{"id":244,"date":"2008-11-08T06:46:50","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T06:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/11\/christmas-diet-tip-8-its-not-a.html"},"modified":"2008-11-08T06:46:50","modified_gmt":"2008-11-08T06:46:50","slug":"christmas-diet-tip-8-its-not-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/11\/christmas-diet-tip-8-its-not-a.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Diet Tip #8: Keeping Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Keeping Perspective: It&#8217;s NOT about your FAT; it&#8217;s about YOUR LIFE!<\/strong><br \/>\nYour weight, your diet, your exercise plan is just one slice of your life pie.<br \/>\nPermanent weight loss is about <strong>living a balanced life<\/strong>.  It&#8217;s about looking at all areas of your life &#8211; health, relationships, finances, career, fun, creativity, spirituality, physical environment &#8211; and creating them so that they support YOU to have the best life ever.<br \/>\nFocusing only on weight loss will not serve you well.  If anything, you may lose weight, but you will most definitely find it.<br \/>\nMake a commitment to YOU, all of you, every aspect of you.  Losing weight won&#8217;t fix what&#8217;s wrong with your finances.  Gathering buckets of money, won&#8217;t help you to lose weight.  Seek balance.  Enjoy every aspect of your life!<br \/>\nSpread the word &#8230; NOT the icing!<br \/>\nJanice<br \/>\n_______________________________<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Janice Taylor<\/a> is a Weight Loss Coach, Author, Columnist and 50-pound big-time-loser.<br \/>\nInterested in one-on-one coaching?  <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">Write Janice<\/a> for a free consult.<br \/>\nWant more information on how YOU CAN wake up THINNER on New Year&#8217;s Day? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christmasdiet.com\">Christmas Diet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping Perspective: It&#8217;s NOT about your FAT; it&#8217;s about YOUR LIFE! Your weight, your diet, your exercise plan is just one slice of your life pie. Permanent weight loss is about living a balanced life. 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