Having finally figured out the mysteries to dieting, (which is not at all that mysterious – figure your BMR and count your calories), I am safely back into a size 4 (might even be 2 if I get to the store to try on some jeans).

The wonderful part in addition to weight loss is there is never a day that goes by when I don’t eat quality dark chocolate. Yes, chocolate (daily) is a part of my food pyramid, but only quality dark chocolate!

So I was thrilled to discover a way to get naturally organic, gluten free and ethical fine dark chocolate! For those who need to know, these Pure Hawaiian chocolate gift baskets are also “kosher.” The saying also goes that this Intentional Organic Dark Chocolate is “infused with the spiritual energy of experienced meditators” who personally trained with the Dalai Lama.

Wow, now that’s some dark chocolate!

With the holidays upon us, consider giving a meaningful gift of health and pure delight to your family and friends. And, be sure to check out Intentional Chocolate and visit their Intentional Chocolate Blog!

Happy gift giving!

Last month I had the opportunity of letting you know about Charter Cable’s April Sweepstakes and it turns out the fun never stops over at Charter!

While I didn’t think anything could top the huge package they gave away last month, May is turning into another one of those “holy cow!” don’t miss opportunities for everyone looking to switch their cable services.

My first suggestion is you visit their page and read all about Charter’s Free Gift Card Sweepstakes. It’s so easy to register and wait until you hear what you can win:

o $5,000 grand prize worth of gift cards
o $1,000 weekly prizes worth of gift cards

Now how exactly could you use that many gift cards if (when?!) you’re the lucky winner? Well, of course, you could start with your family and friends giving them gift cards to Charter Cable, and THEN move on to your clients and customers! What a great business incentive gift! And all those gift cards would not have cost you a dime.

Oh, and I don’t want to forget to tell you that, of course, entering to win is, as always, free. So you’d be insane not to enter. Literally, “The contest is open to anyone and no purchase is necessary.”

But Charter Cable doesn’t stop there. So many other cable companies never give a hoot about existing customers, but as an existing customer if you order anything online at Charter throughout the month of May you are automatically entered into their “win to receive $75 or $150″ worth of gift cards, too! And, in addition to entering via the contest page above, each new customer is also entered into this part of their May contest I just mentioned.

Think of the wild, unexpected birthday gift to give to Aunt Sally or Uncle John! And in this economy, they most certainly would appreciate it

And… Did you also know that it’s easy to keep up with Charter Cable on Twitter? Yep, they have made it easy for you to FollowCharter on Twitter, so be sure to add them to your Twitter account so you never miss a beat.

Last month, an HDTV a day, a grand prize of a home theater system, and one year of their service with HD programming.

This month, up to $5,000 in gift cards! What will they think of next?!