{"id":5821,"date":"2014-07-30T15:17:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T19:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2014-07-30T15:17:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T19:17:24","slug":"best-weight-loss-tips-are-you-okay-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/07\/best-weight-loss-tips-are-you-okay-really.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Weight Loss Tips:  Are You Okay?  Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5822\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2014\/07\/okay-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"okay\" width=\"350\" height=\"169\" \/>If you spend the day (all of it or any part of it) pretending that you are happy when you are not, pretending to fit in when you don\u2019t, pretending to be okay when you are not okay, I\u2019d like to suggest that you simply <em>try being okay with not being okay<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pretending is exhausting, isn\u2019t it? Depressing too, no? And honestly, it is a \u201cred light\u201d behavior. The more you pretend to be (or feel) what you are not, the more likely you are to hit the fridge.<\/p>\n<p><em>Be okay with not being okay!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hungry for (almost) daily motivational musings <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/> from our country\u2019s premiere Anti-Gravity Coach, Janice Taylor (that\u2019s me), join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/FB<\/a>!?!<\/p>\n<p>For the full skinny as well as Anti-Gravity Specials, sign up for Janice Taylor\u2019s (monthly)<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Kick in the Tush Club newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/p>\n<p>Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach<br \/>\nhelping you to \u2026 <em><strong>Let Go of All that Weighs You Down<\/strong><\/em><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-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom,<br \/>\nvisit Janice: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\nSign up for the <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Kick in the Tush Club newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you spend the day (all of it or any part of it) pretending that you are happy when you are not, pretending to fit in when you don\u2019t, pretending to be okay when you are not okay, I\u2019d like to suggest that you simply try being okay with not being okay. 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