新概念雙語：一招判斷是否該減肥：穿牛仔褲時顯得臀圍很大

Technology can be both a blessing (calendar apps!) and a burden (Facebook!) during the workday。 It‘s all about anticipating procrastination and then limiting any wiggle room you might have to keep you from getting a task done。

在工作日，科技既可能幫上大忙(如日歷應(yīng)用程序!)，也可能成為負(fù)擔(dān)(如臉書!)。可能會有的拖延癥將阻止你完成任務(wù)，不給你留下任何調(diào)整空間。

For example， Pychyl sets different color to every category (work， personal， family) in his email calendar。 This way， he can see at a glance when he‘s giving too much (or too little) time to one specific area of his life， and can prioritize accordingly。

舉個例子，皮切爾在他的郵箱日歷上使用不同的顏色對應(yīng)每個類別(像是工作、個人和家庭)。這樣，他只要瞄一眼就能知道他在某一塊是否花費了過多或過少的時間，然后便能相應(yīng)調(diào)整優(yōu)先順序。

Vocabulary: dieting 詞匯: 節(jié)制飲食

"Does my bum look big in this?" That's what I asked myself when I tried on the designer jeans I bought in the Christmas sales and the mirror… well, the mirror didn't actually

say anything but I got the message: It's time to go on a diet!

Sometimes we just don't know how many calories we eat. Experts say cooking meals from scratch can help you think about the ingredients which go into your food. Tam Fry, from the UK's National Obesity Forum, says: "Learning how to cook fresh food is really the number one thing to consider when tackling obesity and improving weight loss."

If you can't cook, Fry recommends that you be more aware of what you put in your trolley when you go to the supermarket. He points out: "People don't read food labels. At government level making the labels easier to read and understand is key, but just looking at how many grams of sugar is in something is really important."

Some experts believe that a good way to reduce your waistline might be to start by reducing the size of the plate you eat from. Research has suggested that people eat most of what they serve themselves, so big portions lead to overeating.

A study by Dr Brian Wansink, from Cornell University, US, claimed that reducing plate size from about 30cm to 25cm typically results in 22% fewer calories being served, as the smaller plate makes a normal serving seem more filling. However, once plate size went below about 24cm, "people begin to realise they're tricking themselves and go back for seconds and thirds".

I think I'll keep my current plates for now. As for me, nothing beats an inspiring image on the fridge door – a picture of my lovely jeans – with some wise quote as a caption. As supermodel Kate Moss once said: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." No more big bum for me!

Your jeans don't lie: Is it time to go on a diet?