FRENCH FRIES
One large fries at the drive-thru will add 500 calories to your daily intake. They may go well with your burger and softdrink and will satisfy your craving for something salty and delicious, but will leave you feeling guilty and sluggish all afternoon.
The other downside is 500 calories aren’t easy to burn off. It’ll take nearly 50 minutes of moderate-intensity rowing, an hour and a half of walking at a brisk pace, or, as shown to the left, it would take about 38 minutes of burpees to burn off a Medium fast food order of fries (a Large means even more burpees, so hope you love your fries with a side of lots of burpees.
DONUTS
Coffee and a cheeky donuts, sound good? There aren’t many things harder to resist than a box of donuts sitting in the break room at work. You don’t know who left them there, but they’re just waiting for you. One little sweet treat won’t hurt, right? You’ll just work out a couple minutes longer when you head to the gym.
Unfortunately, it’ll be longer than a couple extra minutes. A single glazed donut contains 200 or more calories, and if it’s iced or cream-filled, you just ate even more calories.
To burn off that 200-calorie donut, you’ll need to walk at a moderate pace for 40 minutes, do Zumba for 45 minutes, or shovel bark chips for 20 minutes.
PIZZA
Who doesn’t love a piece or two or three of pizza? Thick, chewy crust covered with tangy red sauce, melted cheese, meats, and maybe a couple veggies. Pizza is one of those foods that’s hard to escape. It’s served at every birthday party, event, and family catch ups , but is it really worth it? One slice of your typical cheese, regular crust pizza contains around 200 calories. Add meats to that and the calorie count quickly goes up. Plus, who eats just one slice?
To burn off two slices of pepperoni pizza, plan to run at a fast pace for 30 minutes, ride your bike for an hour, or mow the lawn for two and a half hours.
BURGER
You’ll need to run for over one hour non stop to turn this guy over vs storing it as energy in the form of body fat that your body thinks it will use later.
OPTIONS
Your best option is to make home made versions of what you want to pig out on that way you know what is in them. You will love the options in my 8 Week Bodyback Program so grab your copy today and I will give you loads of guilt free alternatives.
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