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For the Media - No longer a fig-newton of my imagination, Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal - is HERE!!!!

In this extraordinary book, Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal, dishes out fat-free, calorie-free, carb-free, guilt-free heaping helpings of divine diet inspiration!

Our Lady of Weight Loss is the ultimate cheerleader – your best friend – who will keep you on course even when those double-fudge brownies beckon like a siren!

If you'd like to contact me, please send Our Lady of Weight Loss or me an e-mail . Or call! 917.312.0005. Happy to chat!

Thanks much for your consideration!

Deliciously yours,
Janice Taylor|

Book Endorsements
Publishers Weekly REVIEW!
About the Book
Author Bio
Author Photo
Suggested Q&A
Discussion Check List (for radio and television appearances)
Upcoming Workshops and Speaking Engagements
The Official Guide to the Virtuous Vocabulary of Our Lady of Weight Loss
a.k.a. The Glossary

Would you like a Tasty Tidbit of the book?
Here's a scruptous morsel from the Introduction,
a Chapter (Our Lady of Constant Cravings) - the KICK in the TUSH Club Oath!

If this leaves you thirsting for more, let me know and I'll see if I can send
you a 4-color sampling of the book (a.k.a the BLAD), give me a call 917.312.0005 or email me.

* * * BOOK ENDORSEMENTS * * *

"The best makeovers begin from the inside out. Positive change comes from positive actions.
Our Lady of Weight Loss links laughter to self-worth. It makes the phrase "lighten up" quite literal."
- Julia Cameron, author, 'The Artist's Way'

"Finally! A bit of wacky originality, humor and creativity in the world of weight loss."
- Simon Doonan - author of 'NASTY - my family and other glamorous varmints.'

"Funny, compassionate and wise, Our Lady of Weight Loss and
Janice Taylor speak to the whole person stuck inside every professional dieter."
- Jessica Porter, author of 'The Hip Chicks Guide to Macrobiotics'

"Janice Taylor and Our Lady of Weight Loss give us just what we need - a lift, a laugh, and, of course, a kick in the tush.
Taylor has found a unique way to fuse weight loss with creative expression, and she puts it out there to help others with wit and warmth."
- Jami Bernard, author of 'The Incredible Shrinking Critic'

“Our Lady of Weight Loss was sent from above to bless us all! Consider this book your personal diet guardian angel.”
– Kathy Cano-Murillo, author of 'Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul,'
an Our Lady of Weight Loss devotee and one of 6,000+ members of Our Lady of Weight Loss’ Kick in the Tush Club.

"Divine intervention at its best and funniest! Who knew? The powers that be are hilarious!
Never has losing weight been so much fun!”
- Colette Bouchez, author of 'Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause:
Health, Beauty and Lifestyle Advice for the Best Years of Your Life!'

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Publishers Weekly Review,
June 19, 2006

Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal
Taylor, Janice (Author)

Taylor has maintained a weight loss of 50 pounds for more than five years. Her secret- Her work as a "weight-loss artist." Taylor says her turning point came during a meeting at a weight-loss center, when she decided to stop obsessively tracking the food she ate. Instead, she would create food-centric art whenever she had the urge to eat. She quit her job and combined her artistic leanings with a childhood fascination with nuns (she lived near a convent as a kid; the kindly nuns never commented on her chubbiness) in a creative homage to Our Lady of Weight Loss, an inner voice that provides inspiration and support to Taylor. The book offers a refreshing take on weight. Sure, there are recipes, and discussions of nutrition and self-image and exercise, but Taylor gets that most overweight folk already know they need to eat less and exercise more. In chatty, supportive prose, Taylor highlights her book with "weighty confessions" that offer absolution and cute "fat-oids" ("It takes twenty-two muscles to smile and sixty-two to frown"). And there are clear, witty instructions for art projects, including sewing, collage and lamp makeovers-most projects call for glitter glue, and lots of it.(Aug.)

* * * ABOUT THE BOOK * * *
Our Lady of Weight Loss:
Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal

As millions of women can attest, losing weight is hard work, and even the most resolute of dieters often fail. What’s missing from nearly every diet program is the support and humor women need to keep on track and lose those pounds for good.  Here, Our Lady of Weight Loss—the patron saint of fat removal--comes to the rescue with miraculous motivation for all!

In this extraordinary book, Our Lady shares her tried-and-true gospel of weight loss guaranteed to lift readers’ spirits and finally make dieting fun. A fat-free, calorie-free, carb-free, guilt-free helping of divine inspiration, OUR LADY OF WEIGHT LOSS is the ultimate cheerleader for women everywhere, and a best friend who will keep them on course even when the brownies beckon like a siren.  With the help of Our Lady, readers will:

• Stay inspired with motivational musings and tips
• Curb their cravings and keep their creative appetite satisfied with pious art project”
• Confess their chocolate or French fry transgressions and move on
• Indulge in healthy and simple-to-prepare righteous recipes

Part art object, part craft project, part bedside companion and part cookbook, OUR LADY OF WEIGHT LOSS is perfect for any woman following a diet program and still searching for her “thinner core.”  Quirky and soulful, with gorgeous 4-color artwork throughout, this book will help readers laughing on the rocky road to sveltesville and change their relationship with food forever.

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* * * Her STORY! * * *
Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Artist

Janice Taylor is a professional weight-loss coach and America’s premiere weight loss artist. In fact, she invented the profession.

A weight loss artist is someone who makes art about food instead of eating it and loses weight in the process. Her book on the subject, Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous & Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal, is due out August 2006 from Viking Studio, Penguin.

Prior to becoming a weight loss artist, Taylor studied textile, floral, jewelry and fine art design and exhibited in galleries from New York to Los Angeles to Berlin. She was also a life-long yo-yo dieter whose favorite food group was fried.

Taylor’s epiphany came one day in 2001 when she dragged herself to a weight loss center “where people obsess about weight and food,” she recalled. “I weighed in and nearly keeled over. The scales of injustice were heavy indeed. It was all so dreary and depressing. I thought, ‘I’m never going to make it.’”

That is until she heard The Voice—the voice she later dubbed Our Lady of Weight Loss:  If you think you’re never going to make it, you never will. You’re an artist. Make weight loss an art project.  And she did, becoming America’s first weight loss artist. Since then, she’s collaged, sewed and crocheted her way to fitness. Instead of eating mountains of cakes, cookies, candies and fries, she made art about them. By connecting with her ‘inner thinner core’ Taylor permanently removed more than 50 pounds of excess baggage.

“Once I focused artistically on weight issues, my work started to gel in a bigger, more global way. The enormous interest and positive response has been overwhelming.”

In January 2004, Taylor launched The KICK in the TUSH Club at www.ourladyofweightloss.com, an e-newsletter that shares Our Lady of Weight Loss’s ideas for redirecting feeding frenzies into healthy pursuits. The press immediately took notice. The Daily News declared KICK a “hot trend.” Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, First for Women and Good Morning America recommended the newsletter as the place to go for weight-loss inspiration and motivation. Today, KICK has more than 5,000 subscribers.

“Losing weight is about exploring a new way of being,” Taylor said. “It’s about finding creative ways to be your absolute best, and I want to help as many people realize that as possible.”

Link to MEDIA COVERAGE aka The News
Link to SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

More About the Author

Janice Taylor is a weight-loss coach, weight-loss artist*, motivational speaker, author of Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal and creator of the popular e-newsletter Our Lady of Weight Loss’ Kick in the Tush Club (www.ourladyofweightloss.com).  She leads her workshop: Our Lady of Weight Loss at a number of wellness centers across America, including The Crossings, Austin, Texas and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, The Berkshires, Massachusetts. 

Janice has been featured on Good Morning America and in Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, The New York Daily News, webMD.com, and Cindy Adam’s Column in the New York Post.  

*A Weight Loss Artist is someone who makes art about food instead of eating it and, in the process, loses weight.  Janice permanent removed over 50 pounds 5 years ago!

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* * * Suggested Q&A * * *

Q:        Who is Our Lady of Weight Loss?
A:        Our Lady of Weight Loss is the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal. She’s led me on a life-changing course that helped me connect with my inner, thinner core. 

Q:        What is a Weight Loss Artist?
A :       A Weight Loss Artist is someone who makes art about food instead of eating it and, in the process, loses weight. Instead of eating tempting treats, I made art about them. I exchanged over 50 pounds of excess weight for 50 pieces of art.

Q:        How long did it take to lose 50 pounds?
A:        Approximately one year.

Q:        Is Our Lady of Weight Loss just about art and diet? What about exercise?
A:        Our Lady of Weight Loss is about lightening up – in all ways – and connecting to your thinner core through art, diet and exercise. Whatever moves you and shakes you!

Q:        What type of weight loss art have you created?
A:        Just Dessert plates, pious postcards and Last Temptation dinnerware, to name a few.

Q:      Your art is filled with whimsical religious icons.  Are you poking fun?
A:      This is a spiritual journey for me that has connected me to my deepest core.  I am most respectful of the church and grateful for the support that I have received from numerous congregations across America.

Q:        Is your program nondenominational or is it associated with a particular faith?
A:        It is pan-denominational. All inclusive. All spiritual.

Q:        What is your forthcoming book about?
A:        Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous & Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal (Viking Studio, Penguin 2006) offers recipes, tips, DIY projects and inspiration to help readers lighten up--both literally and figuratively.

• Entertain and inspire your audience to become successful losers by serving up dishfuls of tasty weight-loss information.
   
• Prepare one of Our Lady of Weight Loss’ sacri-liciousRighteous Recipes.

•  Demonstrate a Pious Project – a D.I.Y. (do it yourself) weight loss art project specifically designed to keep hands and mind occupied.

  Example:  The Non-Piggy Bank

  Pay yourself every time you say “No, thank you.”
  When your bank is full, buy yourself a non-food treat.
  

  UPCOMING Speaking Engagements and Workshops:

  2007:

  Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Our Lady of Weight Loss Workshop, Spring 2007 (date to come)

  Speaking of Women’s Health, Keynote Speaker, Cincinatti, Ohio Conference - March, 2007

  Brilliant Voices, Tele-workshop – January, 2007
  
  The Crossings Austin, Our Lady of Weight Loss Workshop, Jan 13-15, 2007

  2006:

  
  HOAST, Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour, Book Signing at Harlem Tea Room, – Sept. 9, 2006
  
  
  The Penguin Group, Our Lady of Weight Loss book signing and talk - August 13, 2006 -private event

  
  

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•  Our Lady of Weight Loss: The Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal. Our Lady is here to travel the Rocky Road to Sveltesville with you. Statistics show that if you have support you are much more likely to be a successful loser. Buddy-up with Our Lady of Weight Loss!

• Weight Loss Artist: Someone who makes art about food instead of eating it and loses weight in the process. (Janice Taylor invented the profession under the guidance of Our Lady of Weight Loss.)

• Weight Loss Art:  Art that is made by a weight loss artist. If a picture is worth a thousand words then, a piece of Weight Loss Art is worth a thousand prayers and pounds permanently removed.

• Motivational Musing: A platter full of useful information. Sure to enlighten, inspire and delight.

•  Righteous Recipe: A Sacri-licious, lite mixture of Our Lady of Weight Loss approved ingredients. These delicious and healthy recipes were created by an every day cook, not a gourmet chef. They’re idiot-proof and guilt-free. Easy for any dieter to enjoy.

• Pious Project: A D.I.Y. arts & crafts project specifically designed to keep your hand sand mind occupied for at least two hours! That’s two hours out of the kitchen fruitfully reinforcing the new you. 

The Non-Piggy Bank is one of Our Lady’s favorites.  Every time you say “No, thank you” to food, you pay yourself!  When your Non-Piggy Bank is full, you go on a non-food shopping spree!

• Weighty Confessions:  Who doesn’t fall from Grace in the face of chocolate or my favorite food group, fried?! Our Lady provides you an opportunity to confess and move on. You’ll feel lighter for it.

Example: I bought my son 4 packages of Marshmallow Peeps, those cute little chicks that are covered with sugar.  You either love them or hate them.  Unfortunately, I love them.  My son can afford to eat them.  I can't.  I do buy them for him and I put them in his bedroom.  Out of sight, out of mind.  Yeah, right! Somehow they’re missing this morning.

• Chewing the Fat: Send a letter (via email or snail mail) to Our Lady of Weight Loss. Our Lady loves mail (both sending and receiving) and does her absolute best to answer each and every piece in a timely fashion. Write her!

• KICK in the TUSH Club:  Our Lady’s club for those or light-hearted, low-cal loving, nutritional friendly folks who crave mammoth portions of food-facts, recipes, art and inspiration.  Every week Our Lady sends out a ‘Kick’ to her devotees.  Sign up; it’s free.

• KICK:  Slang for Our Lady’s club and newsletter.

• Art-KICK: A piece of Weight Loss Art made expressly for the KICK in the TUSH Club (newsletter).

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