Small Steps
Eat an extra 100 cal/day.
- Gain about 10 lbs/year.
Cut an extra 100 cal/day
& get 30-60 minutes of
moderate physical activity
most days.
- Lose up to 10 lbs/year.
www.eatright.org
10 Exercises to Trim 10 Pounds in 10 Days
PUSH yourself away
from the dining table.
BAG
the second helping.
CLOSE
the kitchen after supper.
JUMP
at the chance to use
the stairs.
WALK
past the doughnut shop.
STUFF
the impulse to supersize
your portions.
PACK
half your restaurant meal
and take it home.
LOSE
the remote
to your television.
PUT
the cookies that are in
your grocery cart back
on the shelf.
CARRY
your willpower with you. . .
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Watch Your Creamer
The Center for Science in the Public Interest suggests that if you put cream in your coffee, you may want to pay attention to how much saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, and calories you are actually pouring into your mug. They say the serving sizes on the labels of creamers is "designed to whiten a 6-ounce cup of coffee", whereas "most mugs hold 8 to 12 ounces". Read on to see if you are getting "creamed"!
www.cspinet.org (pdf)
Watch That Chinese Food, Too!
Thought Chinese Food was a healthy choice? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says "Chinese restaurants deserve credit for keeping a lid on saturated and trans fat, thanks to vegetable oil, no cheese, and a host of seafood, poultry, and (hooray!) vegetable dishes. (While the sat fat in some dishes seems high, the unsaturated fat in their oil lowers bad cholesterol more than the oil's saturated fat raises bad cholesterol.) But Chinese restaurant food is loaded with salt and - if you're not careful - delivers a load of calories, thanks to its oil, noodles, and deep-fried batter or breading."
www.cspinet.org
About (CSPI)
The Center for Science in the Public Interest
"Low Fat" is Not necessarily
"Low Calorie"
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
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