{"id":320,"date":"2009-02-14T10:58:01","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T10:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/02\/how-important-is-your-health-a.html"},"modified":"2009-02-14T10:58:01","modified_gmt":"2009-02-14T10:58:01","slug":"how-important-is-your-health-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/02\/how-important-is-your-health-a.html","title":{"rendered":"JigSaw Sunday: How Important is Your Health and Happiness???"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/C714209D1A4?z=0&amp;m=A42507787B.5B8E979\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/im\/pCut\/0.png\" alt=\"Click to Mix and Solve\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>How IMPORTANT is &#8220;THIS&#8221; to YOU???<\/strong><br \/>\n(this being your health, your weight, your determination to let go of what no longer serves you)<br \/>\nWhile talking to one of my star weight loss coaching clients (you are all stars in your own way), I asked after hearing about the various dietary transgressions of the week, &#8220;Well, just how important is THIS to you? On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the highest &#8230; how important is &#8220;THIS&#8221; to you?&#8221;<br \/>\nBecause you know, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Tushcateers<\/a>, you don&#8217;t have to lose weight.  Nope, you don&#8217;t.  It&#8217;s your choice.  Seriously.  Even if it is clearly a problem in terms of your health and your self-esteem, you do NOT HAVE TO lose weight.  It&#8217;s your choice.<br \/>\nAnyway, Star Client, replied &#8220;It&#8217;s a 12.&#8221;  Wow!  A 12!!  For this client, permanently removing the excess weight (literally and figuratively), letting go of all that is weighing her down, is of vital importance.  Once she got clear on how important &#8220;this&#8221; is to her, she got busy writing out a food plan for the week, she thought through possible strategies to navigate work and family gatherings; and then she added a few cups of happy thinking to the mix, and she was good to go.<br \/>\nAnd so, now, I ask YOU!!!  How important is &#8220;THIS&#8221; to you?  Here is a link to your &#8220;How Important Is THIS to YOU??? that you can place on your fridge, carry with you, meditate on. <span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/dog%20how%20important%20sign.pdf\">dog how important sign.pdf<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>How happy are YOU?<\/strong><br \/>\nTake the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/filluponhappiness.asp#happiness\">Happiness TEST<\/a>!<br \/>\nFood for thought!<br \/>\n<em>Spread the word &#8230; NOT the icing,<br \/>\nJanice<\/em><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Janice Taylor is a Life &amp; Wellness Coach, specializing in weight loss, reinvention, transformation &amp; happiness<\/a>, author, seminar leader and 50-pound-BIG-Time-LOSER!  <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">Write Janice<\/a> for an Introductory Coaching Session.<br \/>\nFor more motivation and inspiration, join the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/kickinthetushclub\">Kick in the Tush Club: Beliefnet Chapter.  <\/a><br \/>\nPick up a copy of Janice&#8217;s latest: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Forgiven-Move-Fat-Burning-Sveltesville\/dp\/014200524X\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1197052667&amp;sr=1-1\">All Is Forgiven, Move ON ~ Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s 101 Fat-Burning Steps on Your Journey to Sveltesville<\/a>!<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Janice Taylor is a certain kind of kooky genius ~ see if her idiosyncratic diet plan will work for you.&#8221; ~ O, The Oprah Magazine<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\"><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ART heart.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/ART%20heart.jpg\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" class=\"mt-image-left\" \/><\/span> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\"> about Janice<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How IMPORTANT is &#8220;THIS&#8221; to YOU??? 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