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Want to lose weight, but you don't know where to start? Being honest with yourself about how you feel, what the number of the scale says and what it means to you is your first step toward emotional freedom and ultimately to winning the Battle of the Bulge.

I received the following email from a very brave and honest Kick in the Tush Club member. M.L. put her feelings about herself right out there and now the work begins!

Dear OLofWL ~ I am fatter than I have ever been, and even though I intellectually get that things can only get worse from here, I lack the motivation to change. What stands in my way? At the end of the day, no matter how much weight I lose, no matter my dress size, I will still be ugly and undesirable. What's the point? ~ M.L.

Dear M.L. ~ Thank you for putting your feelings right out there! You have created what I call a 'double bind.' You have positioned yourself in a place where, no matter what, you can't win. If you lose weight, you still won't get what you ultimately want. And if you stay 'fat' or get even heavier, you will feel just awful and suffer the consequences in terms of your health.

What to do? First congratulate yourself on taking your first step toward getting your 'upward spiral' in motion. You not only spoke your true feelings, you asked for help. Brava!

And now, let's make 'self-love' the primary ingredient in your 'diet' plan. I've put together a quick 3-step 'self-love' program. Commit to these steps. Follow them religiously, every morning upon waking, for at least 30 days. You will be surprised to find how your experience of yourself will begin to shift.

Fake it till you make it! Many of us suffer from low self-esteem, even self-hatred. I know I had my issues at the beginning of my 50 pound journey. Begin to pretend that you love yourself now.

1. Look in the mirror and say, "I love you." Aloud. Again. Louder. With feeling. Again! With conviction! "I love you!"

2. Fill in the blank. "One thing I love about myself is _______________ ." If you need to pretend to like something, feel free to pretend. Eventually, something will rise from deep within and you will say, "Oh, I really do love that about myself."

3. Email yourself a motivational postcard daily! Write it as if you are writing to a friend, "Dear Janice, Have a great day! I love you. - From Janice" (Check out Our Lady of Weight Loss's ecards!)

Imagine the changes that are beginning to take place as you take the time to say "I love you" to you, acknowledging the good within you, and sending yourself a word of encouragement! What a journey! ~ OLofWL

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Janice
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All of us have experienced things in our lives that have hurt us, made us feel 'less than,' circumstances that have left us feeling and playing the 'victim.' Some of us have in childhood suffered terrible losses, or were physically or emotionally abused, or teased by fellow classmates. The list is long.

Here, today, we are adults and while so much could have and did happen in the past, I am wondering, if on some level, you are still feeling or acting from the 'victim' place. How might this behavior be holding you back? Are you living life small? In a large body?

You might be operating from 'food victim mode' if:
You think you 'deserve' ice cream sundaes, cakes and cookies, because you had a hard day. (Think again!)
You take what happened to you in the past, drag it into the future and keep using it as an excuse over and over again. "I can't do this, because I was ______________."
Sound familiar?

If you want to move from living the life of a 'food victim' to living the life of a 'weight loss warrior,' then follow these 5 easy steps!

5 Quick Steps: Food Victim to Weight Loss Warrior

Step 1. PRACTICE GRATITUDE
Here, today, look at your life and list everything you have to be grateful for. Warriors see their glass at least half full!

Step 2. KNOW YOUR INNER RESOURCES
Here, today, fully ingest that you are a survivor. It took a great deal of resourcefulness and determination to have made it through the obstacles that have been thrown in your path! Name your inner-resources. Warriors acknowledge their strengths!

Step 3. BREATHE
Here, today, stop for a moment. Take in a deep breath, and in your mind's eye, gather up your resources and all that you are grateful for and fold it into your day. Warriors live in the moment.

Step 4. What Do You WANT?
Here, today, ask yourself, "What do I want?" Make a list of all that you want. Let it flow. Warriors claim what's theirs!

Step 5. Visualize!
Here, today, in your mind's eye see your future. See yourself moving, smiling, healthy, happy, energized. See yourself fully actualized. Let go of the victim and be the warrior that you are! Warriors move toward their compelling futures. They are not weighed down by their past.

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Spread the word (NOT the icing!),
Janice
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Follow Janice on Twitter and/or Facebook!

Required Reading:Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal an OPRAH BOOK CLUB pick: Summer 2009 - Buy NOW!

Join the Our Lady of Weight Loss's Kick in the Tush Club: Beliefnet Chapter.

Write Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Coach, Certified Hypnotist, Author and 50-pound big-time-loser for an introductory one-on-one coaching session.

Visit Our Lady of Weight Loss.
about Janice

You may be clear about your goal, but are you thinking past your goal? Have you considered what reaching the goal will do for you or how it will change your life? Here, Our Lady of Weight Loss, presents an opportunity for you to 'coach yourself happy.'
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People are often clear about a goal. At the same time, they are not clear about what achieving that goal will give them or do for them. Nor are they aware of how reaching their goals (weight loss or otherwise) will change their life as they know it.

You can achieve clarity by stating a goal.
"I want to be rich."