The No-Hunger Way to Cut 100s of Calories

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Cut 100 Calories a Day -- Lose 10 Pounds a Year
Cut 250 Calories
Cut 500 Calories
Turn Up the Burn

Turn Up the Burn

The more active you are, the fewer calories you'll need to cut. Try these food-fitness combos to reach your target number.

Goal: 100 calories

Burn 50: Get up from your desk and take a 20-minute walk at lunch.
Cut 50: Skip the oyster crackers in your soup.

Goal: 250 calories

Burn 125: Shovel the driveway for 20 minutes.
Cut 125: Hold the cinnamon bun. Eat two slices of cinnamon toast.

Goal: 500 calories

Burn 250: Spend two hours making dinner for the entire week.
Cut 250: Mist a pan with cooking spray instead of pouring in oil.

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Sources: Sari Greaves, RD, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association; Jayne Hurley, RD, senior nutritionist for the Center for Science in the Public Interest; Barbara Rolls, PhD, author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan; Brian Wansink, PhD, FITNESS advisory board member and author of Mindless Eating; and Hope Warshaw, RD, author of Eat Out, Eat Right, third edition, and What to Eat When You're Eating Out

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, February 2010.

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bernie-mcgrory wrote:

cream crackers bis r low in fat and carbs

5/22/2013 09:07:43 PM Report Abuse

teritamccauley wrote:

thanks. It's a battle and takes all aspects to reach your goal. Don't feel being punished.

5/4/2013 09:29:07 AM Report Abuse

reva_mallory316 wrote:

pop corn is bad?

4/11/2013 04:00:32 AM Report Abuse

andrew_stuparu wrote:

What great and awesome information. If I keep this up, in a couple of months I will have a flat stomach in no time, plus my abs will start showing up quicker the more fat I'm burning. :)

3/12/2013 01:48:11 PM Report Abuse

englishmoss1 wrote:

very informative

2/19/2013 02:05:56 PM Report Abuse