It is a harsh reality to think about how long you will have to work out if you indulge in a special treat if you want to stay on track with your workout goals.
The Nutrition Action Health letter quotes these statistics:
1. Five guys fries (620 calories) = bicycle (9mph) for 1 hour, 35 min
2. AMC popcorn, no butter added (410 cal.) = low-impact aerobics for 1 hour, 15 minutes
3. Smoothie King Slim-N-Trim Strawberry smoothy(32 oz. 560 cal.) = doubles tennis for 1 hour, 50 minutes
4. Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte, whipped cream (20 oz.- 410 cal.) =jogging for 50 minutes
5. Panera chocolate chip cookie (440 cal.) = brisk walking for 1 hour, 30 minutes
6. Starbuck’s banana loaf (490 cal.) =swimming laps at easy pace for 1 hour, 15 minutes
7. Pinkberry original frozen yogurt (large, 2 cups, 370 cal.) = elliptical machine for 1 hour, 5 minutes
Sobering facts but information allows you to make good choices. There are times, when a handful of dark chocolate is “worth it” to me, but I know that there is future work that must be done. It’s a trade-off at times, but for me many times, some silly drink or mediocre tasting fruit bread, just isn’t worth it to me.
Sunday 05/14/12- Workout Dairy:
Pure Barre: 55 minutes
DVD- Back and balance- 50 mintes
foam rolling- 15 minutes
05/14/12- Food Diary: Monday
Breakfast-
Organic steel cut oats(150 cal.)
1/8 cup blackberries, blueberries (40 cal)
1 piece banan/nut bread my daughter made (190 cal)
A.M. Snack-
whey protein shake(125 cal)
1 apple (57 cal)
Lunch-
3.5 oz salmon (180 cal)
Homemade pasta salad with whole wheat rotini, red sweet pepper,0% greek yogurt, whole grain mustard, green onions, celery, swet pea pods; mixed salmon in (220 cal)
1/2 cantalope (60 cal)
P.M. Snack-
homemade popcorn (90 cal)
Dinner-
4 oz. Baramunda (specialty fish) (260 cal)
1/2 acorn squash, spritz with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, nutmeg (65 cal)
1 cup wilted spinach, garlic, EVOO (85 cal)
Dessert-
1/2 cup non-fat cottage cheese, 1/2 cup bluberrries, 1/4 cup strawberries(120 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES-1280
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