Surviving the Holidays Without Looking Like Santa
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: December 19, 2011
As Christmas approaches some people
are watching the bathroom scales and seeing their weight inch up.
Adults gain an average of one pound
between Thanksgiving and New Year's, research shows. Sedentary people
actually put on 1 pounds, while those who are more active lose 1
pounds,
the study showed.
It's not too late to do damage
control. "Make sure to add in plenty of enjoyable seasonal activities to
burn off some indulgent holiday calories," says Dawn Jackson Blatner,
a nutrition blogger on yourlife.usatoday.com and author of The
Flexitarian Diet.
She tallied the calories in some
favorite holiday treats, then calculated how much activity it would take
for a 180-pound person to burn off those calories.
*Chocolate fudge (3 ounces, a 2-inch
cube) - 370 calories
Activity: Walk briskly for an hour.
*Peanut brittle (1.5 ounces) - 207
calories
Activity: Run for 15 minutes at 6
miles per hour.
*Iced sugar cookies (Three medium
one-ounce cookies with icing) - 530 calories.
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