Our Lady of Weight Loss

This week's Get Jiggy Weight Loss Puzzle doubles as a puzzle and Thanksgiving Calorie Count Guide!

I am going to go out on a limb here and make an observation about Oprah's Favorite Things 2010 list that may not be taken favorably. In fact, y'all might get mad at me, but I'm going to have to take that risk. Because I can't believe my eyes! And I do believe that this…

From the Our Lady of Weight Loss Kitchens ... Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Success Coach and chef extraordinaire shares, "Eureka! I've found the perfect Thanksgiving pâté recipe! It is an amazingly delicious, traditional dish with a twist."

Have you thought it through? Suppose, just suppose, with all those good intentions in place, the sweet potato pie calls your name and you succumb. What will you do? How will you keep it light? Our Lady of Weight Loss to the rescue!

Think about how often the word "should" comes up in your thoughts. "I should do this; I should do that. I must do this; I must do that. I have to do this; I have to do that." All day long, we are shouting (yes, SHOUTING) orders at ourselves.

Breathing provides many of the same benefits that exercise does, and it will aid weight loss. Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't exercise. I am saying that breathing will enhance your ability to exercise, in addition to help you burn fat!

When leading a workshop at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, my question to the group - "How do you know when you are sated?" - was met with dead silence. People looked at me like I was from Mars. I asked again, "How do you know when you sated? You know, when you are no…

This week's GET JIGGY WEIGHT LOSS PUZZLE is inspired by The Ace of Knives, good friend of Our Lady of Weight Loss. Today, Ace of Knives comes to your rescue, as she cuts through the b*#^ and asks, "What's eating you?"

Based on past Thanksgivings, I guarantee you that there will be leftovers. So ... In addition to planning my Thanksgiving day recipes (see my last Friday's Sweet Potato Recipes!!!), I am gathering and trying out leftover recipes! Turkey Taco Pizza is to die for!

In honor of Veterans Day 2010, 15 quotes that give pause for reflection.

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