Tips to burn calories and stay fit

June 20, 2007

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Order two appetizers.

According to a study at the University of North Carolina, the average hamburger is 23 per cent larger today than it was in 1977. Choose a pasta dish and salad or soup from the appetiser column, instead.

Visit the vending machine.

Nibbling on single servings is better than digging your way to the bottom of a megabag of chips.

Start with salad…

and eat less during the rest of the meal, says a study from Pennsylvania State University. When salads were topped with lowfat mozzarella cheese and low-calorie Italian dressing instead of highfat alternatives, women ate 10 per cent fewer calories over the course of the day.

Stick a fork in it.

If you prefer your salad dressing on the side, dip your fork into it before stabbing your greens. That little maneuver could cut hundreds of calories.

Watch coffee calories.

The fancy concoctions that are now the javas of choice for many people can contain as many calories as an entire lunch.

Walk and talk.

When your cell phone rings, slip on your walking shoes and stroll the halls at work or hoof it outside. If you did this for 10 minutes every workday at a moderate three mph pace, you’d burn about 1,000 calories a month and lose three pounds a year.

Crack a nut.

Dieters in a Harvard University study who ate a handful of peanuts or mixed nuts daily were more likely to keep weight off than a group whose regimen didn’t include the high-fat snacks.

Don’t just sit there.

The average person burns 100 calories per hour sitting and 140 per hour standing. Get on your feet two hours a day while you work, and you could drop an extra six pounds over the year.

Sleep well, lose more.

Insufficient shut-eye appears to increase production of the stress hormone cortisol, which regulates appetite. High levels seem to worsen bingeing and hunger; moreover, too little sleep could keep your body from burning carbohydrates, which translates to more stored body fat.

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