{"id":6,"date":"2008-02-07T10:18:15","date_gmt":"2008-02-07T10:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/02\/our-lady-of-weight-loss-appear.html"},"modified":"2008-02-07T10:18:15","modified_gmt":"2008-02-07T10:18:15","slug":"our-lady-of-weight-loss-appear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/02\/our-lady-of-weight-loss-appear.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Lady of Weight Loss Appears and Sexy Veggies Emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWho is Our Lady of Weight Loss? <\/strong>
\nOur Lady of Weight Loss is the patron saint of permanent fat removal.
\nShe first made herself known to me during one of those group meetings where people obsess about food and the scale. (You know which meetings I\u2019m referring to, yes? Most of us have been there more than once!)<\/em>
\nI\u2019d dragged myself to the weight loss center because, while dressing that morning, I made the \u201cmistake\u201d of standing in front of the full-length mirror as I pulled up my XXL elastic-waist band pants. Describing them as tight doesn\u2019t even come close! At that moment, I had to draw a line in the sand. Triple XXX pants were not an option. They, too, would be tight!
\nSo there I was at yet another group meeting, about to embark on yet another diet. Ugh! I weighed in, my highest number ever, and joined the thirty or so other women (not a man in sight \u2013 hope there are some at BeliefNet<\/em>) for the lecture.
\nI was totally defeated, depressed and deprived before I even started! With tears in my eyes, I thought, \u201cI\u2019m never going to make it.\u201d
\nThat\u2019s when Our Lady hit me over the head with a Zen celery stick. WHACK! And said, \u201cIf you think you\u2019re never going to make it, you never will.\u201d
\nNeedless to say, I was a bit taken aback \u2013 hearing voices and all. Still, the voice was so wise and centered, I had to take notice.
\nOur Lady of Weight Loss continued, \u201cYou\u2019re an artist. Make weight loss an art project.\u201d
\nMy entire being shifted from despair to happiness. To make a long story, short \u2013 instead of focusing on \u2018dieting,\u2019 I focused on making sexy vegetable collages. And I started to have fun. (Fun being the operative word.<\/em>) With my glue sticks and glitter in hand, and Our Lady of Weight Loss by my side, how could I not lose? \u2026 as in 50 plus pounds permanently gone, removed, vanished forevermore!!!
\nSo there you have it. Our Lady of Weight Loss has been with me from day one. She seems to mysteriously show up when needed. And not only is she here for me, but she is most definitely here for you. After all, She is OUR Lady of Weight Loss (not, my lady!).
\nNew Point of View:
\n\u2022 Actions follow your thoughts. If you think you won\u2019t make it; you won\u2019t.
\n\u2022 Make weight loss about something else. Sure, you\u2019ve got to eat right, but no point in obsessing about it all. Focus on something that makes your heart sing. (Not to worry; I can help you find that something. And if I can\u2019t, Our Lady of Weight Loss can!).<\/em>
\nWhat else would you like to know about Our Lady of Weight Loss, or me? Write me \u2026 below or at Janice@ourladyofweightloss.com<\/a>
\nDeliciously yours,
\nJanice
\nPS: the full scoop is in my book \u2013 Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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