Café Physique Blog
What EXACTLY Are You Trying to Do?
Appetizer In order to reach your health & wellness goals, you’re going to have to get serious about what you’re doing: You need to commit to eating no less than 6 meals a day consisting of exactly 200 calories each, and you are no longer allowed to ever have...
read moreEating Moderately Despite The Evil Cookie Master
AppetizerEat MORE moderately. There really is no food or drink that you can’t have at least occasionally because everything is okay, in moderation. If you’re waiting for me to give you an exact amount that you can get away with, you’ll be waiting for a long time. I’m...
read moreLunch Is Served
AppetizerSkip lunch LESS often. It’s rare that I actually skip a meal b/c I tend to get cranky and restless after about 4-5 hours without food, but when there is a meal to be skipped, it’s usually lunch. This is a bad idea. Lunch is the mid-day meal that re-energizes...
read moreDear Diary: Keeping a Food Journal
Appetizer Be MORE disciplined about writing down what you eat. Keeping a food diary can help you develop a more realistic view of how much (or how little) you are eating. It will also allow you to identify triggers that typically cause overeating (i.e. Late-afternoon...
read moreImage is Everything
Appetizer Develop a MORE positive body image. Living a healthy lifestyle, is not only about what you do but also about what you think. Body image is:(1) How you perceive your physical appearance(2) How you feel about your appearance(3) How you feel about your body(4)...
read moreWhat’s Your Heart Rate?
AppetizerGuess LESS. Huh? What I mean is don’t rely on guessing when it comes to figuring out how hard you should be pushing yourself during a workout. If you’re serious about getting the body that you want, you need facts & figures – not hunches & hopes. The...
read moreTake the Guesswork out of Fast Food
AppetizerEat at McDonald’s® MORE often. Considering that Super Size Me is one of my favorite movies (a documentary of how a steady diet of McDonald’s food completely destroyed a man’s health), I never thought I would say that, but there’s a first time for everything....
read moreWalk It Off
Appetizer Spend LESS time looking for a “good” parking space. In the amount of time you spend driving up and down the aisles in the parking lot at work, in front of Target, or at the mall, you could have just parked and walked up to the front door. By parking in the...
read moreEat More Yogurt & Lose Belly Fat
Appetizer (More or Less Philosophy Tip of the Day) Eat MORE Yogurt. Yep, that’s right. I’m actually telling you to eat more of something because yogurt has been proven to actually help you lose weight. Studies show that women who added yogurt to their...
read moreThe More or Less Philosophy
Welcome to Café Physique! This is a nutrition and fitness blog for those who either (1) don’t know what to do or (2) know what to do, but can’t execute. Know what I mean? If you’re looking for a get-thin-quick bag of tricks or you’re waiting...
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