Your
Simple Plan for Weight Loss
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The math is pretty simple. One pound of fat equals 3500
calories. Want to lose a pound a week? Then you need to
consume 3500 calories less per week than you use. That's
about 500 calories a day. By cutting out 500 calories a
day from your normal daily diet, while keeping your activity
level the same, you can lose approximately one pound a week.
All right - that doesn't sound like much, especially if
you're more than 25 pounds overweight. Study after study
has shown, though, that those people who lose weight gradually
- at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week -are far more likely
to keep the weight off and maintain a normal weight for
a lifetime.
So how much exactly IS 500 calories? If you're going to
reduce your daily intake by 500 calories, it helps to know
what you need to cut out, right? Here's how easy it is to
lose 500 calories a day:
Use milk instead of cream in your coffee. Savings? 50 calories
per cup.
Skip the butter on your baked potato. Savings? 100 calories
Drink fruit-flavored water instead of a 16 ounce soda.
Savings? 200 calories
Skip the Big Mac and have a salad instead. A Big Mac weighs
in at a whopping 460 calories. A fresh salad with a light
dressing? Less than 100! Savings? 360 calories
Pass by the bag of potato chips. An average snack size
bag of chips has over 300 calories. Savings? 300 calories
Eat your corn on the ear. A 1 cup serving of canned corn
has 165 calories. An ear of corn has 85. Savings? 80 calories. |
