Snapshots Announcements Spotlight UTSA Athletics

March 2011, Issue 5



Business Tips

Jackie Hobson and I will be hosting four Student Affairs BUD hands-on workshops for you to come and work on your BUDs (Budget Update Documents):

All four are in McKinney Humanities (formerly HSS) 2.02.02.

Thursday 04.07.11: 3pm – 5pm
Monday 04.11.11: 9am – 11am
Tuesday 04.12.11: 9am – 11am
Wednesday 04.13.11: 1pm – 3pm

No need to RSVP… show up for part or all of the time. This is a great opportunity to work on your BUD(s) at a computer station with us in the room so we can answer any questions you may have.

All BUDs are due to VPSA on April 15th by 5pm.

Have a Business Procedures Tip to share? Please send it to Bob Miller.

For previous Business Procedures Tips, please visit the archive.

Bob Miller
Bob Miller
Associate Director of Student Affairs Budget
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Bob.Miller@utsa.edu




Wellness Tips

Find it challenging to keep your calorie consumption in the correct range? Here are a few ideas to cut calories from your daily intake without even noticing.

1. Downsize Your Dishes. Use smaller plates and bowls to help you eat less. We tend to fill up the dish we’re using and then eat it all. Our brains also think we are getting more when the same amount of food is placed in a smaller dish.

2. Savor Your Meals. Eating slowly helps you consume only what your body needs to feel satisfied. Eating too quickly, in less than 20 to 30 minutes, leads to overeating and feeling uncomfortably full afterwards.

3. Leave Some Food on Your Plate. This is especially important if you grew up in the “clean plate club.” By leaving even a few bites, you can focus more on your internal signals of satisfaction and less on eating food just because it is there.

4. Don't Eat Out of a Bag or Box. When you eat out of a package, you are likely to keep eating until it’s all gone – no matter how many servings the package actually contains. Pour one serving into a small bowl.

5. Choose Your Glass Wisely. Here’s another place where our eyes play tricks on us. When glasses are short and wide, we tend to fill them with more fluid and to drink more. Use a slender glass for any beverage except water.

6. Rethink Your Drinks. High-calorie beverages like soft drinks, juice drinks, energy drinks, specialty coffees and alcohol add calories just like solid foods. Whenever possible, replace these drinks with plenty of water.

Heather Stark
Heather Stark
Assistant Director of Fitness & Wellness
Campus Recreation
heather.stark@utsa.edu