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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.
July 11, 2005
Our Lady of Weight Loss ™®
is a division of Oy-Caramba! Ltd.
One barrel of wine can work more miracles than a church full of saints.
~ Italian saying.
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faToid
30 million gallons of wine were lost in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. |
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Motivational Musings
Stop Your Whining
Here's some good summertime news.
A Harvard University study found that one glass of red wine a day may reduce heart attacks for women by 25%. And in some cases, those who drink wine have higher bone density, thus lessening the effects of osteoporosis. Studies also show that wine helps you feel younger and may prolong your life. (I’ll drink to that!)
Wine also aids in digestion, and both stimulates the appetite and helps fight anorexia and obesity. Wine also battles neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
What makes wine different than other alcoholic beverages?
Research shows that what differentiates the health benefits of wine from other alcoholic beverages is the significant presence of tannins and esocyanine, which are made up of polyphenols. (Got that?)
Polyphenols are a substance found in many plants, flowers and vegetables that give it their color. They also seem to stimulate antiviral and antibacterial reactions in the body and have a positive effect on the vascular system.
Psychologically, a well-timed glass of wine gives one the opportunity to stand back, kick back and relax.
Remember, that’s one glass of one per day – not the entire bottle of Thunderbird! Moderate drinkers increase their chances of breast cancer. Heavy drinkers are at risk for many medical conditions and are more likely to injure themselves.
You should most definitely discuss your family’s history with your doctor. If anyone had or has breast cancer, a heart condition or is or was an alcoholic, danger! – red light ahead!
LINKS:
Want to learn about wine, Wine Spectator On-line is filled with fab info.
In need of a corkscrew? WineEnthusiast.com has everything from A (art) to W (wine racks).
An E-zine called Wine Lovers Page looks pretty cool.
Righteous Recipe ~ Pious Peaches in Clairvoyant Coconuts
Ingredients:
4 large ripe peaches
1/2 cup sweet red wine**
2 tablespoons sugar
4 coconut halves -
optional but - oh, you've just go to go the extra mile.
Serve the peaches in the coconut halves.
Makes four servings.
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Instructions:
You are going to boil water and then put the peaches in it, so use a pot that will hold enough water to cover the peaches. Got it?
Once the water boils, place the peaches in it. I'd say for approx. 30 seconds, then remove and let peaches cool. When they are cool, you can easily and miraculously slip off their fuzzy skin.
Slice the peaches. Add wine and sugar and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
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** Be sure to cook with wine that you like. You only need 1/2 cup of wine for this recipe. Once I opened the bottle, made the above, I poured myself a glass, sat on the sofa and put my feet up. Ahhhhh.
Want to whip up another dish?
Send Our Lady your favorite recipe! Keep them easy, low-cal and FUN.
Coffee Talk (lose the cake) Something to chew over (solo or with friends).
This Week's Topic ~ Feeling stuffed? Before I permanently removed over 50 pounds, I would often eat until my heart was racing. I had no stopping mechanism. Do you have a stopping mechanism? Do you pay attention to it? At what point do you push yourself away from the table?
Talk Amongst Yourselves.
Fruitful Contest - Fill in the blank: Chardonnay grape originally hails from the Burgundy region of ________. Name the country.
RULES: The 22nd 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: Pasta, a Chinese invention, was brought to Italy by ______ after his famous trip to the Middle Kingdom in the 13th century. Name this man. The answer is: MARCO POLO. And the winners are: Natalie T., NY, NY and Jayne G., Portland, MI
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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 are published, you will receive an Our Lady of Weight Loss prize! Be sure to send your mailing address with your email.
Dear OLofWL,
I have a comment for fellow reader GoingDown4Good (last week's KICK). She made the following comment, "now that I am within 5 pounds of my goal, I seem to have lost all self control. I gain and lose the same 5 pounds weekly". I wanted to congratulate her on the fact that even though she keeps gaining 5 pounds, she at least was losing those 5 pounds again. I think she is doing herself proud that she has not let those 5 pounds come back and STAY!!!!! OLofWL had wonderful advice: instead of worrying over trying to loose the last 5 pounds to get to goal, then declare where you are at as your goal. I have actually done that with my goal. I am actually 10 pounds away from goal (after losing 77 lbs.) and am getting to where I am quite happy with my body. So if I loose more, GREAT, if I don't then I am content. Since I have adopted a healthier way of eating then I am noticing the last pounds coming off, slowly, but coming off. ~ Connie
Dear Connie, Congratulations on your 77 lb. loss! If you live a healthy lifestyle, the pounds come off - slowly - but permanently. Bravo. You are right on target with your advice to GoingDown4Good. Thanks for responding to her call to all! ~OLofWL
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Dear OLofWL: I read your story in
Good Housekeeping in January. I bought the magazine because Julia Roberts picture was on the cover! And then I found your article. I was so surprised at how alike we are in some ways. Over the years, I also said on many occasions 'I'm not going to make it.' I weigh 230 lbs. - lost 10 lbs. since I read your article. Wish I had lost more. I would like to get my weight down to 150-170 lbs. A little hard to exercise because of arthritis in my legs. I notice since I lost 10 lbs. they feel a little better. I can now go on the treadmill but only for about 5-7 minutes. I might be interested in your weight loss meetings. I would appreciate any help and would like to be of help to someone else who is struggling. Thank you for your time. ~ Janis
Dear Janis, I am so grateful to Julia Roberts for leading you to the Kick in the Tush Club! Congratulations on your 10 lb. loss. It's a great start, and now that you are feeling a little better, yes, you can slowly but steadily increase your time on the treadmill, or walk outside! It's summer!! Fresh air is always good. Remember - slow, steady and healthy wins this race. It's about changing your lifestyle. Not about deprivation. If you would like to get a few of your friends together and start your own Kick in the Tush Club, you can! You can meet weekly, if you like, and toss around the current Kick. You know, 'tawk amongst yourselves.' For more info., check out this link: Kick in the Tush Club. Thanks for writing, and PLEASE, let us know how you are doing! We are rootin' for you! ~ OLofWL
Forgive me, for I have sinned.
I woke up in the middle of the night and headed straight to the kitchen. The refrigerator was just about bare, with the exception of a condiment or two. I was crazed and desperate. I ate two frozen hot dogs.
No, I didn't bother to cook them. (Don't worry, I'm seeking counseling.)
All is Forgiven * Move On.
Send your confession to info@ourladyofweightloss.com.
No Names - Strictly Anonymous
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The Our Lady of Weight Loss CHEERLEADERS
77 Cheers for Connie.
96 Cheers for Janet
Hooray for Janis.
Mary Anne rocks.
You can do it. If Janice can, seriously, you can too!
Send OUR LADY of WEIGHT LOSS your name, handle, initials (identify yourself in some way, please), and we'll all cheer you on.
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Volume II, KICK #26™©
Janice Taylor
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Disclaimer: This column is for information only and no part of its contents should be construed as medical advice, diagnosis, recommendation or endorsement by Our Lady of Weight Loss, Oy-Caramba, Ltd! or Ms. Taylor.
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