Our Lady of Weight Loss

Our Lady of Weight Loss

Puzzled? your…Empty Mind

Empty MindEnjoy this week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle entitled, “Empty Mind,” from Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal.

Remember, clicking burns calories and it’s fun!
Send “Empty Mind” e-postcard to friends, family and colleagues!

For more weight loss fun, visit:  OLWL’s Kick in the Tush Club/Facebook chapter!

Spread the word–NOT the icing

Janice

PS:  Dictated but not read by OLWL.  Excuse all typos!
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Eat This: Lose Weight – Cinco de Mayo Tacos ‘n Salsa

Cinco De Mayo by Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Artist

Cinco De Mayo by Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Artist

Last week’s EAT THIS: LOSE WEIGHT recipe featured a delightfully delicious Cinco de Mayo Beans n’ Rice dish.  Not to be missed!  AND a great complement to this week’s EAT THIS: LOSE WEIGHT recipe, Cinco de Mayo Tacos n’ Salsa!

CORN SALSA INGREDIENTS:
2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 medium tomato, seeded chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped*
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
dash of salt

DIRECTIONS:
In medium sized bowl, combine corn, tomato, onion and peppers. Add cilantro and lime juice.
Salt to taste. Toss it! Stir it! Place in beautiful bowl!

TACO FILLING – INGREDIENTS:
2 green zucchini, trimmed, sliced thin
2 yellow summer squash, trimmed, sliced thin
1/2 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 bunch scallions, trimmed, finely chopped
2 avocados, pitted, peeled and sliced lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices
1 medium-size head of iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
1 medium-size green pepper, seeded and cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch wide strips.
1 medium-size red pepper, seeded and cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch wide strips
1 medium-size yellow pepper, seeded and cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch wide strips
1/2 cup cilantro finely chopped

20 taco shells

*jalapeno peppers:  be extremely careful around the seeds!  Do not get them on fingers, face, skin anywhere!  They burn!!! Jalapenos are not as hot as other peppers, but still, be forewarned!   I learned the hard way!

DIRECTIONS:
On platter, place Taco shells in the middle and then artfully arrange ingredients, one by one, around the shells.
Salsa in side dish!
Let everyone assemble their own Taco!
AND, needless to say, but I’ll say it anyway, you are free to improvise.

What ingredients would you add to your Taco platter?  Do tell!!!

Hungry for more Cinco de Mayo celebration?  Visit: OLWL’s Kick in the Tush Club/Facebook chapter!

Spread the word–NOT the icing

Janice

PS:  Dictated but not read by OLWL.  Excuse all typos!
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For the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:
Our Lady of Weight Loss
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#OneWord Thursday: 12 Ways to Breathe In #Morning Happiness

Mandala Goddess DOGFurther my yesterday’s post, “3 Steps to Waking Up Happy,” here today a dozen “morning” quotes that can serve as morning affirmations, as well.

Wash your mind with these magically filled, precious morning gems that can help you to tap into the goodness and possibility that this morning and every morning has to offer. Start anew, with a smile on your face.   Oh, the joy of morning!

Breathe in morning, breathe out possibility. ~ Janice Taylor

The cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning.  Each moment you are alive is a gem, shining through and containing earth and sky, water and clouds. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Please Call Me By My True Names

You wake up in the morning, and your purse is magically filled with 24 hours of un-manufactured tissue of the universe of your life. It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. No one can take it from you. And no one receives either more or less than you receive. ~ Arnold Bennett

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive; to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ~ Marcus Aurelius

To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set our own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. ~ Og Mandino

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have. ~ Lemony Snicket, The Blank Boo

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. ~ Master Eckhart

Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself. ~ Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Outside, there was that predawn kind of clarity, where the momentum of living has not quite captured the day. The air was not filled with conversation or thought bubbles or laughter or sidelong glances. Everyone was sleeping, all of their ideas and hopes and hidden agendas entangled in the dream world, leaving this world clear and crisp and cold as a bottle of milk in the fridge. ~ Reif Larsen

It’s a finger snapping kind of day. ~ Coco J. Ginger

We are living in a ‘one morning’ world; we get up one morning and many things have changed! Tomorrow morning, there will be another ‘one morning! ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Breathe in morning, breathe out possibility. ~ Janice Taylor

And…for those who want to let go of the excess weight, extra pounds; start with happiness.  Make the journey a joyous one.

For more #MorningHappiness, visit Our Lady of Weight Loss: Facebook/Kick in the Tush Club.

Spread the word–NOT the icing!

Janice

PS:  Dictated but not read by OLWL.  Excuse all typos!
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For the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:
Our Lady of Weight Loss
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Tasty Tidbit: 3 Steps-How to Wake Up Happy

smile therapyWould you like to wake up happy?  Here, from Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of weightlessness, shares 3-steps to a happy morning!

Did you know that your mind is 25 times more open to suggestion when you first wake up in the morning?  It’s true!  In those first moments, when you first start to open your eyes, in that in between state when you are neither fully asleep nor fully awake, your mind is ready to receive.

Receive what?  Something positive, I hope!  Positive thoughts, feelings and instructions for the day.

When you wake up in the morning, train yourself to pay close attention to your very first thought.  If it is a negative thought, then turn it around into a positive thought.

Essentially, you are setting the tone for the day.  Our actions follow our thoughts.  Therefore, if you declare the day to be a crappy one, it will be!

Tell yourself that you are excited to get and embrace the day, and your day will be a great one.

Step One:  While still in bed, not fully awake, pay attention to your first thought.
Step Two:  If it is a happy one, stick with it!  If not, then turn it around!
Step Three:  Smile!

Sometimes, it’s just that simple.

For more happy tips, talk and laughs, visit:  Facebook/Kick in the Tush Club!

Spread the word–NOT the icing!

Janice

PS:  Dictated but not read by OLWL.  Excuse all typos!
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For the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:
Our Lady of Weight Loss
sign up for the Kick in the Tush Club e-letter
join and chat: Kick in the Tush Club/Facebook

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