If bitterness wants to get into the act, offer it a cookie or a gumdrop.  No more than 50 calories, please.  After all, if we plump up Bitterness, it’s likely to be that much more bitter! As you click through this week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle, “Gumdrops,” think Sweet Thoughts! Click through the…

“I wasn’t raised Catholic; I just really like the image of a neutral and benign Mary floating around somewhere, being nice to people.” ~ Moby *** After I put the finishing touches on my artwork entitled, “Floating Mary,” I thought, “Wouldn’t it be great to have a meaningful quote, one that opens the heart floating,…

My email inbox overflows with links to articles and course offerings; variations on a theme: “New Year: New You.”   And I wonder, “A new and improved me? Again? What’s wrong with the old me?  Am I not…Thin enough?  Active enough?  Smart enough?  Good enough?” The answer:  It’s not about becoming good enough.  I’m good enough! …

As we happily head out to party, let’s remember to read through, ingest, and practice the 10 Commandments of Holiday Weight Loss graciously and generously presented to us by Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent weight removal!  She who guided me to my 50 pounds permanent weight loss!   The 10…

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