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Gods, Girls and Artichokes (recipe included)

Our Lady of Weight Loss tells all about the Artichoke! According to Aegean myth, the first artichoke was a divine young woman who lived on the island of Zinari. One day the Greek god, Zeus, visited his brother Poseidon (God of the Sea). (They were some powerful family.)

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20 Quick and Simple Weight Loss Tips

posted by Janice Taylor, Editor

Be a Weekend Weight Loss Warrior. Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Coach shares her top 20 ‘food’ weight loss tips that you can take with you as you head off into the weekend!

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How Do You Measure Success?

posted by Janice Taylor, Editor

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.

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Antidepressant Epidemic: How to Move Past Depression

posted by Janice Taylor, Editor

I know from first hand experience that depression can move someone toward food. (Yes, this ‘happy idiot’ has had bouts of depression.) And I know – again from first hand experience – that ‘eating for depression’ is counter-productive and counter-intuitive. [...]

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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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