{"id":4416,"date":"2012-12-12T16:36:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T21:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4416"},"modified":"2012-12-12T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T21:38:02","slug":"10-commandments-of-holiday-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/12\/10-commandments-of-holiday-weight-loss.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Commandments of Holiday Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4417\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2012\/12\/christmas-2006-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"230\" \/>Whether you are trying to lose weight, maintain or just stay healthy, making your way through the holiday season can be a challenge, which is why Our Lady of Weight Loss instructed me to roll out her <em> Ten Commandments of Holiday Weight Loss.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<div><strong>The Ten\u00a0 Commandments of Holiday Weight Loss<br \/>\nfrom Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt honor thy body and believe in thyself.<\/strong><br \/>\nBe kind, loving and forgiving to yourself, first and foremost \u2013 always.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt never leave home hungry.<\/strong><br \/>\nEat something before the party. A salad, some fruit, even an egg will do. And plenty of water and\/or seltzer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt stay clear of the buffet table.<\/strong><br \/>\nGet away from the food. Why torture yourself? Socialize \u2013 have a fun conversation!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt not deny thyself a treat or two now and then.<\/strong><br \/>\nFill up your plate with Our Lady approved foods, and leave a little space for your favorite treat. Too much denial isn\u2019t a good thing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt recycle food gifts.<\/strong><br \/>\nQuick, fast \u2013 before you change your mind. Give the candy, the cakes, the food away.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt keep thy hands busy<\/strong>.<br \/>\nTry knitting, crocheting, cutting &amp; pasting, needlepoint, draw, write \u2013 anything to keep your hands busy. Give your creations as gifts!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt stay clear of sweat pants.<\/strong><br \/>\nWear snug clothing. No room for expansion, no sweats please!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt walk \u2013 a lot!<\/strong><br \/>\nAsk Santa for a pedometer for Christmas. And then use it!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thou shalt drink enough Holy Water to frighten Noah and map out all the restrooms in thy village.<\/strong><br \/>\nDrink up \u2013 water that is.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor\u2019s plate.<\/strong><\/strong>For more holiday weight loss wisdom, visit Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s<strong><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/link.html?url=2089&amp;client=OurLadyofWeightLoss&amp;campaign=721&amp;email=janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a>!<\/strong><\/strong>\n<p><em>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Janice<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\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: F<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">acebook\/ a KICK in the TUSH CLUB<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are trying to lose weight, maintain or just stay healthy, making your way through the holiday season can be a challenge, which is why Our Lady of Weight Loss instructed me to roll out her Ten Commandments of Holiday Weight Loss.\u00a0\u00a0 The Ten\u00a0 Commandments of Holiday Weight Loss from Our Lady of Weight&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,82,3,60,1488,1,176,369],"tags":[3042,2809,3836,3040,671,3826,3827,3825,3041,8,3837,248],"class_list":["post-4416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-motivation","category-our-lady-of-weight-loss","category-the-holiday-diet","category-weight-loss","category-weight-loss-coach-2","category-weight-loss-tips-2","tag-best-holiday-weight-loss-strategies","tag-best-weight-loss-tips","tag-diet-tips","tag-holiday-weight-loss","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-janice-taylor","tag-kick-in-the-tush-club","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-ten-commandments-of-weight-loss","tag-weight-loss-coach","tag-weight-loss-motivation","tag-weight-loss-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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