Extra Calories Add Up!
Published: 05/05/2013
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Eating 100 extra calories a day above your needs could make you gain 10 pounds in one year. Here are more examples of how extra calories add up to weight stored on the body or how much activity is needed to burn off the calories. |
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One Extra Per Day = |
Weight Gain After 1 Year |
Burn It Off |
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250 calories Energy Bar |
= 26 pounds |
Row 4 hours a week |
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230 calories McDonalds Small Fries |
= 24 pounds |
Walk 7 hours a week |
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160 calories Grande Skim latte |
= 17 pounds |
Walk 4 hours a week |
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160 calories 5 Iced animal cookies |
= 16 pounds |
Garden 3 hours a week |
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162 calories 20 cashews |
= 17 pounds |
Play tennis 2 hours a week |
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150 calories 12 Doritos |
= 15 pounds |
Hike 2.5 hours a week |
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140 calories 12-ounce soda |
= 15 pounds |
In-line skate 20 minutes a day |
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120 calories 1/2 c. light vanilla ice cream |
= 12.5 pounds |
Dance 20 minutes a day |
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110 calories 18 mini pretzels |
= 11.5 pounds |
Yoga 2 hours a week |
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112 calories 1 cup orange juice |
= 11 pounds |
Run 80 minutes |
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70 calories 2 Tbls lowfat cream cheese |
= 7 pounds |
Vacuum 3 hours a week |
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69 calories 3 Hershey's Hugs Kisses |
= 7 pounds |
Bowl 2 hours a week |
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70 calories 3.5 oz glass white wine |
= 7 pounds |
Weight lift one hour a week |
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60 calories 3 Triscuits |
= 6 pounds |
Bike 1 hour a week |
Categories: Weight Management
Tags: #weightloss
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