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Posted on Jan 19th 2010 5:00PM by Nicole Dorsey-StraffClick on the gallery below to see how you can start losing weight today by making small changes.
Instead of watching the tube on a Sunday morning, go to a local rec hall or YMCA and try 30 minutes of lap swimming (300 calories). Better yet, head to a lake or a local pond and get the whole family rowing a boat for an hour (385 calories). Playing in the water is more fun than watching another hour of Sponge Bob!
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Slash fat with water sports.
Instead of watching the tube on a Sunday morning, go to a local rec hall or YMCA and try 30 minutes of lap swimming (300 calories). Better yet, head to a lake or a local pond and get the whole family rowing a boat for an hour (385 calories). Playing in the water is more fun than watching another hour of Sponge Bob!
Lose 10 Pounds in a Year - Part 3
Strategize at restaurants.
Don't arrive starving to any eatery. Instead, drink a glass of water and nibble an apple on your way to meet friends. Once you get there, order two appetizers (instead of one app and an entrée). You can also split your dinner with a gal-pal or ask the waiter to put half of your dinner in a doggie bag for lunch tomorrow.
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Give a housekeeper the week off!
Cleaning house for 60 minutes using moderate activities (mopping, dusting, vacuuming) can blitz anywhere from 200 to 300 calories a session, depending on clean-up intensity.
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Fido needs exercise, too.
Walk a dog for an hour to blast over 250 calories. Better yet, volunteer at a local animal shelter and walk their restless canines for an afternoon. You'll both expend calories and get a little love in return.
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Dance your tush off.
Even 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cardio-dance moves like Zumba or a belly dancing DVD can blast anywhere from 250 to 300 calories, depending on the choreography. You'll drop 8 to 10 pounds just from hoofing it by the end of the year.
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Rethink cereal.
Stay away from bright, colorful kids' cereals and skip the heavy granola, which can pack over 400 calories a bowl! Instead, eat whole grain Cheerios or raisin bran, and save over 230 calories each morning.
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Lighten up your bagel.
Use one tablespoon of all-fruit jam or low-sugar jelly instead of two or three tablespoons of cream cheese or butter, and you save 300 whopping calories per bagel!
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Skinny up your condiments.
Three easy tweaks can save you 100 to 300 calories per day without breaking a sweat: Use 2 teaspoons of mustard Dijon instead of a towering glop of mayonnaise on a sandwich. Eat a lean turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato instead of any kind of chicken salad or egg salad sandwich. Each alteration can save 100 calories!
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Slay food cravings.
Celebrity trainer Jackie Warner teaches her clients how to reach for fiber-rich fruit when they crave a sweet something. "Always be prepared and stash healthier snacks – dried fruit or a handful of lite granola – in the car, in the pantry, even in your bedside table." Just skipping a weekly chocolate bar will save you 320 calories!
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Head for the hills.
Take your walk, bike or run over a few hills. Whenever your heart rate goes up, that's a sign that you're burning more calories and, as any runner or walker knows, one of the fastest ways to kickstart your heart rate and exercise intensity is heading uphill. Of course, what goes up must come down -- and downhill running is more stressful on the muscles and joints. Examine your routes and aim to run up the steeper side of a hill (for the biggest cardio and calorie-burning boost) and down the more gradual grade.
