
Let go of the guilt of slipping off from your diet and repair the damage done by your favorite treats with the right activity and exercise session. Make up for your poor choices by burning off your favorite indulgences!
Dieting can often seem like the end of all pleasurable culinary
experiences. The awareness that our favorite indulgences are true
calorie bombs make us face the sad reality that we will have to
severely limit them in order to hit our weight loss goals. Of
course, neither of us is perfect and binges or indulging a little
too much tend to be normal reactions at least from time to
time.
A better alternative to enduring waves of guilt whenever we slip
off is to make a conscious decision to burn off the calories a
certain 'forbidden' decadence contains using the exercise alternative that most
suits us. As one might expect, the trade is not always simple as
ingesting calories is much easier that burning them off, but the
mere realization of the effort it takes to correct a simple slip
off can lead to better choices as we might eat less or simply have
a stronger determination to give up our craving. Here are a few
common indulgences along with the time it takes to burn them
off:
Pizza
Depending on the type, 2 slices of pizza can easily surpass the 500
calories mark, so consider this info before reaching for another
one. To burn these calories you could swim vigorously for 49
minutes or run for 47 minutes or bike for 59 minutes. If you would
rather walk, you would have to do so for no less than 72
minutes.
Ice cream
It might be a heavenly treat but typically one cup of ice-cream can
add 250 calories to your daily calorie intake. Since it's quite a
challenge to stop at just one cup we will assume you need to burn
off between 400 and 500 calories.
To meet such goal you would have to play golf or do tai chi for
little over two hours, play ping pong for an hour and ten minutes
or racquetball for half an hour.
Large French fries
A large serving of French fries contains double of the calories of
a small one. To burn off this treat you would have to do high
impact aerobics for 47 minutes, dance for about an hour, jog for
about 45 minutes or do rock climbing for about 45 minutes. Is it
worth the effort or would you rather settle for the smaller
version?
Box of chocolates
A severe snack attack resulting in eating an entire box of
chocolates can 'cost' you over 1000 in calories. Ouch! To burn off
these many calories you could go bowling for 5 hours and 15
minutes, climb stairs for over 2 hours, walk for about 4 hours and
50 minutes or do aerobics for over two hours.
Nachos
Another favorite among snackers, nachos generally mean bad news for
your diet if not burnt off. To burn off a typical serving of nachos
you would have to do housework for about about 3 hours and a half
or do cycling for 1 hour and 30 minutes or over two hours of free
style swimming.
Fried chicken
Two pieces of delicious fried chicken require 56 minutes of
vigurous cycling, 1 hour and a half of walking, 2 hours of
housework or 1 hour and a half of swimming in order to be burnt
off. Removing the skin will help reduce a bit the effort
needed.
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