Snack Smarter »Pass on the pint of regular ice cream and dig into the low-fat sorbet instead. » Calories saved if you eat a pint of chocolate sorbet each week this month instead of chocolate ice cream: 2,240.
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Run, Dammit! »To avoid adding wintertime chub, make sure you hit the gym for some cardio. » Calories burned if you run on the treadmill three times a week for 45 minutes: 7,366.
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Shovel It »Don't pay your neighbor: Shoveling snow burns more than 350 calories per half hour. » Calories burned if you shovel snow twice a week: 3,112.
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Survive the Playoffs » Scale back your Super Bowl feeding frenzy. Instead of pepperoni pizza, opt for cheese; instead of regular beer, grab a light; rather than chips and dip, have fresh salsa and baked tortilla chips; and eat your buffalo wings plain. » Calories saved by eating lighter this Super Bowl: 1,070.
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Hit the Slopes »Take a snowboarding trip with your buddies. A single hour on the slopes eats up more than 500 calories. » Calories burned if you snowboard for one weekend this month: 4,344.
Total savings for one month: 18,132 calories (or five pounds of fat)
your "shovel it" would rquire about 9 or 10 hours off shoveling to burn over 3000 calories. Two 5 hour days a week? You could shovel the block - twice!
-- Erik Kreis
this works
got rock hard, six pack abs now
-- Dave
HELP!!! Any workout suggestions for a person recovering from a fractured ankle??
-- Cassidy
swimming is probably your only option, apart from doing upper body weight at the gym.
I know all abou this since having a complete knee recon and not being able to anything. be grateful its only an ankle
-- Tim
love it thanks so much
-- Erinn Erickson
I'm a first time mom with an 11 week old little boy. I'm desperate to lose this baby weight. Any suggestions?
-- Kt Q
I run 5 miles a day now in just 28 minutes!! It's really helping me keep off that holiday fat layer.
-- Cris
Erik, it's 350 calories per *half* hour, so you'd only need two 2 1/2 hr sessions per week
-- Anonymous
How about some ways to start out for a new gym joiner wanting to lose at least30 pounds in 3 months?
-- Linda
To Cassidy, Breat feeding is a sure-fire way to get those pounds off but if you want to start exercising, take your little buddy on a stroller walk 20 per day and you'll notice the pounds drop. Take it easy though. Also, most gyms have affordable child care facilities so you might want to head to the gym for an hour and talk to a personal trainer about getting on a regular weight training routine.
-- Chrissy
To Kt Q, Breast feeding is a sure-fire way to get those pounds off but if you want to start exercising, take your little buddy on a stroller walk 20 per day and you'll notice the pounds drop. Take it easy though. Also, most gyms have affordable child care facilities so you might want to head to the gym for an hour and talk to a personal trainer about getting on a regular weight training routine.
-- Chrissy
How do you stay on track with your work out when you get sick? Since October I've gotten bronchitu, ear infections, throat infections, and sinus infections multiple times. Not to mention the horrible stomach flu. I'm dying to work out during these times, but don't dare because I also have asthma. I have been working out with weights and running on the treadmill 3 times a week since Septermber. This is the first time in my life i've actually worked out and I'm getting so frustrated. Does anyone have any advice. I have been eating fruits and veggies to try to get a better immune system. I'm getting a little discouraged!
-- Christine Skrzypek
To Christine- last fall I had just started losing weight and then became very sick in October as well. I had sinus infections and mono all the way into January. I didnt want to overexert myself and become even sicker so i stuck to reducing food portions, eating healthier, drinking less alcohol and always opting for walking instead of driving or taking the elevator when i could. I didn't lose weight as quickly but i did continue to lose weight and it kept my body ready for when i was healthy again to start back up with exercising. Then once i added exercise back into the equation my weight really started dropping. Don't get discouraged!
-- Erin
Christine stick with the working out and good nutritional eating. Your body has to go through building stages. Excersize breaks down your body leaving you at a greater risk to become ill. As long as you are continuing to eat right sleep right and excersize your body and immune system will have no option but to adapt and become stronger. Make sure your getting a multivitamin in your daily regement also you wouldnt believe the impact that little pill can have on your bodies immune system........ "Take the beating and drive on it will only make you stronger, and when the next beating comes along you might not even realise its a beating"
-- The Big EZ
I gained a lot of weight in my two pregnancies ( one right after another) and was able to shed all but the last 12 lbs. I workout 6 and sometimes 7 days a week, and I eat healthy most of the time. I just can't seem to lose that last little bit and my youngest baby is now 2. I'm ready to have my body back. Help, please!
-- greenclover96
i had gastric bypass 2 years ago and now i find myself starting to get back into eating badly because of bland foods. does anyone have any good healthy recipes
-- karen
any suggestions on how not to pack on the pounds a week after rotater culf surgery? when you can't do much of anything
-- Matt
any ideas to drop the pounds before my wedding?? i have just shy of a year and i go for my first fitting in feb.
-- Suzie
Try walking the stairs four days a week instead of the lift.
-- SANDEEEP SEN
Hey Karen, I come from an indian background and am always using spices and herbs to ass some flavor to my food, try paprika, cumin, oregano, basil and tumeric powder they are really great ways to add some flavour without adding alot of calories. Just sprinkle thses spices (all together if you like) on some chicken breast and it really spices it up, also instead of eating a salad with just vinegar or lemon, try a tsp of balsamic vinegar and a tsp of rasperry jam on your salad its a great alternative!
-- Anika Verma
Suzie,
Don't try to crash diet. Slow and steady does win the race. Opt to lose one or two pounds a week. Weigh yourself every morning to stay on track. Drink a full glass of water before each meal. Chew each bite at least 20 times. Listen to slow music while you eat. If you use large plates switch to salad plates. Also try to leave a few bites. Do not eat everything on your plate. Cut out soda and juice. Drink fat free milk, tea with sugar substitue and lots of water. Broth based soups are good quick meals. Little changes make a big difference. It may take a while but once your body adjusts to the new routine the pounds will melt off. You can lose more than 50 pounds before your wedding. If you want to lose more, don't get discouraged. Use your wedding dress to accentuate your positives and hide the parts that haven't quite reached that goal. Just remember that if you lose the weight slowly and safely the better your chances for continued success. Its ok to cheat(a little). While watching tv get up during the commercial breaks and do jumping jacks or lunges. It all adds up. Besides, your fiance fell in love with you. If your losing weight to be healthier that's great. If your just losing it for the wedding talk to your fiance. You may be losing weight for the wrong reason. Which could lead to disaster. Ask yourself this? If I wasn't going to be a bride would I want to lose weight or do I want to lose weight to be perfect on my wedding day? Will I still continue my good habits after the wedding? If you answer no to those questions maybe you are fine just as you are. Do it for the right reasons!!!
-- DASH
Karen, try kraftfoods.com.They have good recipes and they tell you have much is a serving and the calories.They have alot of stuff there to help you eat healthy and its free thats the best part.
-- Rachel
Anika, I hope you mean 'to add some flavor.." Flavor can only go so far..ya know?
-- Shelly Vice
Need youth fitness.
Physical activity for the young child
Nutrition for the young child
-- Klattla@curf.edu
help im trying to loose 10lbs. in a week. any suggestions???
-- ASHLiiTO
The treadmill really burns carbs! I`m glad I tried it. If anyone wanted to find the quickest and easiest way to lose some weight, I would deffinately recommend the jogging.
-- soccerstud@score.edu
i am pear shaped, and have been doing spinning classses, for a long time, and i am wondering if spinning builds butt mucsels, and should i be doing i different exercise for my shape. I did noteice, that my weight is coming back on. Does counting calories help? I have tried weight watchers, but always feel hungry.
Thank you,
-- Joyce
Joyce,
Try eating five smaller balanced meals instead of three big ones during the day... you'll feel less hungry and less prone to snacking... cut on carbs, cheese, processed foods, fat such as butter or margarine... substitute fatty chips for quaker rice cakes, just one or two or even celery, drink lots of water... sometimes people think that their body is telling them they are hungry while in fact they are in need of hydration. counting calories does help but it shouldn't become an obsession... if you do feel hungry during the day, try 100 calorie snacks... you should never feel guilty about food... this is a big problem in our society and causes a great many to develop eating disorders. exercise wise, pilates in addition to cardio vascular activity is a great way to lose weight without building bulk... pilates (i suggest windsor pilates) will make your body leaner, like a ballerina's body. they have great core, butt and thigh exercises that work really well... i too used to have problems with my gut, hip and thigh area but with few simple tricks i've lost a great deal of weight. working out three days a week and changing your eating habits will do a great deal of good
-- -- anonymous
I Have a 4 month old and a 3 year old and I quit smoking the day my 4 month old was born. Two weeks after having him, I lost 23 lbs, with only 11 more to go to get back to pre-pregancysize. @ weeks after that I gained 50 lbs and I am nursing and cna not seem to lose 1lb.....PLEASE HELP ME
-- Deanna
Over the past 3 years I have lost a lot of weight and have skin that wont tighten up..especially my lower abs. I feel the muscle but this layer of skin wont go away. Any suggestions on what I can do????Thanks
-- In need of help
Karen, I had gastric bypass andyou don't have to give up flavor just portion size. I still prepare home-cooked meals just eat smaller portions and I make sure i eat the proper amount of protiens and take my vitamins. Hope that helps
-- Anonymous
I have had 4 kids & 3 c-sections. My oldest is almost 5 &the youngest is 20 mos. I've lost all my weight in fact I way a little less than pre-pregnancy however I need to know the best way to flatten my abs especially the lower part
where it kind of hangs over my c-section scar.
-- Jamie
I have been dieting for a month. I average 1500 calories a day and have been doing the treadmill for a half hour a day also. I am female at 200 lbs and 47 years old. I have been writing down everything and only have lost 6 pounds in the first week. I am so ready to give up. I know that I am eating alot less than ever before, so what gives? I quit smoking four years ago and my weight does not go down
-- Swoozie
man i have an office job and dont really have time to work out what are some was i can loss weight and fast...
-- david
Swoozie, if you weigh 200lbs and are running the treadmill for 30 minutes a day, then 1500 calories a day is not NEARLY enough. Your body has gone into a state where it is desperately trying to hold onto your weight, because it thinks you are starving (which you are). As counter-productive as it may seem, I'd suggest adding more calories to your diet, perhaps bringing your daily total up to approx 2000. At first you may notice a slight weight gain as your body will still be responding to the starvation threat, but as your body adjusts to the higher amount of calories you will notice weight loss again. You may also want to discuss your goals and strategies with a personal trainer or health professional.
-- GuyGuyerson
Hey got any tips for losing fat on the lower abs and for the lower part of the chest?
-- Ollie
Would you recommend to run after every workout to burn fat? Or would you run on days off your strength training?
-- Rick D
I'm in the Army and live in the Barricks all we have here is a microwave. It is very hard to fix anything that is healthy. I work long hours and sometimes I'm out in the field trianing. the food in the Chow hall isn't really the greatest for fat lose. Anyone have any ideas for eating right?
-- Brian
I am a personal trainer these articals are awesome..great help
for serious people looking to improve thier bodies..
-- Maury
i would like to know how can i lose my gut its a little big and ineed to get in shape some one help me
-- tasha
i am a father of four and work and go to school and i am trying to drop from 255 to about 185 and i am exercising and running about 15-25 min three or four times a week. I intake 1800 calories and i was seeing a weight loss but now it has stopped any help
-- Steve Ohio
