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The Secret to Losing Weight

To lose weight you need to burn more calories then you eat. Nope, it’s really not a secret, merely a fact. One that many of us seem to ignore because we want a quick fix or maybe it just seems too simple. But that is the age old truth, you have to consume less and burn more.

So, how many calories do you have to burn to lose you ask? Answer: In order to lose one pound you need to burn 3500 calories. (see calculations) Yes, that sounds like a lot, but it’s really not too bad. If you can cut just 500 calories a day from your diet and/or exercise to burn that much you will lose 1 pound a week.

Daily Activities that Burn Calories:

  • Carrying a child = 200 calories burned per hour
  • Wash the Car = 200 calories burned per hour
  • Scrubbing the Floors = 250 calories burned per hour
  • Vacuuming = 230 calories burned per hour
  • Weeding in the Garden = 300 calories burned per hour
  • Having Sex = 90 -100 calories burned per hour

    • Foods to Cut Out of Your Daily Diet:

  • Soda, instead have unsweetened iced tea, diet soda or water - save 150 calories
  • Cafe Mocha, instead have 1 cup of coffee with 1 tablespoon 1% milk - save 230 calories
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies, eat one less - save 140 calories
  • Orange Juice (or any juice - it’s just unneccessary calories), instead have water with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of artificial sweetener such as Splenda - save 120 calories

    • This entry was posted on Sunday, January 28th, 2007 at 11:44 pm and is filed under Healthy Eating, Lose Weight, Weight Loss Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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