{"id":4107,"date":"2012-09-24T10:27:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T14:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2012-09-24T10:44:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T14:44:50","slug":"play-weight-loss-puzzle-how-many-pounds-does-bitterness-weigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/09\/play-weight-loss-puzzle-how-many-pounds-does-bitterness-weigh.html","title":{"rendered":"PLAY:  Weight Loss Puzzle &#8211; How many pounds does bitterness weigh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4108\" style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2012\/09\/Cookie-Gumdrop-Bitterness.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4108\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2012\/09\/Cookie-Gumdrop-Bitterness-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Bitter?<\/strong> by <em>Janice Taylor, Life\/Wellness Coach, Weight Loss Artist<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Feeling bitter?\u00a0 A tad hostile? Perhaps argumentative, contentious, spiteful or even scrappy?<\/p>\n<p>If yes, then you can metaphorically offer your bitterness, or his or her bitterness, a cookie or a gumdrop.<\/p>\n<p>Or &#8211; if you take the literal route, and start handing out sugar cubes in any form &#8211; from cookies to gumdrops &#8211; here are some facts to &#8216;chew on&#8217; while you click through this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/4A15D0525F2?m=A42507787B.5B8E979&amp;z=6\">Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle entitled &#8220;Bitter? Who ME?&#8221;<\/a> &#8230; or &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/4A15D0525F2?m=A42507787B.5B8E979&amp;z=6\">HOW MANY POUNDS does BITTERNESS WEIGH?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gumdrops range in calories from approximately 13 to 40 each.\u00a0\u00a0 Cookies range in calories from 60 to 500 each (size matters).\u00a0 Before you &#8216;pop,&#8217; be sure to read the label.\u00a0 Know what you are ingesting!<\/p>\n<p>Clicking burns calories, but not enough to offset the entire box of gumballs!<\/p>\n<p>Now, click on!\u00a0 This week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/4A15D0525F2?m=A42507787B.5B8E979&amp;z=6\">Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle entitled &#8220;Bitter? Who ME?&#8221; -or- &#8220;Just HOW MANY POUNDS does BITTERNESS WEIGH?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hooked?\u00a0 Enjoy &#8216;the click?&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nTry these Get Jiggy Puzzles from the Our Lady of Weight Loss Get Jiggy Vault!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/09\/play-zen-riddle-where-did-the-glue-go.html\">Where Did the GLUE GO<\/a>? -or-\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/09\/play-zen-riddle-where-did-the-glue-go.html\">Is it CAKE or PASTE<\/a>?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/09\/play-jigsaw-and-lose-weight-how-to-pet-a-dog.html\">How to PET a DOG !!!<\/a> -or-\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/09\/play-jigsaw-and-lose-weight-how-to-pet-a-dog.html\">BITTEN Again<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Remember \u2026\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> is with you every ounce of the weigh.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word \u2026 not the icing!<\/p>\n<p>Janice<br \/>\n<em><\/em>Life &amp; Wellness Coach, Author, Weight Loss Artist<br \/>\nwise * fun * utterly useful<br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\nOur Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\nsign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-letter<br \/>\njoin and chat: <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/lptrack.html?OurLadyofWeightLoss::603::http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\/ a KICK in the TUSH CLUB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Tushkateer!\u00a0 A Tushkateer is a person who receives Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s newsletter, called the KICK in the TUSH CLUB!!!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up and receive her weekly e-newsletter<\/a> with all the news that \u2018fit\u2019 to print, and you are automatically a Tushkateer!\u00a0 How cool is that? <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feeling bitter?\u00a0 A tad hostile? 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