Turn Off Your Cravings

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

12 Oct 2006 04:00 PM

Want a few ways to dial back your cravings as we head into the holiday season of Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas shopping, present wrapping and meals not to mention all the parties and more interspersed in between? Here are a few things to keep in mind:

30 minutes of weight lifting will only burn off:

• 5 Oreos worth of calories
• 6 ounce baked potato with 3 tablespoons of sour cream and 1 tablespoon of chives
• 1 small French fries from McDonald's
• 3 ounces of broiled salmon and 3 ounces of mashed sweet potatoes
• 1 McDonald's Hamburger
• 1 Nestle Crunch Bar
• 1 slice of Pizza Hut medium hand-tossed style pepperoni pizza

60 Minutes of walking will only burn off:

• 1 Taco Bell Beef Chalupa Supreme
• 1 Starbucks Grande Mocha Frappucino
• 14 Onion Rings
• 4-ounce piece of cheese cake with 3 tablespoons of whip cream
• 1 cup of spaghetti with a half-cup of marinara sauce
• 1 cup of meat and bean chili with ¼ cup of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese
• 1 Subway 6 inch turkey breast sandwich on a wheat roll with turkey, swiss, lettuce, tomato and onion

So - what did you burn off today?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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