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All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. With heels and bright laces, hikers are funky, not clunky. Jellypop, $65;Jellypop-Shoes.com Equestrian-inspired details give casual wellies a polished update. $225;ToryBurch.com Duck boots for indoors! A wooden heel fancies up an old fave. Tommy Hilfiger, $298; 212-223-1824 Boat “boots” are sneaker-comfy but have lots of preppy class....

Weakness: Sweets Can’t resist Milk Duds at the movies or soft-serve on the boardwalk? You may be too hungry. The fix: Before heading someplace that tickles your sweet tooth, have a filling snack such asnuts. Then indulge smartly: Split the cinema candy or order a single scoop in a wafer cone. Eat too much this weekend? Burn it off bycreating your own workout. Merge breakfast and lunch and you might eat about 600 to 700 additional calories....

Get some beauty sleep When you hit the sack at night, your skin goes into repair mode. But you could reap the benefits only if you’re sleeping enough (about eight hours). Fortunately, it’s simple to fit in more and higher-quality shut-eye. First, avoid that gory Stephen King novel and the nightly news right before you go to sleep. And skip your late-night glass of vino. Stash the laptop and laundry out of sight....

Some foods get all of the glory. (Pomegranates, we’re looking at you.) But new research is uncovering the age-defying, disease-fighting, fat-blasting super-powers of common foods you already love. These 22 edibles are cheap, quick to prep, mouthwateringly delicious? and most are probably already in your kitchen. A diet that fights fine lines, fatigue and heart disease and helps you lose 2 pounds per week? what are you waiting for? Almond eaters also lowered their blood pressure, and the vitamin E in these nuts may keep skin supple....

I want a casual chic look Lightly colored nails suit this low-maintenance yet elegant style. If you’re fair, try ballet pink to give pale hands a hint ofbarely there color. (Some oil and product keeps your ‘do put.) Brighten dark browneyeswith bronze; green and blue eyes sparkle with variations of gold. Look for ashadeslightly brighter than your natural lip color. If the result is too Barbie-licious, tissue off excess color, then add a coat of clear gloss....

Lisa scans the room for an empty seat. Save for the disembodied voices of unseen nurses summoning patients into exam rooms, the place is excruciatingly quiet. Everyone is here for the same reason: Shecan’t get pregnantwithout a doctor’s help. Yet with so much in common, no one speaks or even acknowledges one another. The few who are accompanied by husbandsthey don’t talk, either. It’s 8 A.M., but already she’s exhausted....

What does it mean when you feel 21 in the sack (thanks to your hot new BF!) but 51 at the gym? See how four SELF readers have turned the clock backor forward. Thenuse our exclusive Web toolto calculate how many candlesshouldbe on your birthday cake. I never have to pretend to be someone other than who I am when I’m with him." Financial age:5 “I’ve never understoodhow to save, much less how toinvest my money....

NOTE: “Pumpkin seeds” refers to hulled, no-salt-added seeds. (It should have no more than 3 g saturated fat and at least 6 g fiber.) Prepare it according to package directions. Top with 1 tbsp roastedpumpkin seeds.Have akiwifor dessert. Gently toss with 1 1/4 cupswatermeloncubes and 2 tbsp crumbled feta. Serve with half a 5- or 6-inch whole-wheat pita stuffed with 1/3 cup hummus. raw groundbuffalo patty(more flat than round) with coffee/spice mix....

Watch theScott Pilgrimtrailer, and read on! What should I do? If your thoughts are sentimental (e.g., recalling your great first date), they’re probably harmless. Instead, talk to your mate aboutwhatever you feel is lacking in your relationship. If you’re reminiscing about how spontaneous your ex was, try doing morespur-of-the-momentthings with your husband. Once you open up and start talking, your wandering thoughts will likely fade. “I broke up with my boyfriend, and I worry about running into him....

Thank you for the well wishes and “How did it go?” inquiries, and here is the quickie answer, with a slide show to help you get the idea. I mean like beaming smiles, adrenalized-before-during-and-after kind of fun. I haven’t had that much fun doing a sporting activity since college. Truly a celebration of life! The run was around the lake. I never doubted I could finish. I rode my brakes and got through it....

Some are even going so far as to hire a trainer to lead midday in-officeworkouts. It’s a smart move. ).Can’t leave the office today? Try this desk workout! Do it:Each set has two moves (labeled “a” and “b”). Half of the group starts with move “a” and half with “b.” After 30 seconds, switch. Continue until you’ve done each move in that set three times. Rest for a minute, then move on to the next set of moves....

(“Mom, do you want my green stuff? “, referring to his lobster dinner). The Pelican Brief(1993) This was the serious one. Mystic Pizza (1988)Adam Storke Julia RobertsCredit: MGM/Courtesy Neal Peters Collection Who wouldn’t love a year off to discover themselves?

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. This is her fourth guest blog for Healthy SELF: Click here to win a copy of the book! Zoe Saldana, 32, doesn’t yo-yo diet – smart move. Saldana’s trainer told her that eating healthfully and exercising is a lifestyle, not an intermittent habit. “You really have to nurture your body....