Health experts say if you watch the amount of calories you intake then losing weight will be easier for you. To burn 500 calories each day you stand to lose one pound a week, as there are 3,500 calories in a pound. Cutting calories from your diet does not mean starving yourself, that's not healthy anyway. It does mean being a bit more conscientious about what you're eating how much you're eating and even how much you're moving. If you can cut 500 calories from your eats or burn an extra 500 calories a day, you can lose about a pound of weight a week. Fitbie.com recently put together a list of easy, calorie-blasting strategies that will help you lose weight and burn more fat all day long without even stepping foot in the gym. The different ways you can easily cut 500 calories.
- Bagel for an English muffin to slash 200 calories
- A glass of whole milk for skim to save 70 calories
- Three-egg omelet for one egg and two egg whites.
- Pork sausage for turkey sausage to cut about 125 calories.
So many of us have serious portion-distortion. Measuring out one serving can save you hundreds of calories and help you to realize what foods give you more bulk for the bite. For example, a cup of granola can have up to 600 calories, while a cup of high-fiber cereal has only about 120. Walk during your lunch for five days and burn 500 extra calories. And also try wearing a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps a day, or about 5 miles you'll automatically burn 500 calories without even hitting the gym. Use hummus or mustard instead of mayo, and a roll for sliced bread on your sandwich, and cut about 200 calories. Opt for a salad instead of fries to save another 300 calories for a total of 500 saved. Slow down! When you have food. Women can chewed at least 20 times before swallowing ate up to 70 calories less at mealtime. Because it takes 20 to 30 minutes for your body to register that you are full, eating more slowly allows you to get to the point where you feel satiated on fewer calories. Wait 20 to 30 minutes to have a second helping. Then if you do opt for seconds, you're likely to get a smaller helping because hunger hormones won't be driving your appetite. Make over your sweets, save up to 400 calories by making grilled fruit kebabs. Slice one peach and one small banana into quarters, thread four pieces fruit each onto two skewers and brush with one tablespoon honey each. Grill each side for about 4 minutes, or until flesh is tender but still firm. Sprinkle with cinnamon. You can burn up to an additional 250 calories in a half-hour, or 500 in an hour, by incorporating intervals instead of just exercising at the same pace. Increase the calorie burn by picking up your pace to the point where you are so out of breath that you can't even talk for 30 seconds, then slow down for one and half minutes to recover.