{"id":50,"date":"2008-03-28T06:43:37","date_gmt":"2008-03-28T06:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/03\/50-ways-to-lose-your-blubber.html"},"modified":"2008-03-28T06:43:37","modified_gmt":"2008-03-28T06:43:37","slug":"50-ways-to-lose-your-blubber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/03\/50-ways-to-lose-your-blubber.html","title":{"rendered":"50 Ways to Lose Your Blubber* \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Slip out the back, Jack<\/em><\/strong>.  Save yourself.  Leave the party before the second dessert course.<br \/>\nWhen baking, substitute half the oil required with applesauce!<br \/>\nCut yourself a piece of sheet cake from the middle, where there is less icing!<br \/>\n<strong><em>Don\u2019t need to be coy, Roy<\/em>.<\/strong>  Be assertive \u2013 ask the waiter to broil your fish and hold the buddah!<br \/>\n<strong><em>Hop on the bus, Gus!<\/em><\/strong> Or skip \u2013 or jump.  Just keep on shakin\u2019 your booty.<br \/>\nTreat yourself to a Root Beer float:  one can of diet root beer and one scoop of lite ice cream.<br \/>\nDrink light-beer instead of regular beer.<br \/>\nTry fat-free, low-cal pudding vs. the heavy stuff.  And for an extra treat, plop a dollop of cool whip free on it!<br \/>\nSubstitute egg-whites instead of whole eggs in your recipes.  Two egg whites equal one egg.<br \/>\n<strong><em>Drop off the key, Lee.<\/em><\/strong> The car key that is and walk!<br \/>\n\u2018Fry\u2019 up some turkey bacon (instead of bacon) in a non-stick skillet. Yum!<br \/>\nWhen eating out and ordering a salad, ditch the croutons.<br \/>\n<strong><em>Make a new plan, Stan.<\/em><\/strong>  A winning plan and stick to it!<br \/>\n<strong><em>Set yourself Free!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n*Paul Simon\u2019s song \u201c50 Ways to Leave Your Lover\u201d was written after Simon\u2019s divorce from his first wife Peggy Harper.  The song quotes a mysterious woman as saying there must be 50 ways to leave your lover, leaving a loop-hole for Simon to only offer five ways in the chorus: \u201cslip out the back, Jack; make a new plan, Stan; you don\u2019t need to be coy, Roy; hop on the bus, Gus; just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.\u201d<br \/>\nIf Paul Simon can take artistic license, so can Our Lady of Weight Loss.<br \/>\n<strong>How do you lose your blubber?<\/strong> join the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.community.beliefnet.com\/kickinthetushclub\">Kick in the Tush Club<\/a> community and let&#8217;s discuss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slip out the back, Jack. Save yourself. Leave the party before the second dessert course. When baking, substitute half the oil required with applesauce! Cut yourself a piece of sheet cake from the middle, where there is less icing! Don\u2019t need to be coy, Roy. 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