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Instead of…

Do this…

Drinking a can of pop

Drink a bottle of water. (calories saved: 97)

Eating a donut or Egg McMuffin

Eat a whole wheat bagel +1 tbls of peanut butter (calories saved: 100 - 185)

Eating a Big Mac meal

Eat a whole wheat lean turkey sandwich w/ lettuce and light mayo, a fruit, and yogurt (calories saved: >800)

Using your break to catch up on work, eat a snack, or surfing the web

Walk around outside or in the building for 10 minutes (calories burned: 75 - 100)

Hitting the snooze button

Get up 10 minutes early and go for a brisk walk (calories burned: 75 - 100)

Watching TV, playing video games, etc… after work

Do a few sets of push-ups and sit-ups, or go for a 30 minute walk (calories burned: 150 - 200)

Total Calories Saved: ~ 1382 (calories saved are based on a 150 lb person)

As you can see, small changes eventually snowball into a big difference. You won’t see results right away so don’t be discouraged, but if you keep this up you may start to see results in as soon as 2 months. The key here is to make life-style changes and to maintain those changes. Every little bit of calorie burned or not consumed adds up to pounds lost!

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