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Turn Off Your Cravings

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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About Heather Long

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. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.