One pound

HOW MUCH IS ONE POUND?

16oz bottle of soda - pepsi, coke equals about one pound.

One pound of butter

HERE ARE SOME SAMPLE CALCULATIONS ON HOW TO LOOSE ONE POUND:

For those who prefer indoor exercise:

A 30 year old woman weighting 150 pounds could do the following:

Spent about 307 minutes playing racquetballOrRide a stationary bicycle for 271 minutes !

For the outdoor lovers, here are some other options:

Running for 171 minutes at 10 miles per hour!

Or

Carry clubs on the golf course for 507 minutes !

IT IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK…

Instead of... Do this...

An afternoon Coke Drink a glass of water. (calories saved: 97)

An Egg McMuffinEat a small whole wheat bagel +1 Tbsp of peanut butter (calories saved: 185)

Using your break eat sweetsWalk up and down a flight of stairs for 10 minutes (calories burned: 100)

Hitting the snooze buttonGet up 10 minutes early and go for a brisk walk (calories burned: 100)

Watching TV after work Do 10 minutes of yoga (calories burned: 50)

ULTIMATELY….

IT IS ONLY UP TO YOU !!!

It's simple math when it comes to losing weight. You have to burn or cut out 3,500 calories from your diet each week in order to lose one pound. That breaks down to 500 calories per day, and the easiest way to do that is to do this combo move: each day, cut out 250 calories from your diet and burn 250 through exercise.

HERE ARE SOME EASY EXAMPLES: Swap out your morning bagel with (493 calories) for a bowl of Chobani

Nonfat Vanilla Greek Yogurt (120 calories) with an extra small banana (72 calories). Take a brisk walk for an hour and 16 minutes.

Forget the blueberry muffin with butter (585 calories) and go for a bowl of Kashi Go Lean Cereal with skim milk (231 calories). Hop on your bike for a moderate ride for 28 minutes.

Instead of buying a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel sandwich from Dunkin' Donuts (530 calories), make a cheese omelet with two eggs (143 calories and an ounce of cheddar (113 calories). Lace up your sneaks and run at a moderate pace of 10 minutes/mile for 28 minutes.