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Jean Nidetch, Founder Weight Watchers Dies at 91

Janice Taylor — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:28:09 +0000

Jean struggled with her weight until one fateful day in 1961 when she bumped into a neighbor at the supermarket who innocently inquired, “When are you due?”

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Say WHAT? Student Refuses to Be Weighed; Sent to Principal’s Office?

Janice Taylor — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:03:21 +0000

Did you hear about Ireland Hobert-Hoch, the student from Southeast Polk Junior High in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, who refused to get on the scale to have her height and her weight recorded and was promptly sent to the principal’s office? According to the Des Moines Register, as part of the FitnessGram program, Ireland’s class was [...]

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Chutzpah, the Nerve! OLD NAVY CHARGES MORE FOR PLUS-SIZED WOMEN’S CLOTHING!

Janice Taylor — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:00:55 +0000

Did you hear? Old Navy is selling plus sized women’s clothing at a significant markup. “What about men’s clothing,” you ask? No, there’s no mark-up for big men, only for plus-sized women. Gap Inc, its owner, says that the materials used for women are more expensive. I say, “Really, Gap? The materials cost more for [...]

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You Cannot Hate Youself Thin–Can You?

Janice Taylor — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:46:16 +0000

One thing I know for sure is that You Cannot Hate Yourself Thin. No, really, you can’t. When you beat yourself up, you create another obstacle, another block, another impediment; another “thing” that gets in your way of weighing less as it weighs you down, down, down. These Self-Imposed Heavy Blocks of fear, stress, inner-pain, [...]

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#KickTushTuesday – Halloween: Point of Holiday Entry ALERT!

Janice Taylor — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:44:49 +0000

As Halloween (which is—by the way—but a few days away) signifies for the majority of us the beginning of the holiday season, I thought it appropriate to talk about the mouth. Yes, the mouth! Your mouth, my mouth, the mouth that is in actuality the primary point of entry into your sacred body. When you [...]

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#OneWord Thursday: 13 Quotes to Ignite Your #Inner-Child

Janice Taylor — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:44:59 +0000

This week I had two rich, fully satisfying and illuminating client conversations about the Inner Child. My inner-child, their inner-child, your inner-child is the divine child that lives within; she who reflects our true self. She is pure; she is beautiful. I suspect she’d like your attention, and she’d like to be set free. Set [...]

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13 Ways to Reward Yourself at the End of a Hard Day; Revel in the Glory of Your Greatness

Janice Taylor — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:22:21 +0000

Many of my clients tell me that they feel as if they are entitled to a treat after a long, hard day at work or a complicated day at home. They say, “I deserve to have a piece of cake.” The truth is that you deserve way more than a slice of cake, (no, I [...]

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#KickTush Tuesday: #Turnips, Weight Loss Handicaps and Gym Bunnies?

Janice Taylor — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:53:57 +0000

Our Lady of Weight Loss is well aware that some of us have bigger challenges to overcome than others, so she had me design a formula for computing our weight loss handicaps, enabling us to compete with those with high metabolisms, those who forget to eat, and the gym bunnies of the world. How [...]

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#DotheUnexpected — Puzzled? How to Pull a Rabbit Out of Your Hat?

Janice Taylor — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:26:21 +0000

This week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle, “She Pulled a Rabbit Out of Her Hat,” is inspired by YOU; she who on a daily basis pulls a rabbit out of her hat! She who does the unexpected. As you click through, “She Pulled a Rabbit Out of Her Hat,” see yourself taking the road [...]

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#OneWord Thursday: 12 Ways to Soak In Abundance

Janice Taylor — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:40:26 +0000

Do you live in abundance? Or, do you have a scarcity mentality? Read through these 12 quotes, ingest them on a cellular level and use them to move away from negativity, away from fear, toward love, gratitude and possibility. Sometimes, it’s that simple! Here’s to Happy Abundance! 12 quotes to Fuel #Abundance. Weed. We plant [...]

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