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KICK in the TUSH Club™
for light-hearted, low-cal loving, nutritional friendly folks who crave mammoth portions of food-facts, recipes, art and inspiration.
May 2, 2005
Our Lady of Weight Loss ™®
is a division of Oy-Caramba! Ltd.
The morning cup of coffee has an
exhilaration about it
which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.
~
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894), U.S. writer, physician. Over the Teacups, ch. 1 (1891).
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Motivational Musings
Java Junkies, Rejoice!
Have you heard? Coffee, the most popular drink in America - next to water - may help some lose weight as it increases the number of calories you burn per hour by 44%! Caffeinated coffee increases your metabolism. Cuppa Joe, be mine!
And that’s not all!
My cup runneth over with the virtues of coffee.
- According to a 10-year study conducted by the University of Bristol, scientists have found that a cup of coffee can sharpen your attention.
- Some reports indicate that coffee may reduce the risk of colon cancer by 25%, because it helps to keep you regular. (No need for prunes!)
- Coffee may reduce the risk of bladder cancer, skin cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and coffee may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones.
- Theophylline, a compound in coffee, acts as a bronchodilator. For those with asthma, drinking coffee can lessen symptoms by 25 percent.
- Coffee increases your alertness, which may, in fact, allow you to experience the joie de vie!
Now, don’t go hog wild guzzling gallons of the stuff, but it looks as though three or four cups a day (under 2 cups if you’re pregnant) won’t do you any harm.
Coffee Product / Caffeine Range (in milligrams)
Coffee (8-oz cup)
Brewed / 65-120 mg
Instant / 60 - 85mg
Decaffeinated, brewed / 2-4 mg
Decaffeinated, instant / 1-4 mg
Espresso, 1-oz. cup / 30-50 mg
Cappuccino and Latte, 1-oz shot / 30-50 mg
Moccachino, 1-oz shot / 35-55 mg
Full-bodied, dark-roast coffee may contain less caffeine than coffee made from milder, more lightly roasted beans. Arabica beans tend to have less caffeine but are milder in flavor than robusta beans. Also, the caffeine content of prepared coffee beverages may vary depending on the supplier's recipe formula.
LINKS:
Coffee 101
A Fabulously Colorful History of Coffee.
Thirsting for some Turkish coffee?
Want to see the world's largest coffee pot?
Righteous Recipe ~ Banana Coffee Smoothie - Yum-Delicious.
Ingredients:
2 small frozen bananas (I always toss over-ripe bananas into the freezer. Always good to have on hand.)
1-1/2 cups no-fat milk
1 (8oz.) container no-fat coffee yogurt
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 packets artificial sweetener
dash nutmeg
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Directions:
Combine frozen bananas, milk, yogurt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a blender container. Cover and blend till smooth. To serve, pour into glasses.
If you want to get fancy, garnish with fresh banana slices and a coffee bean!
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Want to whip up another dish?
Send Our Lady your favorite recipe! Keep them easy, low-cal and FUN.
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Fruitful Contest - In what coffee shop would you find Rachel, Ross, Monica, Joey, Chandler and Phoebe sipping coffee?
RULES: The 18th to enlighten Our Lady wins an Our Lady of Weight Loss prize! (Sometimes people send in their answers within minutes - even seconds - of each other. Our Lady declares them all winners!)
Write Our Lady.
Last week's Fruitful query: What is not from Jerusalem and not an artichoke?!??
The answer: Jerusalem artichoke a.k.a. sunchoke.
The winners are Betty S., Woodstock, IA - Adriana D., Bronx, NY and Sally R., Silver City, NM.
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Chewing the Fat -
How you doin'? Write Our Lady.
If you've written and your letter has not been published, it's probably coming down the pike and will be in next week's KICK or the week after! NOTE: If your letter and/or Weighty Confession and/or Righteous Recipe is published, you will receive an Our Lady of Weight Loss prize! Be sure to send your mailing address with your email.
Forgive me, for I have sinned.
I swore off fish and chips, but when I passed the Victory Kitchenette, the aroma got me. No kidding, who amongst us could resist? Not I.
Fries, fish, hot sauce and more.
Back on track in the morning. I swear!
All is Forgiven * Move On.
Send your confession to info@ourladyofweightloss.com.
No Names - Strictly Anonymous
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Dear OLofWL,
I am writing in response to Cathy S., Waconia, MN, who wrote to ask how to respond to insensitive remarks by children about her weight. I've had the
same problem with a child's (and adults for that matter) reaction to my
mentally retarded (or "developmentally disabled" - not Down's) sister who
looks different than "normal" people. We were shopping when a small child
ran out from behind a clothes rack and almost ran into my sister. The child
stopped, stared at her, and ran back to the mother and said "Mommy, there's
a monster over there". Well, my reaction was less than positive so any help
Cathy gets with her dilemma would also help me with my sister. I realized
that day that an angry response is not the way to go. Luckily, my sister
doesn't understand the child's reaction. My sister is the most friendly,
loving, non-judgmental person I know and I am always amazed at people's
ignorance towards her and people like her. But I want to be able to
enlighten other people about her wonderful qualities. It's so much more than
what she looks like. ~ Sharon
Dear Sharon, Well said. It seems we - collectively - forget that we were created in a multitude of ways, all beautiful. Thank you for reminding us. ~ OLofWL
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Dear OLofWL, This is for Cathy. - Being called "fat" is not a judgment, and you have no reason to feel ashamed of who you are and how much you weigh. If your true goal is weight loss, and you are working on achieving it, don't throw any extra energy into thinking about how other people perceive you. That energy is far better spent on you. Learning to change your lifestyle, eating habits and sense of self is hard work, as Our Lady knows all too well. ~ Anya of Baltimore
Dear Anya, Yes, we know well the challenges one faces when they set out to make big changes. And each and every one of us, no matter how bumpy the road, is brave and amazing! Remember, honor and love thyself first. ~ OLofWL
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Dear OLofWL, This morning's 185# officially makes it fifty pounds that I've lost! Loved your article about smiling. I sent it to my granddaughters. When I was a little girl, someone told me that it actually took fewer muscles to smile than to frown, and that smiling (like yawning) is infectious. So I tried it out, when I was about twelve, riding alone (legs swinging, not reaching the floor) on a city bus in Milwaukee, WI. Soon everyone was smiling back at me! ~ Barby, Wisconsin
Dear Barby, Congratulation on being a 50 lb. loser! (I like saying that.) And what a delightful story. It made me smile! Thank you. ~ OLofWL
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Current exhibition: Patty and Love Struck
by Bonnie Minardi from Aptos, California
I love to create a rich texture on my canvas by
including a variety of papers and mediums. These underlying textures range in everything from music sheets to rice papers, to pages from a childhood nursery rhymes. The cows
and other animals express their personalities in my paintings each have their own story. Most of them like to wear make-up and some like jewelry too! ~ Bonnie Minardi
Bonnie paints still lives, portraits and landscapes, too! For more, visit her website.
Want to share your creative side? Community Art Garden
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Volume II, KICK #18™©
Janice Taylor
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