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Diet Secrets from the Fridge: Eat More. Consume Less.

Even though I know that you know, even thought you’ve heard it before, I feel compelled to revisit breakfast, because even after forty years of breakfast related studies, showing without a shadow of a doubt that kick-starting your day with breakfast is the thing to do – you’re not!

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Gods, Girls and Artichokes

posted by Janice Taylor, Editor

Zeus had a plan. He thought that whenever his wife Hera was away, he’d get together with Cynara. However, Cynara soon became homesick. She missed her mother, so she slipped back to the earth for a short but meaningful visit with the mortals. When she returned, it was quite apparent that she had a new attitude. Zeus wasn’t particularly happy with her un-goddess-like behavior. He threw a fit and tossed her back to earth, and he changed her into the plant that we now call the artichoke.

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13 Tips – Jolt Your January Resolution

posted by Janice Taylor, Editor

Hey! How IS that January resolution working for you? I’m wondering if you’re still on the wagon, or if you’ve fallen off the wagon, and then gotten back on again? Well, just in case you fell off and you’re feeling a bit bruised and discouraged and want some encouragement, Janice Taylor, your weight loss coach and Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal, have put together some really small baby steps that you can take today that will get you moving again!

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Back to School: Hungry and Cranky Kids

posted by Janice Taylor, Editor

Back to School Food Tips: If you had lunch at 11:30 a.m. (or even earlier) and the next time you had access to food was 3:00 in-the-afternoon, wouldn’t you be hungry and cranky, too?

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Kick in the Tush Tuesday: Empty Your Mental Junk Drawer
“I believe in roses. And I believe in putting roses into a vase and sitting the vase on the table. I believe in getting lost and being found, I believe in going barefoot, and in laughter! My religion is to laugh at myself, whenever I can! I believe in the sunlight and in grey skies with big, bea

posted 12:40:02pm May. 21, 2013 | read full post »

Puzzled? "Chuga-Squeak" speaks
"Chuga-squeak, Chuga-squeak," repeats the Grackle. Our Tucson courtyard, amass in Palm, Olive, Mesquite and Cyprus trees, is home to the Grackle. The Grackle is longer than most blackbirds, slimmer than most crows. Grackle males are colorful; very iridescent with their long tails, distinct

posted 11:06:35am May. 20, 2013 | read full post »

Eat This: Lose Weight - Best Gazpacho Ever
Q: How amazing and magical is it when someone (a good friend, neighbor or even a relative) shows up at your front door with a bowl of somethin' special that she (or he) has just whipped up to share with you--that is not only delish, but healthy as well? A: Very amazing! :) I am happy to re

posted 9:44:32am May. 17, 2013 | read full post »

#OneWord Thursday: 10 Quotes that Inspire the #Body
Our inner guidance comes to us through our feelings and body wisdom first — not through intellectual understanding. ~ Christiane Northrup Because thoughts come from our head, and said thoughts tend to be loud (very loud), we are inclined to live there – in our heads. What happens when we liv

posted 9:30:23am May. 16, 2013 | read full post »

Fat Daughter: "Perplexed" Needs Advice!
“Perplexed” turns to Our Lady of Weight Loss and asks “How can I help my daughter? How can I restore family harmony?” Dear Our Lady of Weight Loss ~ I have three teenage-young adult kids. They are all winners in their own ways and on track to be happy, successful people. But of course, th

posted 10:00:12am May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

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