Happy Monday!!! It was a busy weekend, here! My kids were in town, and we were out all day yesterday ... walking the upper west side of Manhattan, dipping in and out of shops and eateries. Yes ... eateries as in restaurants.
My daughter-in-law (best DIL ever) introduced me to a new way of eating out. First, you find a lovely bar to have a drink. (I had 1/3 of a bloody mary!) Then, a place for appetizers (a Tapas bar - artichokes for me - YUM!). Then to a Greek restaurant where we shared (4 of us) a greek dish - some kind of fabulous pie that was covered in melted feta cheese and arugula. Then to a diner for coffee and dessert, where we split a slice of apple pie 4 ways.
It felt like we were eating for hours - which we were - but we ate small amounts in each place and walked at least one-half mile (10 blocks) in between courses.
I don't know if you remember, but last winter I was so fed up with living in cold NYC, that I almost moved to North Carolina!!! Yesterday, even though the thought of owning a real home with closets and having a yard to sit in is tempting, I so appreciated living in a walking city, where I could visit an Irish bar, a Spanish Tapas place, followed by a Greek restaurant and finally an America diner all in one afternoon, while walking. Next time they visit, we are mapping out a tour of the world!!!
Anyway ... that's why this KICK is a bit late. I usually finish it up on Sunday night and load it into the Internet ethers to be sent out early, but I just had to lie down and sleep!!! :)
I hope you had a lovely weekend, and praise be - may spring be upon us soon!!!
And now onto today's KICK that is chock a block with fabulous information, a delish recipe and check out today's Chewing the Fat. I really do think it will have a positive impact on the way you think! Of course, leading to permanent weight removal!!! Enjoy!
The Green Tea Diet: Miracle drink melts fat! "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one." ~ Ancient Chinese Proverb Last week, while getting my hair 'done,' a lovely young woman whose hair was dyed black with a few blue highlights (absolutely fabulous, didn't have the nerve to do it myself) made me a cup of green tea! The tea was soothing, delicious and while drinking it, I remembered that green tea has been reported to help one lose weight. So, when I got home, I did a bit of digging and reading and here's what I learned! ... Read On!
Listen UP and Lighten UP! "The famous Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese isn't the only religious sighting that has been seen (and sold) throughout the years." In their book, "Look, It's Jesus!" Harry and Sandra Choron share a collection of photos and stories of a multitude of sacred sightings from Arizona to Australia!"
For a tasty sampling of "Seeing Jesus (and Mary) in Food and Other Objects," which includes "Ashtray Jesus, Cheezus, and Nun Bun," visit this amazing Beliefnet photo gallery! At the end, you get to vote for your fav!!!' ... Read On!
British chef, Jamie Oliver was awarded the $100,000 Ted Prize last week, and with it "one wish to change the world." His extraordinary 18 minute presentation is well worth watching. Jamie's presentation will move you and perhaps scare you into action. It begins with these words. "Sadly, in the next 18 minutes, 4 Americans will be dead from the food they eat."
Jamie's wish: "I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity." it? ... Read On!
Want to burn an extra 100 calories per day? Who wouldn't???
Here are eight simple things that you can add to your daily routine that will burn an extra 100 calories. Think about it. If you do one of these things each day, rotating them if you like, at the end of one year you will have burned off 10 pounds. ...Read On!
Hunger, prolonged, is temporary madness! The brain is at work without its required food, and the most fantastic notions fill the mind. Hitherto I had never known what hunger really meant. I was likely to understand it now.
- Jules Verne, 1828 - 1905
~contributed by Marsha Coleman, Director of Jokes
Dear Janice (a.k.a. Our Lady of Weight Loss) ~ I have zero will power. I can't stick to anything. I am tired of all this weight I have on my hips, thighs and belly. I just don't know how to get rid of it. I keep eating too much all of the time! Help!!! ~ Jennifer V.
Dear Jennifer ~ Before you begin your healthy eating plan, might I suggest that you first look at the belief systems that are present in your language!
First know that your subconscious mind is taking in everything you say and that you are essentially embedding negative messages a.k.a. negative self-hypnosis!
1. "I have zero will power." Zero? None whatsoever? Please think of a time - even if only for a brief minute - that you did exhibit will power.
2. And ... as I love to say, "There is no such thing as will power; only want power." You have to want it enough - no if, and or but - about it.
3. "I can't stick to anything." Another blanket statement! Really, nothing whatsoever, at all???
4. Instead of saying, "I can't stick to anything." Say this: "I don't know how to follow my food plan, YET! I am investigating, exploring and discovering ways to make this work for me. One step at a time."
5. "I am tired ..." is a tiring statement. How about, "I am ready to work at this and change the way I think, talk and eat."
6. "get rid of it." What might it be like to say '"I am exploring ways of letting 'it' go?" I don't know about you, but - for me - getting rid of something feels a bit aggressive. If it works for you - okay - but I kind of steer my brain toward a gentler way - how about 'let go of the excess weight?'
7. "I am eating too much all of the time." All of the time? "I am ..." are identity statements. When you hear yourself saying "I am ..." remember that you are defining yourself, in this case as a person who eats too much all of the time. How else might you define yourself, in a positive way?
Our actions follow our thoughts. Language is important. Your first step to permanent weight loss is listening to and observing your thoughts, your words, the phrases that you spin and then, if need be, stop and rewrite them. How much better do you feel now that you are infusing positive language into your thoughts and beliefs?
Thank you, Jennifer, for sending in your email that is ripe with delicious learning and possibility. ~ Janice
More Exciting than You Can Imagine White Bean and Spinach Stew
This one pot wonder if amazing! It's simple, fast, overflowing with tasty health! I promise!!! Are you ready to get your burners a'burnin'?
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil * 1 medium onion, chopped * 8 cloves of garlic, minced * 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme * 2 (16 oz.) cans of white beans * 1/2 cup water * 1 large can of plum tomatoes, drained * 1 (14 oz) carton of low-sodium, low-fat vegetable stock * 3 stuffed cups of spinach, chopped (really squish it in) * salt n' pepper to taste.
Instructions: Heat oil in a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat! * Add onion - cook until soft * Add garlic until soft * Add thyme * Stir for one minute * Add beans, water, tomatoes and broth. Reduce heat; let simmer for 5 minutes (more or less) * Feel fresh to break up the tomatoes while you stir * And then ... Add the spinach, stirring until wilted. Cook another two minutes. Season with salt n' pepper. YUM!
EVOLVE! (Don't just improve.) Improve means to do something better. Evolve, however, means that you permanently and fundamentally change a part of who you are.
Janice partners with her clients to provide a thought-provoking process that inspires clients to facilitate positive change, enabling them to enhance the quality of their lives, maximize their potential and permanently remove that excess weight once and for all.
Janice changed my mind and gave me the emotional strength I needed to change my body. ~ AH
While working with Janice, I not only 'permanently removed' over 20 pounds, I changed my life. I got so much more than I'd bargained for - ME! Profound stuff. I heartily recommend Janice as a coach. ~ MEMcG
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Since I began reading Our Lady of Weight Los (the book) and working with Janice, I have permanently removed 22 pounds! This feels so very positive. Janice's advise, support and insights have been and will continue to be an enormous help to me in many, many ways. - SB, Massachusetts
