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A downloadable gift from Our Lady of Weight Loss to YOU!
ART Thanksgvg prayer.pdf.
1. Print it
2. Make multiple copies
3. Take it with you to your Thanksgiving Dinner
4. Give to everyone you know

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice

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Holly Rossi from Beliefnet's fab blog Fresh Living serves up platters full of health in this extraordinarily fun and vibrant gallery: 21 Simple Ways to Be Healthy.

Holly asks, "What does healthy mean to you?"
Perhaps, it means freedom from illness, or the best possible performance of your body. Or health might be a state of mind, something that fits into the category of "I know it when I see it."

Regardless of your health goals, these tips can help you feel better--starting right now.

Feel free to comment, weigh-in on what healthy means to you!
For me, healthy means that in this moment, I am calmly and peacefully moving through my day, with a smile on my face and an apple in my bag!

Hungry for more Happy Healthy?
Apples: Kill Appetite?
Apple Brown Betty Recipe: BEST EVER!

The Holiday Diet: How to WAKE UP THINNER on New Year's Day! is an ongoing e-program.

Spread the word ... NOT the icing!
Janice

If YOU Want to WAKE UP THINNER? then go to THE HOLIDAY DIET for details on the e-book, community and more!
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Does your weight loss chart look like an EKG?
In need of a coach? Write Janice!

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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.

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For those of us who have already 'sinned,' Our Lady of Weight Loss is here, up bright and early, available through-out the day to hear your Halloween Confession and forgive. Thank goodness, because - yes, this 50 pound big-time-loser has a confession and it's only 8 a.m.!

Forgive Me, for I Have Sinned

I did my absolute best. I strategically waited until last night to buy Halloween candy for the cute little trick or treaters that will come knocking on my door today. I stood in the candy aisle and purposefully picked the candy that I like the very least, even dislike!

When I got home and unpacked the groceries, the "Candy Alien" who I thought permanently moved out of my mind returned for a short visit and made me (twisted my arms, I'm all black and blue) rip open the bag and partake in the sugar.

All Is Forgiven, Move On! ~ Our Lady of Weight Loss

Seriously, I feel better having made my confession public and I encourage you to take this opportunity to either write your confession in the comments below or say them out loud to Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal.

Spread the word, NOT the icing!
Janice

Reserve your seat at The Holiday Diet Table!
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In need of a coach? Write Janice!

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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: www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com
www.JaniceTaylorLiving.com

Visit Our Lady of Weight Loss.
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This past week, this 50 pound big-time-loser met up with Denise Austin, America's #1 fitness guru at the Skecher's New York stop on the "Shape Up America" tour.

Denise Austin ventured into fitness - big time - at the age of 12, playing the gymnast. As opposed to myself, who at the age of 12 ventured into obesity, playing the 'fattest!'

Polar opposites in childhood, finding middle ground as adults, I met up with Denise Austin, fitness guru, to discuss saddlebag slimmers and fit bottoms.

JT: Hi Denise. I'm so excited to be walking and talking with my favorite fitness guru! As I understand it, you ventured into fitness big time at the age of 12, as a gymnast and that your philosophy is to make fitness fun and fit it in wherever!!! To that end ... I need to know...

Do you REALLY do leg lifts while brushing your teeth every night?

DA: I do whenever I remember to do it. I always lean forward which gives you a little stretch and then I sometimes bend my knee to do a leg curl.

JT: And how exactly do you work your thighs while on the phone?

DA: I'm on the phone so much with work and my personal life, so I try to make the most of every minute. Walking lunges are great for thighs. Leg squats are also great to do while you are on the phone. Just all you do bend your kness like you're going to sit in a chair making sure to keep your knees aligned over your ankle and then stand up straight squeezing your butt on the way up.

I also like to do leg lifts out to the side. All you do is stand with your feet together and extend your leg to the side... I call this one the saddlebag slimmer as it's really great to slim those hips which is a trouble spot for lots of women.

JT: What is your soul goal?

DA: To be happy healthy... and to share my life with my family and good friends and spend more time with them; not just 'quality' time, but more time. I enjoy all my relationships with my husband, my kids, my sisters and my girlfriends and maintaining a healthy relationships across the board nurtures my soul.

JT: How does exercising feed your soul goal?

DA: Exercise is a great way to get rid of stress and anxiety. It clears the head and gets rid of all that stuff that is annoying you and really isn't all that important. It filters out any grouchie-ness - it's a great mental filter.

I also love to go for a good walk - it makes me feel good. Seeing nature, breathing fresh air makes me grateful and feels good.

JT: What's your greatest personal challenge?

DA: Finding the right balance I think is a challenge for everyone and to be able to be able to balance husband, kids and career and maintain a harmony in all that I love to do. It's challenging because I love all that I do and I want to do so much, but I can't do it all.

JT: What is the most interesting thing that is happening your life right now?

DA: Wow, there is so much happening right now... There is the SKECHERS Shape up America Tour which has been a great experience traveling around the country and meeting people. We've literally seen thousands of people as we travel from city to city who are not getting out to walk in their SKECHERS Shape-ups. I also have two new DVDs coming out for the holidays; a new book due in January and am also developing a new TV show for 2010.

JT: What takes you off course?

DA: Food! I love to eat and go out to dinner with friends and family and order all kinds of things. I love dessert.

JT: How do you get back on course?

DA: I wake up the next day and do a more challenging workout or add on a few extra minutes. But I don't let things get me down. I approach each day as a fresh start.

JT: If you were to fill yourself with words, what would they be?

DA: It's the same words and phrases I tell people all the time, 'You're worth it; take the time for yourself to be healthy; and I deserve my own time.'

JT: What is the most important thing you know?

DA: That life is so short and I realized that when my mother passed away. You really need to live with no regrets. Life is very precious. This is the real thing!

More interviews and diet tips!
6 Energy Tips from Denise Austin, Fitness Guru
6 Billion Pounds Overweight: Dr. Ian tells it like it is!
Dr. Laura: Mean Spirited and Anti-Fat

Spread the word ... NOT the Icing!
Janice

Reserve your seat at the Holiday Table!
The Holiday Diet: Wake Up Thinner!
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Does your weight loss chart look like an EKG?
In need of a coach? Write Janice!

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: www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com
www.JaniceTaylorLiving.com

Visit Our Lady of Weight Loss.
about Janice

A Tushkateer (Kick in the Tush Club member) sent me a super-sized motivational portion of a speech that Oprah Winfrey gave to the graduating class of 2007 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

For those of you who have already seen it, read it and loved it, please take it in again, on a deeper level. Chew over the meaning! And for those of you who are reading this for the first time, get ready for a platterful of motivation! Digest every tasty morsel and comment below. Oprah's words linger and satisfy!

"So here are a few things I want you to know that I know for sure. Don't be afraid.
All you have to know is who you are. Because there is no such thing as failure.
There is no such thing as failure.

"What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's
way of pointing you in a new direction.

"Your calling isn't something that somebody can tell you about. It's what you feel.
It's a part of your life force. It is the thing that gives you juice. The things
that are you supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it
inside yourself.

"You know, I come from good stock. Dr. Swygert was mentioning my grandmother who had a dream for me. And her dream was not a big dream. Her dream was that one day I could grow up -- she used to say, I want you to grow up and get yourself some good white folks, because my grandmother was a maid and she worked for white folks her whole life.

"And her idea of having a big dream was to have white folks who at least treated her
with some dignity, who showed her a little bit respect. And she used to say, I want you to -- I hope you get some good white folks that are kind to you. And I regret that she didn't live past 1963 to see that I did grow up and get some really good white folks working for me.

"I spent eight years in Baltimore. I knew in those years in Baltimore that I was
unhappy being a television news reporter. But the voice of my father, who thought
he knew what I was supposed to do was in my head. He said don't you give up that
job, girl. You're never going to make $25,000 in one year. That's my father's
dream for me. But God could dream a bigger dream than you can dream for yourself.
And so I tried to live in the space of God's dream. And the television executives
told me when I was in Baltimore that I was just -- it was too much. I was too big,
and I was too black.

"They told me that I was too engaged, that I was too emotional, I was too -- too much
for the news and so they put me on a talk show one day just to run out my contract.
And that was the beginning of my story. So I say, even when things are difficult,
be grateful. Honor your calling; don't worry about how successful you will be.
Don't worry about it. Focus on how significant you can be in service and the
success will take care of itself. And always take a stand for yourself. Your values,
you are defined by what you stand for. Your integrity is not for sale.

"From the very beginning of my career in Baltimore, and I walked in the room and all
of the men in the room said to me you need to change your name, because nobody is
going to remember your name. You need to change your name and I said what do you
want me to change it to? They said we think Susie is a good name. Susie is a friendly
name. Susie is a name that people will remember. People can relate to Susie. I said
I think I'm going to keep my name if people remember it or not. It is my name. You
have to be willing to stand up for what you believe in. If I -- if I could count the
number of times I have been asked to compromise and sell out myself for one reason
or another, I would be a billionaire 10 times over. My integrity is not for sale
and neither is yours."

For the full speech and video, please visit: Graduation

More Weighty Inspiration:
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The Holiday Diet: Wake Up Thinner!

Spread the word ... NOT the Icing!
Janice
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Does your weight loss chart look like an EKG?
In need of a coach? Write Janice!

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: www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com
www.JaniceTaylorLiving.com

Visit Our Lady of Weight Loss.
about Janice

Greg Voisen host of Inside Personal Growth gets the skinny on permanent fat removal from no other than Our Lady of Weight Loss and Janice Taylor, she who permanently removed over 50 pounds. If you are in need of motivation, information and laughs, read on!

Studies in the US show that pumpkin seeds may help reduce hormone damage to the prostate, which in turn lessens the risk of developing prostate cancer. They've been used in certain areas of Europe to treat learning disorders. In China, pumpkin seeds are used to ward off depression, and pumpkin seed oil has been used for treatment of prostatitis.

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 just had a great AHA! as I was talking with "Our Lady of Weight Loss" Janice Taylor. She was talking about the fact that many of us see weight loss as difficult. She says, "weight loss is as difficult as you make it." Ding, ding, ding, light bulbs went off in my head.

Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Coach, helps you get clear on what success means to you. Everyone measures success differently. Some people measure it by how much money they make, some by their career path and their titles, some by a successful marriage, some by how pretty or thin they might be.

"You are asked for this one day and one night to starve your body so your soul can feast on faith and adoration."

Our Lady of Weight Loss presents the 10 Commandments of Permanent Fat Removal because it is her mission to make weight loss fun. Our Lady of Weight Loss hopes that you will smile, laugh and lighten up, particularly in these very serious times. She can't think of anything more delicious than a side-splitting belly laugh. Can you? Sure, laughter is one of God's greatest gifts!

Tips on cookies, milk and break times: "Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap." ~ Barbara Jordan

Our Lady of Weight Loss turns to her Tarot Deck and The Empress for inspiration and weight loss motivation. Here, she shares her insights as well as a pear recipe.

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. -or - 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?

Required Weight Loss Reading: Will the Biggest Loser make YOU Fatter? The new contestants go mano a mano. Will they reach their goals? Will YOU?

Got the end of summer blues? Here are 5 happy zaps of color from Our Lady of Weight Loss, sure to lighten your mood and bring energy to your day.

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Angry mother sends depressed teenager off to Woodstock with hippy-dippie minister and church youth group. Is God navigating? You decide.

What does your body have to say about what you are eating? How often does the sight or smell of food drown out your body's words of wisdom?

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