2x’s & 1/2

YUP! That’s my vehicle all the way at the back there in one of  the farthest spots!

Let me explain, though! I am not concerned about cars parking too close to me or my safety. I am  just not a big exercise freak… not even a little exercise freak! Even the word is unappealing to me. But exercise is congruent with a healthy life-style. So I make it happen by walking twice as far as necessary! Thus, the parking spot choice! If I can make little changes like this on a daily basis, then I am doing better than I was the day before! Victory in everyday life!

Here are some other good 30 minute choices:

Walking the soccer field during the kids’ practice = 120 calories

Vacuuming & dusting = 119 calories

Yard work = 178 calories

Sex (with your spouse) = 145 calories

All pretty great options and they are part of the lives we live!

For information about other activities and the calories they burn up, go to the Calorie Calculator and input your own favorites!

To lose one pound, you must burn 3,500 more calories than you take in as food! So the other part of my own personal equation is to eat half as much! Take whatever you want, fill your plate so you don’t feel deprived, but eat slowly and leave half of it. Store it for lunch tomorrow!! Simplicity at it’s finest!!

Here are some basic ideas of appropriate portion size:

3 ounces of lean meat or poultry

1 cup of fresh fruit or pasta

1 ounce of organic cheese per cube

1 gluten-free pancake

Move twice {2x’s} as much!!

Eat half {1/2} as much!!

And LIVE WELL!!

Lisa

 

Something that I have noticed about Oliver: He never gets fat! He always has food and he eats many times a day and he never gets fat! It’s an amazing phenomena! One that I am a teeny tiny bit jealous of. His body knows exactly how many calories to take in depending on how much flight time he’s had. He is constantly moving even while he is in his cage, only still while he is asleep. I am working to model my food intake based on my observations of this precious creature. Eat the foods that God has given me from the earth and eat it according to my level of activity. I learn from him daily. Thanks, Oliver!!