Our Lady of Weight Loss

Dearest Devotees of Our Lady of Weight Loss, Tushkateers, and all who have divinely landed on this page, I urge you to NOT wait until January to lose weight!  There’s something about the crisp cool fall air that shouts, “Start now!” To help you get started, click here for 9 Platters Full of Autumn Weight…

The Journal of the American Medical Association tells us that writing about stressful situations, stressful life events, even the stressors of daily living helps to reduce symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. This is just one study in a growing body of evidence that shows the mental and emotional health are linked to physical well-being.…

You are a child of God.  Your playing small does not serve the world.  There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure about you.  We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.  ~ Marianne Williamson *** Helloooooo Tushkateers!  How are you on this spectacular autumn…

As you click through this week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle entitled “My Problem and How I Solved It #15,” Our Lady of Weight Loss invites you to think!!! Think about the problem. Identify the problem. Brainstorm ways to solve the problem. Then!!!  Here comes the fun part! Number it! Log it and file…

Our Lady of Weight Loss and I had a grueling morning.  We went shopping!   We picked up a heavy shelving unit that need to be assembled, dragged it to the car, loaded it up, drove it downtown to my art studio, and then assembled it.   Manual labor, calories burned; quite the morning! By the time…

Our Lady of Weight Loss and Janice Taylor, your Life & Wellness Coach, weight loss expert (that’s me) were discussing #Compassion!   Our Lady pointed out that ALL the major religions place great value on #Compassion. OLofWL noted that practicing compassion, feeling empathy for the suffering of others (basically each and every soul you encounter) is…

People say that they simply do not have time to take care of themselves; they have no time to do the things that they need to do to be create happy and healthy lives. They tell me that they can’t take a vacation, even if they leave their kids with the kids’ grandparents.  They tell…

Every so often, someone says something to me about my newly found thinness that is upsetting and sends me reeling. (Yes, it’s been twelve years since I permanently removed over 50 pounds, but it still feels newly found. Until I have lived more years thin than fat, I believe that I will consider myself newly…

Puzzled?  About Fatty Acids?  Me, too!  As you read through and then click through this week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle consider the benefits of Omega-3. Omega-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexanoic acid (DHA), alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), are a part of the polyunsaturated fat family (the good fats) and are considered essential to…

This week’s Eat This: Lose Weight recipe from your favorite Dysfunctional Chef (that’s me) is inspired by fall colors, in particular and especially, Autumn Orange.  Orange, an optimistic, uplifting and rejuvenating color, has the power to bring a positive outlook on life.   While mixing, folding and blending the ingredients, think orange thoughts–happy thoughts, adventurous…

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