Archive for December 2014
2 Ways to Detox Without Starving Yourself
I’ve had some pretty horrific experiences with cleansing. Physically: I was hungry, my energy was similar to that of a flu patient and one time I pooped my pants (apparently the cayenne lemon juice was too much for my sensitive digestion). That wasn’t even the worst part. The worst was what it did to me…
Read MoreHow To Survive Your Family (Without Binging On Cookies!)
Every year for Christmas, I head home to my parents’ house in Jersey. While my brother and I have both been out of the house since our teens, we still spend Christmas Eve night sleeping at my parents like we are 2 little kids. This year Zach and CJ are joining us and so is…
Read MoreHow to Say No
I used to be the president of the People Pleasers club. If someone asked me to do something, I’d pretty much drop everything and help him or her. After all, it would make them happy. And of course I wanted them to be happy! But after a while I started to notice how my impulse…
Read MoreHow To Avoid Winter Weight Gain
I was having chitchat with my friend Laura last week when she started to tell me how difficult it was for her to keep weight off during the winter. She said things like… “In the summer I easily walk everywhere, now I take cabs so I don’t freeze. And it used to be easy for…
Read MoreHow To Avoid Holiday Stress Eating
Presents and parties added to the already overwhelming list of daily to-do’s is enough to make you go comatose in about 2 seconds. Right? When you’re up to your eyeballs in stress and feeling like the walls of your world are collapsing as each minute goes by, realize that stress puts you in a catatonic…
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