In this month's issue of Maximum Fitness magazine, the editors offer ways to save 5,000 calories through a mix of food choices and life/fitness activity. Best of all, they tell you how to do it in ONE DAY!!!

Here's how:

STARTING FIRST WITH THE DIET ...

• Save 617 calories by eating an apple and drinking a black coffee (123 calories) instead of a muffin and a double-double coffee (740 calories)
• Save 1,313 calories by eating a grilled chicken sandwich, an apple, and drinking a glass of water (367 calories) instead of a Double Whopper Combo (1,680 calories)
• Save 118 calories by eating an apple (57 calories) instead of a chocolate-glazed or sugared cake donut (175 calories)
• Save 150 calories by drinking three light beers (309 calories) instead of three regular beers (459 calories)
• Save 160 calories by drinking a glass of ice water (0 calories) instead of a can of Coke (160 calories)
• Save 492 calories by eating a top sirloin steak, lean 8oz, trimmed to 1/8-inch with a 4oz sweet potato (402 calories) instead of three slices of 14-inch pizza with pepperoni (894 calories)

AND FINISHING WITH ACTIVITY ...

• 14 minutes of stretching at your desk (50 calories)
• 10 minutes of walking around the office to talk to colleagues (58 calories)
• 47 minutes of light office work (100 calories)
• 30 minutes of moderate swimming (300 calories)
• 35 minutes of self-grooming (100 calories)
• 1 hour of passionate kissing (180 calories)
• 1 hour of fixing your car (343 calories)
• 1 hour of playing cards (140 calories)
• 27 minutes of typing emails (47 calories)
• 50 minutes of handwriting letters to friends (100 calories)
• 35 minutes of shooting pool (100 calories)
• 30 minutes of working out at the gym (227 calories)
• 30 minutes of jogging (405 calories)

GRAND TOTAL = 5,000 Calories