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Okay, I may not have many posts put up in my healthy weight loss blog yet, but what the heck, here it is - Lose Weight And Get Fit!

It’s a shame; I only have 4 posts up currently, haha! But from these very first posts you will know that my emphasis is all about getting to our ideal weight (not underweight!) and maintaining it through healthy lifestyles.

I won’t be promoting the use of weight loss drugs (e.g. Phentermine 37.5) there, for reasons that I’ve explained in one of my earlier posts. However, if I come across important information with regard to this topic (i.e. weight loss drugs, pills or supplements), I may share them so that you are aware of the advantages and disadvantages of a specific weight loss treatment before you make your decision.

In short, my hope is that those who want to lose weight, opt for healthy weight loss method, live a healthy life, look their best, and feel confident about their own body.

The traffic on the road seems to be busier than usual over the past week. Is it because of Christmas being near?

Just a word of caution - drive carefully during this festive season, okay? I had seen two cases of car accidents during the weekend as I was out for some shopping. One happened on Saturday and was reported on yesterday’s (Sunday) paper, where a car was hit by a truck that was on the other side of the road. The other one happened yesterday; as our car passed by, I saw the injured motorcyclist lying at the side of the road with blood on his chest!

Sometimes you just have to be extra careful when you’re on the road. You may be the best driver in the world, but you can’t stop others being the worst and come banging onto your vehicle. So, you would want to be super-duper careful to avoid becoming victims to those irresponsible motorists.

However, if an accident does happen and you think you have a case, then consider hiring motorcycle accident attorneys to help you pursue a claim for your accident injuries. You wouldn’t want to just let them go so easily, would you?

Still, the most important thing is to really stay alert on the road while driving. That will truly help cut down your chances of getting into any type of accidents.

Went to IKEA to get some stuffs for my new home today, mainly nitty-gritty little things to better equip my kitchen. Even though each of those items were neither bulky nor heavy, but to carry ALL of them around in IKANO for a few hours was tiring!

You see, I was shopping alone. When you leave this housewife wondering by herself in IKEA, she can spend many hours there just looking, touching, feeling, exploring, testing… almost every item she thinks that will make her house look better, haha!

After leaving IKEA, this housewife went to another favorite money-spending place of hers - bookstore. This time, it was the Popular bookstore. Of course, without fail I once again contributed my (already limited) fortune to the bookstore.

So, now you know what this housewife’s new obsessions are.

What do you wish to receive as Christmas gift this year?

If you are a fan of playing online games, perhaps your biggest dream come true this Christmas will be a brand new, redesigned PS2 system to play your favorite games such as NCAA Football ‘08, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s, Guitar Hero III, WWE Smackdown vs.

I probably would have get addicted to these games too, hehe, IF I was given a PS2. However, the only gift I hope Santa would give me this year is a bottle of Cellnique Pro Sebum Gel. Hahaha!

That gel helped me solve whitehead problem last year. And now, I really need it to stop the whiteheads that went rampant on my forehead! But I don’t think I can afford to wait till Christmas for my bottle of Cellnique Pro Sebum Gel to be delivered through the chimney. I’d better get one myself as soon as possible before the problem gets worse!

Have you sent anyone Christmas cards so far? It’s only about a month away to Christmas.

Can’t remember when was the last time I sent out Christmas cards. Probably it was 9 years ago, given to my boyfriend (now husband); the card was attached to the X’mas present.

It would be nice though if you have several special persons to send them your greetings. How about printing your own Christmas cards this year? Printable Christmas cards (or any greeting cards or invitation cards in fact) seem to gain much popularity these days.

You can choose your design online, pay to download the design to your computer, then print the cards out with your own printer. Alternatively, you can also get free printable Christmas cards by designing them yourself! It would be even better if you could personalize the printable Christmas cards by adding a photo of you or anything related to you. That would add a dose of personal touch to the greeting cards, don’t you think?

If the cards you printed out have minor flaws that you decided not to send them, well, recycle them! Hang them on the your Christmas trees, or just let them stand on the coffee table as part of your Christmas decorations. There are ways to use printable Christmas cards creatively besides as greeting cards.

I mentioned earlier that I’m going to start a weight loss blog. Well, I did! But just that I got carried away with so many things recently, I have yet to update the blog with posts and contents. So, no point of leading you there for the time being.

Again, I would just like to stress that the weight loss blog is really about achieving healthy body weight using healthy methods. I won’t be able to review topics such as ‘which is the best diet pill in the market?’ in that blog, because frankly I don’t know much about diet pills!

I only know that there are weight loss diet pills around that can really make a person shed off those extra pounds, but you just have to be wise as to which diet pills to choose from. It is always advisable to seek your doctor’s opinion first. Find out if the diet pills contain substances that were already scientifically and clinically proven to be effective and safe.

In addition, you would also want to know how the diet pills initiate weight loss, whether by:
• Increasing the body metabolism;
• Suppressing the appetite;
• Curbing the entry of calories into the body;
• Eliminating fats from the body; or
• Preventing water retention in the body.

Get advice from your doctor as which is more suitable for you. Also, do keep in mind that diet pills alone are not sufficient to provide optimum weight loss. Therefore, it is still important to do some exercises.

Have you been doing your Christmas shopping for your kids or nephews and nieces, but could not decide what’s the best Christmas gift to buy for them? You have bought them toys and games every Christmas, this year you thought you want to give something unique yet affordable?

How about personalized books for children? Personalized children’s books are very common today. They are inexpensive, they tell simple and engaging stories (at least to the kids), and you can actually have the child’s name appear in the story!

If your child’s name is ‘Coby’, then ‘Coby’ appears throughout the book as he is now inside the story!

I came across a website that sells personalized children’s books online, the books are really cute! They also have personalized coloring books and personalized journal books for children. I think books always make a wonderful Christmas gift for both and children.

So, if you are still undecided on what unique Christmas gifts to get for your little ones, why not pay a visit to www.frecklebox.com and check out their personalized books for children?

Usually at this time of the year, most people will be discussing when to start their year end holiday, where to go for a Christmas vacation, or simply what to shop for Christmas.

For me, I can’t afford the money and time for this kind of ‘luxury’. While my dream holiday is to sail on one of those Mediterranean cruises, I’m afraid this has to remain a wishing for many years. *sigh*

So what shall I do before and during Christmas? Well, definitely I will be participating in Christmas sales shopping. Errr, just window shopping, I’m afraid. Hehe… But I will not miss the nice Christmas decorations and lightings in the shopping malls in KL this year! How tall can a Christmas tree be in Penang Gurney Plaza or QueensBay Mall?

Then, the highlight of my Christmas Day will be… attending a friend’s small wedding reception. Haha! What a way to spend Christmas.

Jeez, I kinda missed those romantic Christmas evenings with hubby before we got married… yeah, that’s right - ‘before we got married’. Once you’re married, things just don’t seem to be the same any more… Agree?

Santa Claus is coming to town…. next month! Another one month plus to Christmas. It’s going to be jingle time again!

Do you already have a list of gift ideas for Christmas? I know it’s a pretty hard time for everyone now, you know, with the recession. However, I’m sure the current situation will not dampen the Christmas spirit. Who said Christmas presents must be expensive?

Say, Christmas gifts for him may not necessarily be a luxury men’s watch. It can be a Christmas gift basket carrying his favorite cookies baked by you! Or a self-printed voucher for him to redeem a full-body massage with his personal masseuse - that is you! (But please, don’t ever consider giving him tape drives even if he needs it, because that is so unromantic! :P)

And yes, you can come up with a variety of self-made Christmas gift baskets for other members of your family. Besides cookies, you could put in knitting wools for mom if she knits, a couple of bottles of supplements for dad if he needs an extra dose of vitamins and minerals, a beautiful scarf bought from the craft fair for your sister… just get creative!

So, let your brain works and come up with a list of affordable yet unique gift ideas for Christmas for your loved ones!