If I could tell my younger self three things By: Jessica Pittella
Have you ever looked back at your life and wondered what you would have done differently? I know that there are many movies, television shows, and books with this same question, but as I am going through my weight loss journey through the beautiful world of Keto, I can’t help but wonder, “WHY HADN’T I DONE THIS BEFORE? I mean, Keto has been around since the 1900s, so why’s it that I had never thought to embrace this lifestyle? Was I so wrapped up in my insecurity that I had never considered this before? The simple answer’s Yes! In my...
Can you imagine a world where you can eat decadent foods and lose weight forever?
How many of us are conditioned to believe that the only way to get actual weight loss in the future is to suffer in the present? After all, doesn't everyone who has ever dieted have become familiar with the phrase “No pain, no gain”? What this translates to is that in that in order to lose the desired weight, you have to suffer in the present. That’s why so many people, instead of looking for a lifestyle, will often do diets or challenges so that they can lose the weight in a short amount of time, all in a effort...
Mentors and Weight Loss: What is the connection?
During the week, I have been seeing different clips of the TV show Cobra Kai, a spin-off or continuation of the Karate Kid movies if you haven't seen it. As a child who had watched the Karate kid movies, I became intrigued and started watching the clips on Youtube just to get a feel for the show. As I watched the clips, one of my thoughts was how these mentors or familial figures profoundly impact their current problems in their specific karate style. In particular, Daniel LaRusso who thinks his mentor would object to Cobra Kai being opened. Whether this...
Me, My Scale & I
One of the true scars of YOYO dieting from an early age is the feeling that my self image and my scale are inextricably attached, super glued together. Cerebrally, I have overcome for the most part, the typical body dysmorphia that comes along with losing half my body weight (on purpose!). I have even (quite unbelievably) for the first time in my life, looked at a pair of new pants and actually remarked that I thought they would be too BIG on me. This has never never happened in the entirety of my life, even when it was true. In...
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