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How Many Calories are in Your Holiday Dinner?

I want to peak your awareness of the calories you consumed this past Thanksgiving and most likely will be this coming holiday season and how hard you actually have to work to get rid of it!

I did comparisons with only SOME of the turkey dinner and trimmings - it was getting too scary to continue! I left out drinks, vegetables, rolls, and much, much more that I’m sure was consumed.

Just turkey with cranberry sauce, stuffing and pumpkin pie was 1248 calories using average portion sizes. Then I calculated how much activity you would need to do to burn off those calories....Are you ready for this? 5 hours and 18 min! Take a look...

1/8th of pumpkin pie 340 calories

2hr brisk walking 380 calories

 

4oz of stuffing 640 calories

2hrs. 33min of raking 655 calories

 

4oz of turkey (no skin) 158 calories

25min dancing 152 calories

 

1/4 cup cranberry jelly 110 calories

20min of brisk hiking 110 calories

 

Total Calories In 1248 calories

Total Calories Out 5hr 18min

I love my stuffing but 2 hours and 33 minutes of yard work is a long time! And most of us don’t have time to exercise 5 hours a day! We really need to watch what we put in our mouths on a daily basis.

I tell my clients that food is 80% of the weight loss battle. Because you don't have 5 hours to make up for your slip ups at mealtime!!

The average 140lbs woman needs to consume 1500 calories to maintain her proper body function. Any more then that 1500 calories, is EXTRA - and we all know where that goes. If you exercise for 1 hr per day you get an extra 500calories. Your 1500 cal day becomes a 2000 cal day. This at least gives you a little wiggle room.

Weight training burns calories long after you have stopped exercising. That is why to lose weight it is important to build lean muscle mass. This helps you burn more calories doing nothing due to muscle needing more calories to maintain.

Cardio on the other hand, only burns calories at the time of movement. Cardio is good to lower your risk of heart disease but for long-term benefits and to shape your body, you need to incorporate some weight training.

There is nothing like working with a personal trainer to really push you to do your best and help you reach your goals. At Train by Trina this month, we have an introduction to exercise for first time clients.

You do not need any equipment, as we will come with everything you need and structure a program around your specific needs and lifestyle.

I hope I have inspired you to start something new this season!

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