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Eat This: Lose Weight – Lentil Stew over Basmati

Janice Taylor — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:44:06 +0000

Hey there, Tushkateers! We had a little dinner party last weekend with our vegan friends, which was fabulous! Great conversation, lots of laughs, fabulous martinis and an incredible Lentil Stew (served over rice of your choice, although I recommend Basmati). I made the Lentil Stew in my slow cooker, which is nearly fool proof. In [...]

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#OneWord Thursday: End Emotional Eating “NOW”

Janice Taylor — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:09:25 +0000

Question: Where are you? Answer: Here Question: What time is it? Answer: Now Emotional eating is rooted in the “unpresent.” If we could simply live in the moment, in the now, there would be no emotional eating. When feeding an emotional, whether it is a happy or unhappy emotion, it is a sign that you [...]

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15 Simple Steps: Quiet the Post-Thanksgiving Cravings

Janice Taylor — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:44:38 +0000

The following E-emergency “Post-Thanksgiving Craving” email came swirling into my inbox this morning, from a client of mine – who has, (drum roll, please) – permanently removed over 20 pounds in the past 12 weeks! (Results typical:) I thought her plea for help worth sharing, because I know that we all have ‘alien’ voices in [...]

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Flat Belly Brain

Janice Taylor — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:50:23 +0000

I woke up this morning with bats in my belfry and butterflies in my gut! In other words, I woke up with Belly Brain, which triggered a memory of Oz. I remembered what the great Oz said (not from the Wizard of Oz; rather Oprah’s Dr. Oz). In one of his better appearances on Oprah, [...]

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The Dieting Brain: Are You Touch Starved?

Janice Taylor — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:55:06 +0000

When I heard that neuroscientists found that touch activates the brain’s cortex, which is linked to feelings of reward, my weight loss bells and whistles went off. People tell me (and back in the day, before I permanently removed over 50 pounds, I said it too), “I had a hard day; a seriously hard day! [...]

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