{"id":5628,"date":"2014-05-06T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T15:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5628"},"modified":"2014-05-06T11:32:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T15:32:45","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-platters-of-punishment-vs-forgiveness-you-decide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/05\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-platters-of-punishment-vs-forgiveness-you-decide.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday: Platters of Punishment vs. Forgiveness: You Decide!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Your gain is my pain. Call me.” ~ Janice Taylor, Life & Wellness Coach, Weight Loss Expert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Tushkateers (members of the Kick in the Tush Club) and devotees of Our Lady of Weight Loss,<\/em>\u00a0 A show of hands, please!\u00a0 How many of us have been known to scoff down one piece of cake, beat ourselves up, feel rotten to the core, and then have yet another slice of the Devil\u2019s food to soothe?\u00a0 Our fat cells multiply \u2013 our pants tighten – we feel even worse \u2013 we indulge in still another serving of forbidden food followed by the inevitable platter full of punishment.<\/p>\n

Results? Broken zippers; broken dreams.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n

In terms of permanent weight removal, holding a grudge against oneself \u2013 being unforgiving for what we perceive to be horrific dietary crimes and misdemeanors \u2013 can only impede our progress.<\/p>\n

There is absolutely no point in unleashing mammoth-sized portions of anger or the relentlessly chastising inner voice upon ourselves.\u00a0\u00a0 Seriously Tushkateers, one slice of cake does not a fat person make.<\/p>\n

Let the self-incriminating self-talk go.\u00a0 Laugh, smile and choose forgiveness.<\/p>\n

Here, from the patron saint of permanent fat removal, none other than Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>, three Quick Tips to Forgiveness:<\/b><\/p>\n