Take heart, fellow dessert lovers. I managed to permanently remove over 50 pounds of excess weight over six years ago (woo hoo, I’m keeping it off – it’s permanent), and eating desserts was and is a part of my plan.This video entitled “Dysfunctional Chef” features me making my “5 Yum Delicious” Fig Sauce. The pants…

I received a bunch of comments and emails regarding my “Can Your Miracle Can” Oh Yes, You Can project. Many of you liked the idea of doing something with your anger, other than lashing out at others or stuffing it down and using it against yourself. Here follows a ‘forgiver-cize’ from my latest book, “All…

Whenever you eat “fattening” foods, you are bad and a cheater … and you should feel ashamed of yourself! False, false, false and false! 1. Feeling shame is rarely warranted. 2. Shame is NOT a good strategy. 3. Shame sets us on a downward spiral. 4. Shame opens the flood-gates for self-defeating thoughts, depression and…

<img alt="can%20your%20anger2.jpg" src="http://blog.beliefnet.com/ourladyofweightloss/can%20your%20anger2.jpg" width="226" height="216" style="float:right;margin5px;" As you may recall, a bit of anger came up on these pages last week, and I decided to ‘make’ something out of it. (Ha! I crack myself up.) The “Can Your Anger” pious project! I recycled an empty coffee container into my own version of a ‘miracle can’…

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