SMALL, 100 CALORIE STEPS CAN ADD UP BIG TIME
Any of these ideas can help you
eat 100 fewer calories a day:
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Drink 2 cups of fat-free milk rather than 2 cups of
whole milk.
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Order your sandwich or burger without cheese.
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Instead of a regular- or king-size chocolate bar, enjoy a
fun-size one.
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Order an 8-ounce diet soda instead of a regular soda.
Each of these activities
can burn 100 calories:
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Pedal an exercise bike for 13 minutes.
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Walk briskly for 22 minutes.
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Swim some laps at the pool for 10 minutes.
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Clean the house (or the windows) for 25 minutes.
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Shovel snow for 14 minutes.
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Go skiing or snowshoeing for 10 minutes.
SOMETIMES
100 sounds like a lot—sometimes not.
One hundred dollars is a fair amount of cash. One hundred
pennies? Not so much. Winning a basketball game by 100 is
a rout. Winning on
Jeopardy!
by 100 is a close call.
What about 100 calories? Well, it’s a number that is both
big and small. It’s big enough to make a difference in your
weight but small enough that you’ll hardly miss it.
Expanding waistlines.
The number of overweight
Americans has been climbing for decades. It’s a complex
issue, but the simplest explanation is that we take in more
calories than we burn. Some researchers put the average
American’s imbalance of intake and output at 100 calories
a day. Eliminate this extra 100 calories, and many of us
wouldn’t gain weight.
To trim that extra 100, consider these tips based on
estimates for a 150-pound person. Results will vary
depending on weight, body composition and level of
intensity.
Sources: American Cancer Society; American Diabetes Association
TAKE ONE SMALL STEP
Make a healthy change today. Nutrition counseling services are available at
Aspirus Wausau Hospital through a referral from your physician. Call
715.847.2070
for more information.
aspirus.org
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