Calorie Reality
March 19, 2009
There was a huge study released this week that was published in USA Today and US News and World Report about how most people underestimate what “brisk” means (which is basically 100steps per minute). Check it out here
http://blogs.usatoday.com/betterlife/2009/03/researchers-def.html
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/03/17/walk-100-steps-a-minute-for-moderate-exercise.html
THE MAGIC WEIGHT LOSS SECRET-
COUNT CALORIES!
Other recent studies have proven that is doesn’t really matter whether you are on the Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers or the Cabbage Soup Diet, what determines weight loss is CALORIES CONSUMED.
And here are 6 examples of Calorie reality where better choices make a big difference (to your thighs)
1.Girl Scout Tag Along Peanut Butter Patties- 4 cookies
have 300 calories which equals 40 minutes of jogging or an hour and ten minutes of brisk walking.
Healthier option-SUGAR FREE SNACKWELLS SHORTBREAD COOKIES-20 calories each so 4 cookies would be 80 calories or try the 100 calorie packs. They are great for portion control. And speaking of portion control:
2. A Sleeve of Thin Mints-a sleeve of cookies
have 600 calories which equals running a half-marathon
Healthier Option- if you can’t have just one, do not open the sleeve!
3.Starbucks almonds-one package. Seems healthy, right?
Reality is 500 calories, 94 almonds in one pack –This equals one hour and 5 minutes of hard starimaster work or a 2 and a half hour walk!
Healthier option- a more reasonable snack size is 9 almonds, a tenth of one pack! If you can’t close the pack, don’t buy ‘em.
4.Frozen Margherita-
420 calories or an hour spin class or a 90 minute bike ride
Healthier option-vodka (65 calories per shot) plus a splash of cranberry juice and seltzer(105 calories) or better yet, no alcohol since it reduces willpower and increase appetite
5.Cinamon Raisin Bagel w Cream Cheese-
480 calories plus 180 for cream cheese=660 calories which equals a 2 hour bike ride or an hour jog
Healthier Option-4 pieces of whole wheat toast w/ reduced sugar strawberry jam which is 460 calories, still 200 calories less than the bagel.
6. Venti Starbucks Vanilla Frappucino-
You’re drinking 560 calories! which equals a 90 minute swim
Healthier Options-Tall Skim Cappucino is only 60 calories, you save 500 calories!
Bottom line is-CALORIE REALITY. It might take 5 hours to work off 5 minutes of eating!
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