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Ordering gourmet gift online is a tried and tested way to say thanks to my clients. It’s very convenient since they can deliver it straight to their offices or houses. You can never go wrong with gourmet food. A carefully selected cheese and chocolates can do wonders, even to non-foodies. If they don’t like it, they can always give it to their kids, friends or host a party and have someone else enjoy it. Overall, you can never go wrong with these:

Still not sure what to give this Valentine’s Day? Try one of the items above!

Everyone who loves to eat (like yours truly) would want to know what are the foods that burn fat. You’d be glad to know that eating a specific group of food can actually help you speed up your metabolism. They do this by increasing the rate at which your body burns calories. Here are some of them so you can add it to your daily diet – cinnamon, ginger, apples, citrus fruits, soybeans, garlic, green tea and essential fatty acids. They are so common that you don’t even have to exert an effort to find a way to incorporate them to your meal.

Talking about fat burners with my girlfriends at this hour is giving me a headache. I see what they’re so obsessed about, after all, I’ve been there myself. But to deprive yourself of these yummy treats is something that I could never forgive.

Okay, I’m going overboard there but pastries and sweets have always been my weakness. If someone says that I will look fabulous if I live without them, well you couldn’t exactly call that living right? Pardon the rambling, I just need my daily dose of sugar today and all my friends could talk about is living on salads without dressing.

Ever since I gave birth, I got addicted to all kinds of weight loss tools. I’m not saying I’m obsessed to lose weight or anything but I just love the idea that with the help of a calorie counter, you can control your weight gain/loss easily. Right now, I am a frequent visitor of FitClick.com. This site offers free tools that can help you achieve your weight goals and also offer a way to live a fit and healthy lifestyle. With so many diet plans to choose from, it’s just hard to know which one will work for you. It’s  not always a 100% guarantee just because it worked on a certain celebrity or even a friend. When it comes to dieting, it’s never a one-size-fits-all package. You should be focused and dedicated if you really want to lose weight.

There are plenty of tools at FitClick.com that can help you do it right. Their calorie calculator for example lets you input your age, height and weight, gender and it will give you:

- the amount of calories you should take for maintenance only, if you’re happy with your current weight, that is.

- weight loss level, the number of calories you should take if you want to lose approximately 1lb a week.

The results are just guidelines (thank God for that) but it will help you plan how much you need to take each day. As for me I got 1621 calories a day in order for me to maintain my weight. Not much but with a few adjustments to my breakfast and snack, I guess I can limit it to 1800 tops. I also selected Sedentary for my activity level – seated at a desk the whole day but didn’t take into consideration that I’m also breastfeeding and walking a lot while carrying the baby. Those two alone should be enough to burn extra 500 or so calories in one day.

Just finished with my afternoon snack and I feel bad already. If I wasn’t breastfeeding, I’d probably blow up like a balloon by now. And if I do, I know I’d be purchasing appetite suppressants over the counter before you can even say chocolate cake.

Yes, I’m now officially addicted to chocolate. And while we’re on the subject of the most famous pick-me-up snack amongst women, let me show you some really cool and unique designs done with chocolate.

stamps

nike shoes

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swiss knife

laptop

keyboard

keyboard

Yes, they are all made of chocolate . Check out the details here.

Do you know that one out of five adults suffer from high cholesterol. What’s even more disturbing is the number of young people being diagnosed of hypertensive, diabetes and heart diseas because of high cholesterol levels in their bodies. This is why I’m reading about cholesterol supplements for me and my husband. We’ve always been living on a high fat diet and no time to exercise regularly. Now that we’re trying to live a healthy lifestyle, why not go all and get a supplement as well. I know I need to research more thoroughly about this. I’m very serious in keeping our cholesterols in check and our bodies in top shape.

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Do you know how good fish oil is for your health? Fish oil omega 3 fatty acids are considered ‘essential’ fatty acids (EFAs) in such a way that they are necessary to human health yet cannot be produced by the body.

According to an article online, here are proven omega 3 benefits that you should know:

- Positive effect on inflammatory response. Relives painful conditions such as arthritis and cystitis.
- Good for the heart by lowering cholesterol, tryglierides, LDLs and blood pressure
- Protects you from stroke and heart attack
- Improves memory, recall, reasoning and focus
- Less depression and psychosis
- Reduce the chances of breast, colon and prostate cancer

And these are just a few of the proven benefits from taking omega 3 fish oil supplements. read more »