15 Easy Ways to Cut 150 Calories Every Day
By Abigail L. Cuffey
Want to know a secret? You don't need to deprive yourself to lose weight. In fact, sometimes the littlest swaps or tweaks can make a big difference. If you cut 150 calories per day through diet or exercise, that equates to 54,750 calories per year, which equals almost 16 pounds! We asked three experts-a doctor, a nutritionist and a trainer-for some easy ways to lose 150 calories daily; here's what they said.
Kim Lyons, Trainer
StartFitnessNow.com
1. Make gardening a workout and pull weeds for 30 minutes.
2. Sit on the floor and stretch for one hour during your favorite TV show. Bonus: You'll increase your flexibility!
3. Use mustard instead of mayo on sandwiches.
4. Buy 6-inch low-carb, whole-wheat tortillas instead of the 10-inch flour ones. Not only will you lose calories, but you'll also get four times the fiber!
5. Avoid soda and drink water or unsweetened tea instead.
Shaila Singh, MD
Diplomat for the American Association of Family Physicians
6. Skip your nightly dessert and eat strawberries instead.
7. Dance around your house (or go dancing with girlfriends) for a half-hour.
8. If you need a potato fix, try a baked potato instead of french fries.
9. Tackle a few cleaning projects and do housework for 30 minutes.
10. Choose brown rice and rye bread instead of white rice or bread.
Joan Salge Blake, RD, LDN
Nutrition Professor, Boston University
11. Load your pasta with veggies to cut calories but not bulk. Instead of two cups of pasta, try one cup of whole-wheat pasta and one cup of cooked veggies.
12. When talking on your cell phone, always get up and walk around instead of lying on the couch.
13. Keep 100-calorie popcorn snack packs on hand to eat instead of a bag of chips from the vending machine.
14. Skip the grande Caramel Macchiato at Starbucks and opt for a small cappuccino with skim milk instead.
15. To start your morning, trade in a normal bagel for a toasted whole-wheat muffin.
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