the real issues yet. 1 So - I'm not going to run in fright from the brownie tray, but I won't eat them all either. I can handle that. & Daniel Shaffer 30, 1995 4 p.m. following at i heater & Eric Jamison 1995 6-8:30 p.m. & Kenneth Evans to follow 781-1556 - 6 Sunt 10-5 No Gills Please ' ' i |