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Diet Plans and Weight Loss Programs |
Counting the Calories and Watching the Pennies With Diet Plans and Weight Loss Programs
The easiest way to accumulate a million dollars in your retirement account is to start saving when you are 20. The easiest way to diet and lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. But as I am sure you know life is never that easy. If you want to lose weight or have started a weight loss program, start to think about calories the same way you think about pennies. Think of you body as a bank. But unlike a traditional bank, this savings account earns no interest, the more you save the worse off you are and it is very difficult to make a withdrawal. The key to any weight loss program is to take in fewer calories and burn off not only the calories you take in but also the ones you have saved up. You want to make a withdrawal from your calorie fat bank every day. Just as you may be watching the pennies with every purchase you make there is no reason you can do the same with every calorie you take in. In fact the two go together very well. If you don’t buy that morning bagel or that afternoon candy bar how much money will you save? The money you save by not buying empty calories can be put away for a special purchase in the future. Save .75¢ and 180 calories buy passing up that candy bar. Lower your grocery bill by passing up the junk food. Cut out pop all together and you will eliminate empty calories and save money. Everyone hates to exercise. Usually you hear things like “I hate it but I have to do it”. The simplest form of exercise is to walk. It can include a planned walk every day or doing things like parking your car farther out in the parking lot. Instead of taking the escalator or elevator start taking the stairs. Some fitness expert’s say if you walk 10,000 steps a day you can lose weight and reach your fitness goals. Buy an inexpensive pedometer and keep track of how many steps you do take in a day. You might be surprised. Remember, everything you put into your mouth is calories deposited to your bank. Having a big fat account is not what you want at this bank. The best long term investment is to count those calories and stay within budget. Count the calories and the pennies will watch themselves. |
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