{"id":688,"date":"2011-02-02T08:39:18","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T08:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/02\/the-groundhog-is-like-most.html"},"modified":"2011-02-02T08:39:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T08:39:18","slug":"the-groundhog-is-like-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/02\/the-groundhog-is-like-most.html","title":{"rendered":"Rise &amp; Grind Wednesday: Waking Up on Groundhog Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Our Lady of Weight Loss' Fat Suit\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/ART%20fat%20suit%20copy.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"300\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>What does <strong>Groundhog Day<\/strong> have to do with <strong>weight loss<\/strong>?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> says, &#8220;All roads lead to weight loss!&#8221;<br \/>\nIf the winter is getting you down, you might eat!  If you are longing for spring, you might make an extra trip to the fridge.  If it&#8217;s gray outside and\/or snowing, you may turn to food to add color to your life!<br \/>\nHere follow<strong> 9 Groundhog Day Quotes to Chew On<\/strong><br \/>\nthat promise to keep you smiling and help you to stay on your healthy living path!<br \/>\n1. The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.  ~Bill Vaughn<br \/>\n2. Alas! must it ever be so?<br \/>\nDo we stand in our own light, wherever we go,<br \/>\nAnd fight our own shadows forever? ~Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton<br \/>\n3. Every mile is two in winter.  ~George Herbert<br \/>\n4. The trouble with weather forecasting is that it&#8217;s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.  ~Patrick Young<br \/>\n5. To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.  ~George Santayana<br \/>\n6. Don&#8217;t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn&#8217;t start a conversation if it didn&#8217;t change once in a while.  ~Kin Hubbard<br \/>\n7. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.  ~Maori Proverb<br \/>\n8. Winter is nature&#8217;s way of saying, &#8220;Up yours.&#8221;  ~Robert Byrne<br \/>\n9. Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.  ~Anthony J. D&#8217;Angelo, The College Blue Book<br \/>\n<strong>More of your favorite LINKS!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/12\/national-covered-in-anything-c.html\">25 Quotes and A Square of Chocolate<\/a>!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/04\/bible-passages-that-will-fuel.html\">Bible Passages that Will Fuel Your Weight Loss Journey<\/a>!<br \/>\nSpread the word &#8230; NOT the icing!<br \/>\nJanice Taylor<br \/>\nLife &amp; Wellness Coach<br \/>\nwise * fun * utterly useful<br \/>\n<em>Janice Taylor is currently attending a Dr. Weil Wellness Immersion program at Miraval Resort in Tucson.  This piece is a reprint, courtesy of the very popular Groundhog.  Enjoy chewing on these quotes.  More on Wellness from Janice Taylor tomorrow!!! <\/em><br \/>\n___________________________________________<br \/>\nDoes your weight loss chart look like an EKG?<br \/>\nIn need of a coach? <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">Write Janice<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Visit:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.janicetaylorliving.com\">www.JaniceTaylorLiving.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does Groundhog Day have to do with weight loss? Our Lady of Weight Loss says, &#8220;All roads lead to weight loss!&#8221; If the winter is getting you down, you might eat! If you are longing for spring, you might make an extra trip to the fridge. 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