admin on Apr 14th, 2010Por Fin. Healthy Restaurant Eats… “At Last”
I am constantly on the search for a restaurant that serves up healthy and tasty fare. It’s hard enough to find a consistently good independent restaurant in an area where chains seem to dominate, but add “good for you” to the equation and it becomes nearly hopeless.Â
Enter Por Fin. Translated, it means “At Last.” It defines [...]
admin on Feb 8th, 2010Why Your Scale Might Be Lying to You
Do you start each day by stepping on the scale? And does your mood each day tend to vary in direct correlation to how closely that number matches what you expect or hope to see? Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is the number on the scale may be even more meaningless [...]
admin on Sep 22nd, 2009Who else wants to lose 53 lbs. and feel better than ever before?
Carol, a participant in a corporate wellness program we run at Studio One to One, recently came in for her final body composition analysis under the program. She set an overall goal to lose 50 lbs. in the program since she started back in January. She outdid herself and lost 53!
Check out the dramatic transformation [...]
admin on Sep 15th, 2009You are what you eat
By now surely you’ve heard of the 80/20 rule, right?Â
80% of what you look like is due to what you eat, and 20% is due to exercise.
Wait– back up…. did the owner of a personal training studio just say that for all of the world to see?
Yes, because I believe strongly in it. Every now and [...]
admin on Jul 30th, 2009Want to add flavor to food without tons of calories? Try fresh herbs
Adding fresh herbs is a quick way to transform ORDINARY meals into EXTRAORDINARY meals.
Besides helping flavor foods when cutting back on salt, fat and sugar, herbs may offer additional benefits of their own. Researchers are finding many culinary herbs (both fresh and dried) have antioxidants that may help protect against such diseases as cancer and [...]
admin on Jul 27th, 2009The “I Just Don’t Have Time to Cook” Excuse – Solved
Last time, I spoke about strategies for eating out.
If you can, eating in is always ideal. Why? Because
you have complete control over your food and the
way you prepare it. The number one complaint I
hear from clients is that they just don’t have the time
to plan and prepare healthy meals at home. Here are
a few resources [...]
admin on Jul 22nd, 2009Lose Weight Eating Restaurant Food: Mission Impossible?
When dining out, do you know just how many calories are passing from your plate to mouth?
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Not according to a recent University of Arkansas study. The study revealed that diners underestimate the number of calories they eat when dining out. And not by a small percentage either! But by as much as 900 calories per [...]