Banana Vinegar (香蕉醋）

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Good sharing on dieting ideas”

Talking about dieting…. The vinegar dieting is back on demand! Heating up again gradually…. I am one of the followers on this diet. One of my dieting methods, now.

I don’t think there are much scientific proof, besides having concrete findings that vinegar helps in body cleansing and detoxification (or similar effect). However, it does not equal to sure-successful weight lose effect. Only many (too many) hear-say that it helps a lot in slimming down, especially after the testimonial from one of the Japanese celebrity who lost 8kg in a month, many years ago. This vinegar diet has, then, become so popular and believing. More

Lactation Cookies for Diet Watching Nursing Mums

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Lactation cookies, diet cookies, or brain-boosting cookies? All in ones.”

I have been eating overnight oat porridge in the past weeks, for losing weight. No more eating out breakfast at McDonald or IKEA Cafe, I determined to shed away the unwanted fat! However, I really need to go out early in the morning tomorrow, I couldn’t stay back for oat meal breakfast… there suddenly had an urge to bake some cookies. I guess I could just bring some cookies out with me tomorrow morning, and to have these cookies for tea in the next two weeks! How about these in trend lactation cookies, for nursing mums, as well as diet watchers.

I wasn’t worry about the calories and sugar intake from cookies as I was the one who made and controlled the ingredient content! Yes, due to my desperation in losing weight, my homemade lactation cookies were tailored to the need of weight losing, too. See, it’s nice to be able to enjoy some ‘sweet goodness’ during dieting, isn’t it? And don’t forget, this is not normal sweet treats, it’s lactatio cookies, for everyone! Oh yes, offer it to your growing kids as well, these omega-rich (from the seeds & lecithin added) cookies would make your smart kids even smarter! More

Overnight Oat Porridge

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Many reasons to start eating healthy oat meal porridge”

It has been in trend to make overnight oat meal for breakfast in the female community, but I have more reasons to start having it on daily basis. I needed this healthy low-fat meal to kick start my dieting plan.

However, as many would agree, not many would eat oat porridge regularly. So many people, including myself, were having this impression that oat meal is for the weak or aging folks…. but but, let me tell you now, it’s not true! More

Marie France Bodyline to the Rescue

by PatriCa BB 雪冰


“Slimming treatment in need?”

I was offered to try out a new slimming program at MarieFrance (“MF”) last week. To be exact, two treatments. The award-winning Intelect Spot Shaping Treatment, and a new body wrap therapy with so many effective active ingredients (*posted in my previous post) named Contour Sculpt Body System.
If you are curious what the treatments are about, here I am sharing some details with you. The first trial slimming treatment I had – the Intelect Spot Shaping Treatment

Treatment Highlights
Specially created to eliminate stubborn fat deposits from undesirable spots like love handles, flabby upper arms and thighs, this non-invasive technology incorporates proven techniques of ultrasound fat breaking and Marie France Bodyline’s signature Fat Mobilisation System (FMS) body wrap concept. More

Contour Sculpt Body System By Marie France Bodyline

by PatriCa BB 雪冰
=&0=& Infused with Marie France’s signature potent plant and mineral blend, the compression of MF Contour Sculpt Body Wrap helps rid your body of impurities and fatty acids through the process of lymphatic drainage. It also helps to stimulate existing collagen and elastin fibers, enhance collagen secretions, and improve skin’s elasticity over time. Benefits of Contour Sculpt Body System:
  • Visible reduction and improvement in the appearance of cellulite.
  • Detoxification – designed to help cleanse the body of toxins and interstitial fluids trapped between small spaces of fat tissues.
  • Hydrate and improve texture and appearance of skin.
  • Helps activate the lymphatic system thereby promoting detoxification and a boost to the metabolism.
  • Promotes synthesis of collagen resulting in firmer and tightened skin tone
  • Brightens skin and protects against discoloration and uneven skin tone.
Active Ingredients Our Signature Proprietary Blend Actives includes:   Cupana Seed Extract (Paullina Cupana) Its high caffeine content and stimulating properties make Paullinia cupana particularly effective in weight-loss programs as it helps increase the metabolic rate and improves thermogenesis. Studies have shown that Paullinia cupana positively affects lipid metabolism, enhances weight loss, and increases basal energy expenditure. Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) The soothing, mucilage-rich gel from Aloe barbadensis is obtained from the inner filet of its fresh leaves. Aloe gel contains polysaccharides and glycoproteins – active compounds that together reduce inflammation, stimulate cell proliferation and promote skin repair.   Centella asictica Centella beneficial effects on the venous system help in strengthening the capillaries and veins and in so doing assists with better blood circulation. With its effect on connective tissue great value is achieved with the synthesis of collagen, thickening of the skin (a great anti-aging property – as we age our skins become thinner), increasing the tensile strength of the flesh, wound healing and repair of damaged tissue.   Equisetum arvense (Horsetail) The horsetail constitutes one of the most diuretic species in all the plants. It possesses a great capacity to eliminate water from the body; in such a point to increase urination up to 30% more than what is habitual. Equisetum arvense effectively helps to reduce weight due to the action of several components, which includes equisetonin, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ascorbic acid and caffeic acid. As a diuretic it is particularly suited to metabolic or hormonal oedema during the menopause. The diuretic action is thought to be due partly to the flavonoids and saponins.   Arctium lappa root extract (Burdock root) Arctium Lappa Root Extract is an aqueous extract of the fresh roots of the Burdock plant. One of the benefits attributed to burdock root is its ability to cleanse the body. It offers a stimulating effect on the excretory systems, helping them rid the body of toxins.   Palmaria Palmata Extract (Red Algae/ Dulse) Dulse extract has been clinically proven to possess free radical scavenging activity, making dulse useful as an antioxidant. The seaweed has also been demonstrated to inhibit the growth of lipid (fat) cells. It also inhibits melanin synthesis, limits melanosome transportation and UV-induced pigmentation to brighten skin complexion.    Laminaria Digitata (Atlantic Kelp) Laminaria is used mainly in treatments against cellulite and obesity, either alone or combined with other extracts to enhance its activity.   The mineral salts and especially iodine stimulate the general metabolism and cause an increase in the osmotic exchanges thus bringing about elimination of the excess fluids. This phenomenon is made use of in the treatment of cellulite and obesity, hence the use of Laminaria extracts in our wrap preparations.   Rosa Damascena (Damask Rose Oil)  The Bulgarian Rose is a plant that’s packed with therapeutic benefits. It is a wonderful anti-inflammatory agent and tissue regenerator. High in antioxidants, it offers amazing properties of hydration to the skin and eases conditions brought on by stress, for example, insomnia and tension.   =&10=& Note: Clients will be unwrapped after 25 minutes if entire treatment is administered within our salon.
  • Application of proprietary plant and mineral blend on selected parts of the body.
  • Firm insulation of targeted treatment areas to reduce, lift and tone.
  • Targeted compression from our wrap also helps rid the body of impurities and fatty acids through lymphatic drainage.
  • Once fully wrapped, client is encouraged to maintain light physical motion for the duration of the wrap to increase circulation and enhance results.
Treatment Areas: (Select any 3 parts)
  • Tummy and love handles
  •  Front and back thighs
  •  Arms
  •  Calves
  •  Buttocks
  • Back
Price: $128 ~   =&12=& =&13=& Established
in Switzerland, Marie France Bodyline has
more than 25 years of experience in helping individuals to lose weight
naturally.  Marie France Bodyline offers
weight-loss and inch-loss solutions without strict dieting, strenuous exercise
or pills.   The key to Marie France Bodyline’s
advanced weight management treatments is the intensive research and development
carried out at their laboratories worldwide where innovative formulas using
powerful active compounds are created, and innovative technologies are
developed to address the many common body complaints of today’s women,
including excess fat tissue, cellulite woes and lack of skin elasticity.   The
programme begins with a personal consultation with Marie France Bodyline’s
professional team of experts, including skilled consultants.  After determining a client’s unique eating
habits and daily lifestyle, a personalised slimming programme is drawn up to
target the problem areas and achieve the ideal weight loss. Marie France Bodyline’s treatments allow clients to lose
extra pounds and sculpt body parts for healthier and more lasting
benefits.  Clients will also realise the
importance of healthy living, by incorporating light exercise and proper diet
into their lifestyle, in order to maintain long-lasting and effective effects. Marie
France Bodyline consultants are highly trained and qualified in many aspects of
health care.  All Marie France Bodyline’s
slimming programmes are 100% safe, all natural and are free from the use of
dangerous pills or injections.  In
addition, they are suitable for both men and women. As the leading provider of slimming services in Asia,
Marie France Bodyline operates a network of centres in Hong Kong, China,
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau and Brunei. The first slimming
centre in Singapore was established in 1986.

Effective Ways to Slim Down

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Mummy, how do you keep your waistline in shape?”

I had shared with you the 10 Diet Mistakes in my Note of my FaceBook Fan Club, if you have not read it and would like to do so, feel free to join my FB fan club. These 10 Diet Mistakes acted as the important reminders of which have to be avoided, in order to make ourselves more healthy and enhance the effectiveness of any work-out sessions or slimming programs.

And this time, as I came across an interesting article about eating home more often, I would like to share it in my post. I truly am a strong believer in home cooking, so this article adores me very much! More

fats we eat

Fats We Eat

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

As I blog and share about 10 Diet Mistakes in my Fan Club in FaceBook (FB), some little details within my limited knowledge were still too extensive to be elaborated in the small note space in FB. I wish to jot them down in my blog instead, for my readers who are keen to read more about whichever I knew.

The No. 6 Diet Mistake I have jotted in my Note of FB is about Consumption Fat which has been a major concern by diet and health watchers.

In my note of FB, I mentioned about Fats – Saturated and Unsaturated Fat as well as Trans Fat. To my friends and readers, who wish to know what are those, in a summary of all, and some basic food items which contain these fats, here’s it: More

bread on diet

Ways to Lose Weight Fast and Healthily

by PatriCa BB 雪冰

“Points to be remembered, to keep yourself healthy, with fit and good looking appearance!”

I have a cute reader met me in my chat box, cried out for some fast weight lose program from me. Hmm.. Not only for my reader, I guess. It’s for my own good, too.

I think I put on 1 – 2 kg recently (sob. sob). I want to shed some weight now! My latest resolution is to have weight reduction of about 2-3 kg in a month time! More