Get your love vibe on! Valentine's Day is less than one week away. I say, let's make St. Valentine's day all about 'love' - any and all types of love, be it animal, vegetable or mineral! Love thy friends! Love thy partner.! Love thy vegetable crop! Love thy neighbor's barking dog! Love life! Love thyself!!!
Today's Kick includes (but is not limited to) an Aphrodisiac HeavyRighteous Recipe, Motivational Musings that will warm your heart and soul, and thoughtful answers to your questions in Chewing the Fat!
Here's what Tushkateers Delilah and Sally, who both participated in the January Cure, have to say!
"I started the 21-Day Blow the Fat Cells From Your Mind on Jan. 17. I weighed on Feb.1. (That stern taskmaster "Inner-D" will only let me weigh on the 1st of the month. She says I get in trouble when I weigh once a week. If I lose weight, I celebrate with pasta. If I gain weight or stay the same, I console myself with pasta. Not a good plan.) ANYWAY, I have permanently removed 11.5 pounds of fat - and that's just the start. THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME STARTED!!!!!!!!! xoxo Delilah
"The 21 Day CURE helped me to wake up; not just in the morning as I anticipated my e-mail from Janice, but it's propelling me out of the fog that surrounds me in the land of overweight. Daily focus on ME and introspection has been creating more smiles, more conversation and a stronger sense of self. I've enjoyed all the explorations and often jump back and forth between mental-cises as deeper meaning comes to light. "Seconds please" for me as I want to continue on this path with Our Lady of Weight Loss cheering me on!" SO - sign up already! (for more info, scroll all the way down, down ... yup, down!)"
From SKINNY SCOOPERS ... More from Skinny Scoopers in today's Motivational Musings ... But first (drum roll, please) a link to their delightful and delish nterview with Our Lady of Weight Loss! Seriously, folks. I've done a lot of interviews and I so thoroughly enjoyed this one. It's a 10 minute show that will give you a 10 hour lift! Click here to listen UP and lighten UP!
A REVIEW!!!!! Here's what National Health & Wellness Club has to say about Janice Taylor's The 21 Day Cure: Blow the Fat Cells Out of Your Mind!!! "In her e-coaching class (program), you'll get 21 days of tools, inspiration, support and humor - everything you need to change the way you look at food. You'll end up happy, energized, self-confidant and in control. At less than a dollar a day, it's a real bargain!"
In support of the Go Red For Women movement, people from north to south and east to west are wearing red, in hopes of bringing awareness to and wiping out heart disease and stroke! Why Red? Because red is strong and brings forth passion, excitement and energy. It is a stimulate, and it is the hottest of the warm colors. For your down-loadable red dress ... Read On!
Listen UP and Lighten UP! Tushkateers, have I got a find for you! Skinny Scoopers! A website from two sassy 'weight loss sisters,' Chris and Lisa, who are dedicated to reporting the news that helps you lose!
Their pages are overflowing with best food finds, tasty tidbits, and hot jeans. They are scouting the weight loss world looking for inside-sources, fitness experts, diet gurus, and best selling authors to interview as they shed 'lite.' ... Read On!
'We live in an obesogenic environment - a plethora of fast food outlets, reliance on cars, and offers enticing us to eat larger portions ...' Professor Mike Kelly - as quoted in the Telegraph 8th October 2003 - What are we going to do about it? ... Read On!
What does Groundhog Day have to do with weight loss? Our Lady of Weight Loss says, "All roads lead to weight loss!" If the winter is getting you down, you might eat! If you are longing for spring, you might make an extra trip to the fridge. If it's grey outside and/or snowing, you may turn to food to add color to your life!
Here follow 9 Groundhog Day Quotes to Chew On that promise to keep you smiling and help you to stay on your healthy living path! ... Read On!
According to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's recently published personal papers, she thought a slimmer version of herself might project a more powerful persona. In 1979, she purged 20 pounds with the help of 56 eggs!
The 20 Pound Plan! Thatcher's CRASH Plan included spinach, grapefruit, steak for dinner, black coffee, tea and, every so often - for good measure - a shot of whiskey (taken with meat - otherwise not!). ... Read On!
Dear OLofWL (Janice) ~ Just wanted to tell you that I love your art work. I read that making a collage helped you to 'permanently lose weight,' so I decided to try it. I took three hours out of my day and did just that! Although mine is not so pretty, I still did and placed it on my blog. I just started it the other day.
Thank you for the idea! It really got me thinking about how I truly see and feel about food, society, inner self and weight loss.
Once again, thank you for the idea and I do plan on looking at it when I am feeling weak. And I look forward to maybe even making more! ~ Nicole
Dear Nicole ~ Pretty-Schmitty! Your collage is amazing! Spectacular! I love it!!! And congratulations on starting a blog.
Yes, let this collage be an anchor that keeps you grounded to your weight loss goals! And definitely, make more art! Outstanding!!! Thanks for sharing. ~ OLofWL
Dear OLofWL ~ I'm struggling with an uneven record - 3 or 4 days on track, then a day or two not on track. Tough year: I retired from teaching, my Mom died, family hard times ensued. I'd like to be more friendly and active, but I don't seem to have much energy...though I go to the gym sometimes and walk the trails. But then again my weight, and I have been on this see-saw relationship for a long time.
I'm not much for the pity-pot but now that I write it out, I'm thinking I need to give myself some rest other than a carbohydrate buzz. I know, I know, I have two choices: make some of the day or not. I'm just plain scared is what it is, and growing older, and a lifetime of tides sometimes seem irreversible. ~ Susan
Dear Susan ~ I'm sorry for your loss, Susan. You did, indeed, have a difficult year. I do believe that writing it out was helpful for you. Seems you worked through a lot of what was going on in your mind. As you said, you're not a "pity-pot!" And ultimately, you do have a choice. We are the lump sum of our choices, aren't we? And, my friend, it's not over till it's over! We're all getting older.
I get that it's overwhelming. How would it be to take one step at a time? How would it be to wake up each morning and say, "What is one step that I could take today that will help to move me forward?" Why not try it for one week? Wake up and write down one positive thing to do. Just one and see what happens. Let us know! Thanks for opening up and sharing. ~ OLofWL
Rosemary, an aphrodisiac, found in early depictions of the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, clutching or wearing a sprig of the fragrant herb ...
* when placed under your pillow, promotes pleasant dreams,
* when steeped in tea, calms frayed nerves, and
* when the scent is present during certain amorous adventures, future hints of the heady bouquet will evoke a Pavlovian call to love!
Start your evening with a hot soak in a bath scented with a few drops of rosemary essential oil will improve circulation to the skin and sensitivity to touch.
And then serve up: Capellini Rosemary a la Aphrodite!
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic, minced * 1/4 cup olive oil * 1/2 cup chopped rosemary * 1/2 cup chopped parsley * 1/2 cup chopped chives * 1 pound capellini * salt n' pepper to taste
Instructions: Heat garlic in olive in a skillet until nice n' brown. * Stir in herbs and heat. * Cook the pasta until al dente. * Drain and toss with the herb mixture.
An ART VASE!!! Inspired by the designer Laurens van Wieringen from the Museum of Modern Art's Design Shop. The thing I love about this vase is that you cannot go wrong. One flower, two or more! Arranged perfectly!
Made in Holland! Tulips!!! Of course! ... Check out the rest on MoMA's site. (And honey, if you are reading this ... our anniversary is coming up!)
The DEAL of the CENTURY!!!
Are you in need of fresh inspiration? Do you want to tap into your 'most empowered visionary self?' My friend, Melissa Wadsworth, a lover of collage and expert in personal growth, is - through DailyOm.com - offering Visioning with Dream Boards, a 6-week video course that will move you from blocked to brilliant!
I'm letting you know about this course because it's an amazing process and you save more than $30 when you purchase it through DailyOm.Com for only $11. Yes, for all 6 weeks! $1.83 per week, if my math is right! Check her out!
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"Janice Taylor is a kooky kind of genius ...
See if her idiosyncratic plan works for you!" ~ O, the Oprah Magazine
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Funny, information, enlightening and uplifting ... sage advice. ~ Los Angeles Times
Empowering . . . break out of the traditional weight-loss mindset. ~ Library Journal
For anyone who has ever been on a diet or is on one now, or who might be on one in the future!
EVOLVE! (Don't just improve.) Improve means to do something better. Evolve, however, means that you permanently and fundamentally change a part of who you are.
Janice partners with her clients to provide a thought-provoking process that inspires clients to facilitate positive change, enabling them to enhance the quality of their lives, maximize their potential and permanently remove that excess weight once and for all.
Janice changed my mind and gave me the emotional strength I needed to change my body. ~ AH
While working with Janice, I not only 'permanently removed' over 20 pounds, I changed my life. I got so much more than I'd bargained for - ME! Profound stuff. I heartily recommend Janice as a coach. ~ MEMcG
"Janice's honesty, compassion, professionalism and sincerity came through in each phone session. Her coaching skills are tremendously effective in all areas: weight loss, relationships, career - LIFE! I learned much more about myself than I expected; specifically, the root cause of my anxiety (which was causing me to overeat)." ~ Heather D.B.
Since I began reading Our Lady of Weight Los (the book) and working with Janice, I have permanently removed 22 pounds! This feels so very positive. Janice's advise, support and insights have been and will continue to be an enormous help to me in many, many ways. - SB, Massachusetts
Do you want to once and for all get a grip on the food and weight thing?
Do you want to feel comfortable in your body? Do you want to wake up happy and energized?
Do you want to stop comparing yourself to others? Do you want to stop worrying about what others are thinking about you?
Do you want to stop feeling inadequate? Do you want to feel self-confident?
Do you want to live a life you love?
If you answered yes to any of the above, then please join with us as we,
together, take a leap of faith and jump into the unknown … our minds! Change Your Mind; Change Your Weight. Sign Up Now!
As Albert Einstein so brilliantly stated,
“You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it.”
Hey there, Tushkateers! 
A REVIEW!!!!! Here's what National Health & Wellness Club has to say about 
The 21 Day Cure: