Café Physique Blog
How to Dress Up a Salad
Appetizer Eat LESS salad dressing. Salad is nearly everyone’s choice for a healthy go-to food, and for good reason. A salad of mixed greens with fresh veggies packs a load of nutrients, vitamins and fiber without adding too many calories. The problem usually enters...
read moreDon’t Sweat the White Stuff
Appetizer Eat LESS “white” stuff. There are no foods that are completely off limits, but you will be pleased with the results if you make a concerted effort to eat less White Foods. These foods are typically highly addictive carbohydrates that often contain more than...
read moreTake Charge of Your Metabolism
APPETIZER Lift MORE weights. While cardio is a very important part of a healthy lifestyle, you should never under estimate the value of strength training. You can’t have a well-rounded fitness routine if you’re not including some type of resistance...
read moreNo More Super Sandwiches
AppetizerEat LESS burgers. While everyone is entitled to a burger every now and then, especially if you use lean ground turkey instead of hamburger, it’s usually better to stick with a deli sandwich. If you head to McDonalds for a cheeseburger you will consume...
read moreYour Time Is Precious
Appetizer Do LESS stuff. Lately, a lot of people have been telling me that they just don’t have time to exercise. While I sympathize with how busy they are, I like to remind them that no one has time to exercise – we have to make time. Our schedules are so full with...
read moreAre You Drinking Your Calories?
AppetizerDrink LESS high-calorie beverages. Are you watching what you eat and working out, only to find that you’re not making any progress? You may be taking in hidden calories from what you’re drinking. Many of our favorite drinks have added sugars like sucrose,...
read moreKeep Your Ticker Ticking
AppetizerExpose yourself to LESS tobacco. This is not new news, by any means, yet I still see people lighting up every single day. Using tobacco products and being exposed to tobacco smoke increases your risk for heart disease, stroke, cancer and other serious...
read moreForget About Flying Solo
AppetizerTake MORE classes. Participating in group exercise classes at the gym or your local Y can not only help motivate you during tough workouts, it can make burning calories a lot more fun. Always mix up your workouts with a variety of classes to make sure that...
read moreIngredients Tell the Rest of the Story
Appetizer Pay MORE attention to the ingredients in the foods you eat. After analyzing nutrition labels (see “Nutrition Labels Tell An Important Story” for more info), be sure to read the additional information that is often provided. Something as simple as...
read moreDIET – A Four Letter Word
AppetizerPay far LESS attention to diets, and make healthy lifestyle changes instead. It’s not that diets don’t work because oftentimes they do. It’s just that they usually involve drastic measures that are too hard to maintain, and many can take a...
read moreNutrition Labels Tell An Important Story
AppetizerRead MORE nutrition labels. Learning to read the nutritional information panels included on all packaged foods is one of the most beneficial things you can do. There are no magic foods that work wonders for everyone, so being educated about the nutritional...
read moreStop the Madness
AppetizerStart caring MORE about your health. I ran across some statistics this morning that made my skin crawl. Obesity is truly an epidemic in America and abroad, and we need to start taking it seriously. This doesn’t mean that you have to lobby government officials...
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