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13 Small and Easy Steps that Will Get YOU Back on the Wagon NOW

Do NOT Give Up!
I promise you that it is totally okay that you overate this weekend. After all, one weekend doth not a fat person make. This is a time to chant our mantra, All Is Forgiven, Move On! Good. Say it again ...

... All Is Forgiven, MOVE ON!

That's right. This is a time to MOVE ON, get back on track, jump back on the wagon (gracefully, please). I know - it feels overwhelming, but if you try just one (or more) of these small steps every day, you'll be back in the saddle, losing once more in no time at all! And you'll be feeling great about yourself!

13 Small and Easy Steps that WILL Get YOU Back on the Wagon NOW!

1. Take a Short Walk. Even if it's a five minute slow stroll around the block, get up and move your booty!

2. Whip up just one healthy recipe. It doesn't have to be fancy, just healthy. Oatmeal will do!!

3. Start your day with a healthy breakfast. It does make a HUGE difference!

4. Drink your water. Water is the holy life force. Go for 8 to 12 glasses a day.

5. If you BITE IT; you must WRITE IT. Start writing down what you eat (again).

6. Get Support. Join the Kick in the Tush Club; go to the boards

7. Scissors and Glue. Get busy on your vision board. Cut and paste and psych yourself up! Include pictures of your goals and words that are meaningful to you!

8. Head to the health food section of your supermarket or the health food store and stock up on healthy!

9. Do yard work. In your yard or your neighborhood garden! There's nothing better than sticking your hands in the dirt to get grounded.

10. Listen to inspirational music. What are you favorites? Please comment below, so I can listen too!

11. Eat fruits and veggies! They say that we should eat 9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Imagine, just for today that you actually did just that! Wow, what an accomplishment.

12. Slow down and savor the flavor. I promise you, it makes all the difference. You will enjoy your food and eat much much less.

13. Crochet, sew, play cards, work on a jigsaw puzzle. Create some nighttime activity that keeps your hands busy.

If I can get back on track, YOU CAN too!
Jump on the wagon with me!!!

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice
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Janice Taylor is a Life & Wellness Coach, Cert. Hypnotist, author,columnist, seminar leader and 50 pound big-time-loser.

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Did you know that the average Thanksgiving dinner ranges from 2000 to 4500 calories? Did you know that one pound equals 3500 calories? Did you want to gain a pound today?

Thanksgiving can be a real challenge for those of us who are watching our waistline, hips and tushes! Here are a few tips that will hopefully get you through the day feeling sated, happy without your picking up that extra pound.

Just some food for thought on this very special day!

Spread the word ... NOT the icing! (or stuffing!)
Janice
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Janice Taylor is a Life & Wellness Coach, Cert. Hypnotist, author,columnist, seminar leader and 50 pound big-time-loser.

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It is particularly important to go into the 'light' during this time of year, when the sun sets earlier and earlier and we are less likely to get out.

Too little sun light can activate cravings for fatty, high-calorie foods like cakes, cookies and chips. Lack of sunlight reduces the brain's production of serotonin, the mood-boosting brain chemical that not only helps us to feel happy but also suppresses food cravings and bingeing!

So ... Open your drapes and blinds. If you work in a windowless office, take a power walk at lunchtime. Twenty minutes of sunlight a day should do it.

Join me as we KICK those dreary blues away, ward off cravings and bingeing. Walk on the sunny side of the street. Hooray! LIGHT!!!!

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice
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Janice Taylor is a Weight Loss Coach, Author, Columnist and 50-pound big-time-loser.

Interested in one-on-one coaching? Write Janice for a free consult.

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We know that obesity is a growing epidemic among adults and children, leading to increases in serious illness including diabetes. For the first time, our children's life span may be shorter than ours. How frightening is that?

And yet, we continue to overfeed our children (and ourselves).

Now, I know that you are a smart group of people. And I know that you know what to do. But it seems like some of you forget to do the 'right' thing; forget to buy the healthy snacks; forget the obvious.

I say this not in judgment. I am guilty of amnesia, myself. I actually had to make a sign that says "GYM IN BASEMENT... Go and HAVE FUN,"so I would remember to go and have fun!!! I had a bout of unconscious behavior while making corn soup. I was stirring while talking on the phone (an absolute no brainer ... do not stir and talk) and I ate 1/2 the pot of soup before it got to the table.

So, In the spirit of telling you what you already know but might appreciate hearing again ... or enjoy hearing in my kooky voice ... here follows some good tips and reminders that you may find extra useful during the holiday season.

How To Help YOURSELF and YOUR Family!

1. SET A GOOD EXAMPLE
We teach by example. You can tell your kids till you are BLUE in the face that they SHOULD NOT eat JUNK, but if you are imparting this wisdom with a bad of Cheetos in one hand and a stack of Oreos in the other ... good luck!a

2. SET A HEALTHY TABLE
Cook up some healthy meals, stock up on healthy snacks for YOU and THEM. Do NOT stock just for them; or just for you. You and your family ARE connected. There is a flow from one person to the next.

3. OVERWEIGHT TEEN in the HOUSE
Take it from one who lived it ... Do NOT make it more than it is. One sure way to create a fat adult, is to harp on your children's size or shape. You are essentially negatively hypnotizing them by embedding 'bad' messages.

BAD MESSAGES are:
... it's such a shame; you have such a pretty face. (embedding SHAME)
... those tight pants make your behind look even bigger than it already is (embedding belief that there is something 'abnormal' with ones behind)

GOOD MESSAGES are:
... you are fabulous! ... I love you! ... you are smart! ... I am lucky to be your mother. (unconditionally, wonderful messages)

4. CALORIE ANALYSIS:
You might want to understand where your calories and your family's calories are coming from. Be curious ...

How many snacks did you (or he or she) eat today?
What do they serve at school? Are the kids swapping brown bag lunches?
How many bowls of diet ice cream did you (or he or she) have?
On average, how many calories per meal?

In other words, even if I am (or you are; are your child is) successful at staying within our daily calorie range (1200 to 1400 calories to lose weight for adults), it could be that 1/3 of the calories are 'spent' on desserts! Is that wise? Am I creating a healthy lifestyle? For myself? For my family?

4. BE ACTIVE
Set a good example and create activities that move you and shake you.

Shake Your Booty every morning together!
Stairs in your home? Keep track of how many times you go up and down them every day, and break your own record; or have a contest with family members. Give a prize at the end of the week. (A non-food prize!)
Hike together. Bike together. Always a good idea to get out!!! Of the house! And MOVE IT!

5. HAVE FUN!!!
Laugh together. Kids laugh four hundred times a day, on average, while adults get in just fifteen chuckles.

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice
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Janice Taylor is a Weight Loss Coach, Author, Columnist and 50-pound big-time-loser.

Interested in one-on-one coaching? Write Janice for a free consult.

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>Are you listening to what I'm saying? Are you reading what I'm writing? Are you picking up what I'm putting down?

Because I know I've said this before, covered this topic (as have other healthy living gurus), but there is a lot of evidence out there that suggests that y'all have NOT been listening.

So here goes, I'm going to say it again ...
... and I am suggesting that you take this in fully and make it one of your hard and fast RULES!

No TV while EATING!
No READING while EATING!
No WORKING while EATING!

When you eat, just eat. Sit at the table and be one with your food.
I PROMISE YOU that if you EAT and only EAT; pay attention to the food, taste it! Savor it! Experience it! ... then you will eat much less. Naturally, without mental torture.

When you eat in front of the TV or while reading, you are in a 'trance' state. No one loves a good trance state better than I do (after all, I'm a hypnotist) ... but you really do want to be fully awake and aware when you eat!

I permanently removed over 50 pounds 7 years ago, and this rule served me well.

Please join with me as we turn off the television and tune into our meal. At the table, while sitting. Yum! Delicious! WOW!

Amen!

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice
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Janice Taylor is a Weight Loss Coach, Author, Columnist and 50-pound big-time-loser.

Interested in one-on-one coaching? Write Janice for a free consult.

Want more information on how YOU CAN wake up THINNER on New Year's Day? Christmas Diet