Posts Tagged ‘Jessica Procini’
Always Hungry? Here's What To Do!
“I’ve been on a diet every day since I was 19. Which basically means I’ve been hungry for a decade.” – One of my favorite lines form the 1999 romantic comedy Notting Hill, starring the beautiful Julia Roberts. The first time I ever heard it, I could totally relate. In my past efforts of not-so-fun…
Read MoreWhen Losing Weight Feels Impossible, Remember This! A True Story…
I know, it’s not normal for me to be reaching out to you on a day other than Tuesday, but I had the most inspiring story I wanted to share with you. And I just couldn’t wait for another Tuesday to go by to tell you… I was on CBS last week! Now, you may…
Read MoreThe 80/20 Rule : Why It Doesn’t Work!
My palms were sweaty, my entire body was shaking and it took every ounce of my energy to choke back my tears. This was the first time I had ever gotten pulled over by a policeman. When the officer asked me why the heck I was such a wreck when all he asked for was…
Read MoreEat When You're Bored?
Do you eat when you’re bored? Maybe it happens on the weekend when you have a lot more free time… Or when you’ve traveled to a new place and you’re all by yourself…or at night after a long day of work… If you were to Google ”bored eating” you might read advice that tells you…
Read MoreHow to make your new years resolution stick
Did you know that 92% of the new year’s resolutions people make fail? I want to be the first one to tell you it’s NOT because of laziness, not being good enough or not knowing how. Resolutions fail because there’s more to the resolution making process than just writing them down or declaring them. In…
Read More2 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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