by Amber O'Neal | Jul 6, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, eating healthy, food, Nutrition, nutritionist, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
AppetizerEat MORE nuts. People who eat a handful of peanuts or mixed nuts daily are more likely to keep weight off than others who don’t include the high-fat snacks. This theory was proven in a study at Harvard University.When you think of how many nuts make up a...
by Amber O'Neal | Jul 4, 2006 | Atlanta personal training, Atlanta pilates, Atlanta prenatal workouts, Atlanta yoga, fitness, healthy lifestyle, weight loss, weightloss, wellness, work out, working out
AppetizerSpend LESS time doing stuff that you hate. Don’t always waste your time trying to force your way through exercises that you can’t stand doing. We’re all entitled to lazy days, so there will always be times that you have to drag yourself to a...
by Amber O'Neal | Jul 1, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, Atlanta personal training, Atlanta pilates, Atlanta prenatal workouts, Atlanta yoga, eating healthy, exercise, fitness, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
As you know, Café Physique is a virtual café based on the More or Less Philosophy of healthy living which states that by integrating small changes into our daily lives, we can realistically achieve our weight loss and fitness goals. These changes typically involve...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 30, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, Nutrition, nutritionist, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
AppetizerSatisfy your sweet tooth MORE often. I bet you didn’t think I was going to say that, did you? Well, it’s true. You should periodically allow yourself to reasonably splurge on something that you’re craving because this will help you avoid an all-out binge....
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 26, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, eating healthy, fast food, food, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 23, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, Atlanta personal training, Atlanta prenatal workouts, Atlanta yoga, healthy lifestyle, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 22, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, burn calories, eating healthy, empty calories, healthy lifestyle, hidden calories, Nutrition, nutritionist, wellness
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,...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 21, 2006 | eating healthy, fitness, food, healthy lifestyle, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 19, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, eating healthy, eating out, food, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 18, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, diet, diets, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 17, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, diet, diets, eating healthy, food, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 15, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, diet, diets, nutritionist, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 12, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, Atlanta personal training, Atlanta prenatal workouts, Atlanta yoga, fitness, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 11, 2006 | diet, diets, healthy lifestyle, wellness
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)...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 9, 2006 | eating out, empty calories, fast food, food, healthy lifestyle, hidden calories, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
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....
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 8, 2006 | fitness, healthy lifestyle, weight loss, weightloss, wellness, work out, working out
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 8, 2006 | diet, fitness, healthy lifestyle, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
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...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 7, 2006 | fitness, weightloss, wellness, working out
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...