You know the formula for losing weight, right? Burn more
than you take in. So say you're like me, and you eat an
average of 2000 calories a day. Yep, I love my food.
How the heck can you burn all that off?
First off, you burn calories just by gracing the earth
with your presence. That's right. Everything about you
burns calories- breathing, heartbeat, digesting your food,
even reading this article. You knew this was good for you,
right? :)
So what did you do today?
Slept, say 7 hours- 420 calories
Took a shower - 65 calories
Ate Breakfast - 35 calories
Drove an hour to work - 120 calories
Ate Lunch - 35 calories
Took a 20 minute walk - 90 calories
Worked an office job all day - 800 calories
Drove an hour home - 120 calories
Stopped at the grocery store - 70 calories
Made dinner - 50 calories
Washed dishes - 45 calories
Cleaned a room - 70 calories
Sat and vegged in front of TV - 2 hours - 150 calories
You burned 2040 calories.
In other words, you would maintain the same weight you
are at. 2000 in, 2000 out. But there is an extra 40
calories in the burn column! If you were to keep that up,
you would lose a pound in 88 days.
Oh my gosh, did I hear some light bulbs going off?
But Caaaarole, I didn't feeeeel like going to the store
and making dinner. I ran through the McDonalds drive-thru
instead. Kicked my feet up in front of the TV and didn't
move.
Oh my, that decision cost you 160 burned calories, plus an
additional 200 calories that you added to your intake, for
a total of 360 excess calories. Do that for 10 days, and
you'll have gained a pound.
Not to mention that you'll feel sluggish from all that
fat, so you'll be even less motivated to get up and move.
But let's say that the snapshot above was pretty close to
your day, but instead of 2 hours of TV, you went to the
mall. You added another 135 calories to the burn column!
Or you have a stationary bike in front of the TV -
that works too, add about 135 calories to the burn column.
If you have kids, or a dog, add another 120 calories
burned for each hour of activity with them.
I know, it could be more or less depending on the kinds of
activity and how strenuously you do each one. That's
really not the point here. There's a fine line between
maintaining and gaining weight. Poor decisions made
regularly add up quickly.
Eat Smarter + Move More = Lose Weight
You can do it!
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Carole is the author of Breaking Destructive Eating Habits-
A shocking report that reveals why they don't want you to
lose weight and what you can do to get your life back.
Get your copy and finally be free.
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