Slash 500 Calories Daily & Lose a Pound a Week

You don’t really have to go on a diet to get lean and fabulous for life. Simply find ways of increasing your activity and lowering your caloric intake to create a 500 calorie deficit per day and you’ll be on your way to losing a pound of weight per week.

(These estimates are based on a person weighing in at 190 lbs)

• Cleaning house for 60 minutes with moderate activity = 246 calories burned, then pass on the fries.

• Gardening for 1 hour burns 430 calories and putting fresh fruit on your pancakes instead of using syrup saves another 100 calories.

• Go swimming for 30 minutes, light to moderate, for 345 calories expended and split a meal with your friend or spouse when dining out.

• Walk the dog for 1 hour (3.0 mph) for 340 calories burned and eat 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast, removing the yolk from 1 and using a nonstick pan for another = 160 calorie savings.

• Do 55 minutes of moderate  exercise like zumba® or an aerobic class at the gym to expend around 500 calories for the day.

• Leisurely bicycle for an hour to burn 345 calories, then order a nonfat latte instead of regular milk and sugar free instead of regular flavor.

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You see how easily you can start burning more and eating less calories every day? The key is to be aware of ways you can begin changing your lifestyle and incorporating fun activity with healthy eating choices that will help you achieve your weight loss goals. It’s healthy, it’s easy, it’s stress-busting and it can make a huge difference in the way you look and feel.