You exercise, you eat right, you get a good night's sleep, and you try to stay organized; you're doing everything you can to manage your own stress. But what if you work with someone who isn't managing stress well?

Regardless of where you might work, there are a lot of reasons for stress in today's workplace -- threats of layoff, increased workload due to reduced staffing, and so on. When you add in all the non-work-related causes of stress, it's no wonder some people aren't managing the pressure well. And, no matter how well you handle stress, when a co-worker is stressing you'll be affected by it.

So what can you do to help a stressed out co-worker? As long as you don't take on the reasons for their stress (e.g. taking their workload), it's a good thing to help out. And, if you happen to be the boss, it's imperative that you do so in order to maintain a positive workplace and to prevent productivity from slipping. Some ideas:

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Think of your cell phone as a diet coach, your quit-smoking partner, your own personal health manager. Really. Just sign up with these three companies and your cell phone will help you stay well.

INTELECARE
For $5 a month, text messages, e-mails, or voice mail reminders will alert you about prescriptions and appointments.

QUITEXT
If you wish to kick your smoking habit and have a spare $20, supportive tips and advice will come your way for six weeks.

SENSEI
You log your weight-loss goals and fitness habits and you'll get daily meal recommendations and weekly grocery shopping lists. Motivational notes too. All for $6 per week.

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If you won a huge payout in the lottery (enough to never work again) would you go back to your job or would you never return? For many, there is no question that they would walk right off the job and never return again, but there are also plenty of people who really enjoy their work and find it satisfying. These people might stick around either way. Just who are these lucky workers who are so happy with their careers?

A study done in the UK found that corporate managers and senior officials are the most satisfied with their jobs, as they combine an important combination of good pay, prestige and working with others. While a hefty paycheck and status help, they're not the be-all and end-all when it comes to contentment at work. Creativity and freedom is big as well -- hairdressers and artists are both in the top 10 despite receiving lower wages, and high-paying careers like architecture and law, came in relatively low (28th and 44th respectively).

What about you? What do you like or dislike about your job? And just out of curiosity, if you won the lotto, would you keep working or quit on the spot?

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I just left a restaurant called Cheddars while traveling through . Of course with a name like Cheddars, I didn't expect it to be a fitness trainer's wonderland, but normally I can find something healthful/low fat on any menu and enjoy a meal I don't feel bad about.

What inspired me to blog was my waitress, Sharon's, resistance to simple substitution requests. Believe me, I do my best not to torture my server, but I don't mind asking a few minor modifications here and there. Today I ordered a grilled chicken salad minus the pecans on top. The salad comes with a croissant (which in itself is loaded with butter and fat), covered with honey butter. Regardless of the fact that I don't enjoy the taste of croissants, they're equivalent to eating a pastry. That was not something I wanted to do with my healthy salad.

So, I ask Sharon if I could have just a plain piece of toast or a bun instead. "Absolutely not", she tells me. "Really" I say. "We can't make that kind of substitution" was her reply. OK then. No croissant for me. Really irritated by this small but lazy response, I run in to the manager on my way to the restroom and politely ask if it is true about this no substituting plain toast for a croissant policy.

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