{"id":3773,"date":"2012-06-12T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2012-06-12T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T17:45:03","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-club-tuesday-7-points-of-lite-depressed-defeated-diabetic-seeks-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/06\/kick-in-the-tush-club-tuesday-7-points-of-lite-depressed-defeated-diabetic-seeks-help.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Club Tuesday: 7 Points of LITE: Depressed, Defeated, Diabetic Seeks HELP!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parrots, Roosters, Bust Forms ... by Janice Taylor, Self-Help \/ Weight Loss Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t say you don\u2019t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.\u201d \u2013 Life\u2019s Little Instruction Book, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hello, Bonjour, Buenas Dias, Shalom, Tungjatjeta<\/strong><\/span><\/span> … TUSHKATEERS!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How are you on this most amazing of mornings (afternoons, evenings – respectively)<\/em>? I am peachy keen … still in Tucson; soaking in as much of the sunny, happy cottontail vibes as possible.\u00a0 Yes, that’s right!\u00a0 There are cottontail rabbits hoppin’ about, as well as king snakes, lizards, coyotes, bob cats, and birds galore.\u00a0 A roadrunner was tappin’ on my front window the other morning!\u00a0\u00a0 Can you imagine???\u00a0 Nature everywhere!\u00a0 This CityGrrl is in serious awe!<\/p>\n

It is an extreme pleasure to work while here.\u00a0 Yes! I can and do sit in the back courtyard reading, writing and answering emails from y’all!\u00a0 Here’s one from ‘BD’ <\/em>that I am sure many of us can relate to!<\/p>\n

CHEWING the FAT with OUR LADY of WEIGHT LOSS<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Hi Janice (a.k.a. OLofWL),<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 I am Type II diabetic and overweight. <\/strong> I now weigh 187 lbs.\u00a0 I can\u2019t<\/strong> stick to any diet. I cannot<\/strong> stay motivated. Please help me because I am beginning to mentally feel real bad. ~ BD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dear BD ~<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Many thanks for your email.\u00a0 It takes courage to reach out and seek support.\u00a0 It takes courage to tell your truth.\u00a0 So … with your permission, if I may, I’d like to share a few ‘hard core’ permanent weight loss points of lite<\/strong><\/em> that CAN help YOU to change your mind, which will lead to change your weight!\u00a0 In other words, it starts and ends in the mind!!!<\/p>\n

# 1:\u00a0 Self-Talk: Change Your Language!<\/strong>
\nIt’s not that you “can’t stick to any diet.”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 It’s that you either “don’t know how to stick to a diet”<\/strong><\/em> – or you “don’t want to stick to a diet”<\/strong><\/em> – or you “haven’t fully explored the possibilities of healthy living”<\/strong><\/em> … but it’s not that you cannot.\u00a0 You can!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

#2: Motivate Daily!<\/strong>
\nI think motivation is one of those things that people have across the board gotten ‘wrong.’\u00a0 We don’t magically stay motivated, just as we don’t magically stay clean.\u00a0 You shower daily, no???\u00a0 We re-motivate, recommit to living, recommit to showing up fully, recommit to focusing on our health every day, sometimes a few times throughout the day!\u00a0\u00a0 It’s a conscious effort.\u00a0 Not feeling motivated?\u00a0 Well, then, look yourself in the mirror, give yourself a kick in the tush and say, “I CAN!!!”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

#3: Mental Shift<\/strong>!
\nCertainly, by reading the above two points of permanent weight loss, your mental map has started to shift.\u00a0 Right now write down one or two big or small insights that are surfacing. How might you approach ‘permanent weight removal’ from a new perspective?\u00a0 Seriously, write them down, lest your insights evaporate into the ethers and you forget.\u00a0 We think we will remember, but more oft than not, we forget.\u00a0 Note your insights!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

#4:\u00a0 Diabetes!<\/strong>
\nIt’s a serious disease that can often be managed by diet and exercise.\u00a0 I know people – friends, family and tushkateers alike who are either diabetic or prediabetic and still – they are not taking ‘diabetes’ seriously.\u00a0 I get that ‘health’ is often an abstract thing and my mind\/your mind doesn’t want to wrap itself around it, but – again – diabetes has serious effects on your body.\u00a0 If you have it and are ignoring it, then may I ask … what are you waiting for – to compromise your eyesight with glaucoma, cataracts? Gum disease? Skin problems? Slow healing?<\/strong><\/em> and more!<\/p>\n

#5:\u00a0 Food!<\/strong>
\nWhat’s your plan? Yes, I’m talkin’ about your food plan!\u00a0 You need a ‘real’ plan and by that I mean a conscious plan that includes many healthy foods, has limits, structure and is specific.\u00a0 In other words, “I’ll eat healthy” won’t cut it! \u00a0 It is my opinion that the more plant-based the plan, the better.\u00a0 The less processed, the better.\u00a0 Real food is always a good idea!\u00a0 Food plan, anyone?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

#6.\u00a0 Mentally Bad?<\/strong>
\nThe reason we feel mentally bad about ourselves is because we are short-changing ourselves.\u00a0 We are ‘betraying’ ourselves.\u00a0 We are not living our best or even our better lives!\u00a0 If you are beginning to feel badly about yourself or have been feeling badly for awhile, then take it as a ‘soul sign.’\u00a0 Your soul is talking to you, it is yelling out and letting you know that you can do better for you! What is your soul telling you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking of “Soul Signs,”<\/strong> Do sign up for my workshop entitled “<\/em>Feed Your Soul, Change Your Weight \/ Sep 16 – 19, 2012<\/a><\/strong>.”\u00a0 Scroll down for more info!!!<\/em><\/p>\n

#7.\u00a0 Mental Shift<\/strong> Number TWO!<\/strong>
\nIf you didn’t have any insights from the first two points of lite, then you must be experiencing a full kernels of weight loss wisdom a poppin’ by now! \u00a0 Note your insights!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 What resonates?\u00a0 What are your next steps?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I hope that helps BD and y’all who keep saying that ‘you cannot’ lose weight.\u00a0 Of course, YOU CAN!\u00a0 Seriously, Tushkateers, If I CAN, YOU CAN!!!\u00a0 ~ Janice (on behalf of OLofWL)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Feel free to WRITE to\u00a0 Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Tell her what’s on your mind!!!\u00a0 Got any advice you’d like to share?\u00a0 Looking for advice?\u00a0 We’re serving platters full of the stuff, to be sure!\u00a0 AND YOU be sure to put “Chewing the Fat”<\/a> in the subject line, lest your email gets lost in the sauce!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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AND NOW … this week’s KITT CLUB e-newsletter,<\/a> which is OMG Delish!\u00a0 The Dysfunctional Chef recipe is to die for!\u00a0 We had a few friends over and served it up.\u00a0 It was AMAZING!\u00a0 I can cook!!!\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, you’ll find links<\/a> to this week’s PLAY JIGSAW and LOSE, FEED YOUR SOUL TIPS 51-60 (out of 200) and more!!!!<\/p>\n

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Remember – both OLofWL and I seriously love hearing from you!\u00a0 If you are interested in my coaching services, then scroll down, read on – and contact me for a free consult.\u00a0 It is my pleasure to meet Tushkateers across the land!\u00a0 Be sure to\u00a0 Write “CONSULT”<\/a> in the subject line!\u00a0 And – AGAIN!!! – consider signing up for my workshop Feed Your Soul: Change Your Lif<\/strong><\/em>e (your body, your mind, your pocketbook, your outlook, your thoughts, your being … your everything \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 YOU WON’T BE SORRY!!! TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH AND GO FOR IT!!!<\/p>\n

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Have a spectacular week!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Spread the Happy Cottontail word … NOT the icing!<\/em><\/p>\n

Janice
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