Calorie Burning 101 by © Carole Pagan, 2004

You know the formula for losing weight, right? Burn more

than you take in. So say you're like me, and you eat an

average of 2000 calories a day. Yep, I love my food. But

I also have to eat that much just to maintain my weight.

How the heck can I burn all that off?

First off, you burn calories just by gracing the earth with

your presence. That's right. Everything about you burns

calories- breathing, heartbeat, digesting your food, even

reading this article. You knew this was good for you, right? :)

So what did you do today?

Slept, say 7 hours- 420 calories

Took a shower - 65 calories

Ate Breakfast - 35 calories

Drove an hour to work - 120 calories

Ate Lunch - 35 calories

Took a 20 minute walk - 90 calories

Worked an office job all day - 800 calories

Drove an hour home - 120 calories

Stopped at the grocery store - 70 calories

Made dinner - 50 calories

Washed dishes - 45 calories

Cleaned a room - 70 calories

Sat and vegged in front of TV - 2 hours - 150 calories

You burned 2040 calories.

In other words, you would maintain the same weight you

are at. 2000 in, 2000 out. But there is an extra 40 calories

in the burn column. If you were to keep that up, you would

lose a pound in 88 days.

Oh my gosh, did I hear some light bulbs going off?

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BIO:

Carole is a single work at home mom. She shares her life improvement tips and time saving resources at ConvenienceNet.com.

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