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Modern day couples are opting for their weddings to be held in places other than the traditional church, synagogue or even city hall more and more frequently. These couples want the place that their wedding ceremony is performed, whether it is a very traditional ceremony or not, to be a place that is meaningful to them as a couple in some way.

Brides-to-be (and grooms as well) sometimes deliver a real shock to their family and friends when they announce that they are getting married. Not that the fact that they are getting married is such a shock but the fact that they are planning on doing the deed while they are riding a roller coaster in Las Vegas, sky diving in Nevada or scuba diving in Bermuda, holding the ceremony in a castle in Switzerland or on the 50 yard line of Mile-High Stadium might be a little shocking to say the least.

Many of those of an older generation think that weddings held in strange places are an affront to the seriousness of the sacrament of marriage and strongly object to the idea. Of course, it isn’t an affront at all but it takes some strong and convincing arguments to change the minds of those who believe it is. Sometimes they warm up to the idea given time, sometimes they don’t.

The truth is that the marriage that is being planned is about the two people who are joining their lives together and not about ‘what the neighbors will think’ or what others believe to be an appropriate venue.

Nobody asked for advice but here is some anyway. Do what you want to do. Make your wedding a memorable event that you will look back on in 50 years and be glad you did it your way. Get the pictures that will prove to your grandchildren that you were once wild and crazy kids that were madly in love and had a strong sense of adventure. Just take the vows seriously and mean them with all your heart no matter where the wedding ceremony is performed.

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If you’ve already set up your account you can simply move on to more exciting aspects of using Twitter and skip this part. The first thing you need to do is to go over to Twitter.

You register by using your e-mail address and picking a user name that you think would be best for you.

If you want to use Twitter in conjunction with your blog, you should use a user name that reflects your blog. For example, if your blog is www.dogtrainingtips.com you may want to create the user name of "dogtrainingtips." If the name of your blog is taken as a user name on twitter, try to find something that reflects the theme of your blog.

Once you've gotten registered, you'll need to upload a picture to use as your avatar. You can use a picture of yourself or an illustration that reflects your blog as your avatar. Make sure it's a clear picture and one that will show up well in a column with other pictures surrounding it.

With Twitter, you can quickly search for other users and then request to follow their updates. Once someone approves you to follow them, most of the time they will choose to follow you as well. You can build your followers list by searching for keywords on the Twitter site that relates to your blog. An example would be ‘dog training’ for a dog training niche you’ve set up. This way you can build a list of targeted followers that are interested in your dog training topic. Once you start posting updates on Twitter about your blog, you'll automatically get more targeted traffic.

When you first join, you'll most likely get follow requests as well from other users who are using the search tools. You can choose to follow these people if they seem like they could be potential traffic for your blog. Make sure that your follow list doesn't get too crowded if you want to keep it targeted to a specific niche.

Twitter works best when you can actually communicate with the people that you are following, and vice versa. If you crowd your list with thousands of people you may initially get more traffic but you'll lose out on many of the other benefits of using the site.

Again, before you get started with posting Twitter updates, you need to decide your primary purpose for using Twitter.

If you're focused before you get started, you'll be able to produce better quality posts and get the right kind of traffic to your blog that relates to your niche.

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When we set out to change our weight we are in reality changing much more than our weight. We are taking the first steps toward a drastic life style change. This is especially true for those who have more than a few pounds to lose. A person who loses thirty, forty, fifty or more pounds will not be the same person they were before they lost the weight. They will not react to the world around them the same and the world around them will not react to them the same. They will not want to participate in the same activities that they participated in when they were heavy. They won’t even laugh at the same jokes.

It is true, as well, that successfully losing weight requires a lot of outside support. We all look to our family and friends for support in many aspects of our lives but losing weight is one endeavor that really does require the support of others who are traveling or have traveled the same path. Although our family and friends may well want to give us their full support while we lose those many unwanted pounds, they aren’t the ones who can understand or appreciate the day to day (sometimes minute to minute) struggles and temptations that we face.

When you combine the facts of life style change with the need for support, the obvious solution of the combined needs is a weight loss support group.

A weight loss support group need not be one of the well-known ones that we will be discussing here. A weight loss support group can be a loosely knit group of people who join together in a joint effort to lose weight and support one another in the process. Many such groups are formed just among groups of friends or among groups of co-workers everyday and many are very successful.

Weight loss support groups offer the opportunity for those wanting and needing to lose weight to form new friendships, to learn about food and exercise from one another, to give and get support, and one more important thing....they provide an opportunity to win.

Friendships are naturally formed between people who have common goals. Solid bonds can be formed between people who under other circumstances would never become allies when they are faced with a common enemy....in this instance over weight....the battle of the bulge.....food temptations. These things become the common enemy of a weight loss group and friendships are the natural product of fighting a common enemy.

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Drinking enough water has several benefits when you're trying to lose weight. It helps to fill you up so that you don't eat as much during meals.

Because water has no calories, it is an excellent choice for a beverage when you are on a reduced calorie diet.

Unlike other calorie-free drinks, water does not have any of the negative ingredients (like caffeine, no-calorie sweeteners, carbonic acid, artificial colors or flavors, etc.) that can be found in things such as diet sodas. Just because a drink does not have any calories does not necessarily mean that it is good for you.

Water can also help to keep you hydrated. Hydration is very important when you are trying to lose weight. Hydration will help keep you feeling well, plus it will also help keep your energy levels up so that you can exercise.

Being well-hydrated helps to keep your metabolism higher, which in turn helps you burn calories faster! Diet sodas and other drinks that contain caffeine can actually cause you to lose precious fluids because caffeine is a diuretic.